Lebanon

Raja Salameh

 ﺳﻼﻣﺔ رﺟﺎ Raja Salameh is the brother of Riad Salameh, governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon for 30 years, from 1993 to 2023. After enjoying great renown for several years, and being considered as the “Magician” of finance, Riad Salameh started to be associated with the country’s bankruptcy due to his numerous financial manipulations. …

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Riad Salameh

 ﺳﻼﻣﺔ رﯾﺎض Riad Salameh was the head of the Central Bank of Lebanon from 1993 to 2023. After enjoying great renown for several years, and being considered as the “Magician” of finance, he started to be associated with the country’s bankruptcy due to his numerous financial manipulations. The Pandora Papers and later investigations revealed the …

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Marianne Hoayek

 ﺣﻮﯾﻚ ﻣﺎرﯾﺎن Considered Riad Salameh’s right-hand woman, Marianne Hoayek is accused of having participated in the large scheme of money laundering and embezzlement supposedly orchestrated by Riad Salameh when at the head of the Central Bank of Lebanon. He and his associates allegedly diverted USD 300 million through a complex network of shell companies to …

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Anna Kosakova

Анна Косокова Anna Kosakova is the former partner and associate of Riad Salameh. She had already been indicted in 2022 for criminal conspiracy, money laundering and aggravated tax fraud following a complaint lodged in France in June 2021 by a group of victims of the Lebanese banks and the NGO Sherpa. She allegedly directly benefited …

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Gibran Bassil

جبران جرجي باسيل Bassil has held several high-level posts in the Lebanese government, including serving as the Minister of Telecommunications, the Minister of Energy and Water, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, and Bassil has been marked by significant allegations of corruption. In 2017, Bassil is alleged to have strengthened his political base …

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