Written by FinCrimeOctober 1, 2023

Menendez Co-Defendant’s Curious Path From Bad Deals to a Meat Monopoly

Reported by Nicole Hong, Tracey Tully and William K. Rashbaum Just five years ago, Wael Hana was reeling from a string of bad business deals in New Jersey, having tried to launch a truck stop, an Italian restaurant, a limousine service and other companies without ever hitting it big. Then, his friend started dating Senator […]

Written by FinCrimeOctober 1, 2023

Billionaire Louis Vuitton owner Bernard Arnault and Russian oligarch investigated in money-laundering probe

Reported by Jane Dalton Billionaire co-founder and chief executive of Louis Vuitton (LVMH), Bernand Arnault, is being investigated over his links to a Russian oligarch. Prosecutors in Paris are investigating financial transactions involving the French tycoon – the world’s second richest man – and businessman Nikolai Sarkisov. The inquiry is centred on property purchases in […]

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Day: October 1, 2023

Menendez Co-Defendant’s Curious Path From Bad Deals to a Meat Monopoly

Billionaire Louis Vuitton owner Bernard Arnault and Russian oligarch investigated in money-laundering probe