Ashraf Sekkaki, 39, imprisoned in Morocco since 2009, was sentenced by the Antwerp Criminal Court to four years in prison for money laundering, intimidation and corruption.
Morocco continues to strengthen its system to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. A new order has just been issued to impose new rules on the real estate sector, which is very popular for money laundering.
The nightmare is over in Switzerland for Belgian lawyer of Moroccan origin, Fara (Farida) Chorfi. Accused of aggravated money laundering, considered a crime in this country, she has just been declared not guilty after more than ten years of proceedings that led her to prison twice.
New revelations in the money laundering and economic offenses case linked to the Indian scammer Sukesh Chandrashekhar, in which the Moroccan-Canadian actress and producer Nora Fatehi would be implicated.
Morocco’s efforts in the fight against money laundering will be scrutinized starting January 16 by the examiners and evaluators of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Morocco’s exit from the FATF gray list depends on this visit, which some experts present as a formality.
Morocco is effectively fighting against money laundering and terrorist financing. In total, nearly 11 billion dirhams were seized in 2022.
Eight individuals will appear in court in Versailles on Monday, November 28, notably for money laundering from a large-scale racketeering scheme on one of the largest markets in the Paris region, in Mantes-la-Jolie.
Hicham Chakir , a Molenbeek municipal councillor of Moroccan origin, who is being prosecuted in a corruption case, has been heard by the disciplinary commission of his party, which is not making a decision about him for the moment.
Casinos are in the sights of the Moroccan authorities. Have they become blessed places for money laundering?
24 gendarmes, including colonels, are being prosecuted for their involvement in a money laundering case. Their trial opened before the Court of First Instance in Rabat, as well as the courts in Fez, Casablanca and Marrakech.
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the international body for combating money laundering , announced that the decision to remove Morocco from the gray list has not yet been made. The country’s qualitative leaps have, it is said, been welcomed, but the evaluation process is still ongoing.
The Spanish police have dismantled in an industrial area of Fuenlabrada (Madrid) a criminal network dedicated to financing drug trafficking in Morocco and the rest of Europe. In total, 32 members of this network, including the leader and his lawyer, were arrested.