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  1. March 27, 2024

    Evidence On Ex-Mozambique Official Stays In $2B Fraud Suit

    A former Mozambique finance minister can't keep evidence from his phone out of a case alleging his involvement in a $2 billion scheme to siphon government-backed project funds from that country after a federal judge in Brooklyn on Wednesday backed the phone's seizure and search.

  2. December 22, 2023

    Ex-Mozambique Finance Minister Can't Duck Tuna Bond Case

    A New York federal judge denied a bid by a former finance minister of Mozambique to toss charges that he participated in the alleged $2 billion "tuna bond" bribery and investor fraud scheme, rejecting the minister's contention that the U.S. government was responsible for the 4½-year delay between his arrest in South Africa and extradition to New York.

  3. August 18, 2023

    Ex-Mozambique Official Says Delay Should End $2B Fraud Case

    A former finance minister of Mozambique who has been jailed for nearly five years without trial on charges stemming from the alleged $2 billion "tuna bonds" bribery and investor fraud scandal asked a New York federal court on Friday to dismiss his indictment, saying prosecutors had violated his constitutional right to a speedy trial.

  4. July 13, 2023

    Ex-Mozambique Official Denies $2B 'Tuna Bond' Charges

    Mozambique's former finance minister pled not guilty Thursday to taking bribes in exchange for signing the country's $2 billion toxic "tuna bonds," during his first appearance in Brooklyn federal court since being extradited on the long-dormant charges.

  5. July 12, 2023

    Ex-Mozambique Official Extradited In $2B 'Tuna Bond' Fraud

    Mozambique's former finance minister has been extradited from South Africa to New York on long-dormant federal charges over his alleged role in the country's $2 billion "tuna bonds" scandal, according to Wednesday court records.

  6. June 26, 2023

    Ex-Mozambique Official Nears Extradition For $2B Fraud Case

    A former Mozambican government minister is expected to soon face fraud and money laundering charges, a New York federal prosecutor said Monday, in the long-dormant "tuna bonds" case arising out of alleged bribery and investor fraud that marred $2 billion in Mozambican government-backed debt transactions.

  7. August 11, 2022

    Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Avoids Jail In $2B Mozambique Case

    A former Credit Suisse banker from London avoided prison Thursday for taking $200,000 of dirty money that flowed from Mozambique's $2 billion loan bribery and corruption scandal, after a federal judge in New York cited her "extraordinary cooperation."

  8. December 19, 2019

    The Biggest White Collar Cases Of 2019

    From men on the periphery of a presidential scandal to rich parents bribing their kids' way into college, 2019 was rife with headline-grabbing white collar cases, even while prosecutors suffered defeat in some of their most complicated fraud trials. Here, Law360 looks back at a few of the biggest white collar rulings of 2019.

  9. December 02, 2019

    Boustani Acquitted In $2B Mozambique Loan Fraud Case

    A New York federal jury cleared Privinvest Group executive Jean Boustani on Monday of conspiracy charges brought over an alleged fraud and kickback scheme involving $2 billion in Mozambican government-backed loans for maritime projects.

  10. November 21, 2019

    Boustani Atty Downplays Bribery To Close $2B Fraud Case

    In his closing statement at a Brooklyn federal conspiracy trial Thursday, an attorney for Privinvest Group executive Jean Boustani diminished the seriousness of bribery — comparing it to tipping — and argued that his client should be acquitted despite funneling millions to bankers and Mozambican officials.

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