The UN former employee Vladimir Kuznetsov is guilty of money-laundering
7 March 2007The jury of southern federal district of New York has recognized the former high-ranking United Nations’ employee Vladimir Kuznetsov guilty in arrangement to the purpose of money-laundering. The verdict has been announced after almost hour meeting of jurymen.
As the judge has informed the verdict about concrete prison term will be announced on June, 25th, 2007.
In January, 2003 the United Nations Council has elected him as chairman of UN Committee on administrative and budgetary questions. On September, 1st, 2005 Kuznetsov has been arrested in New York by FBI agents and he has been indicted in plot with the purpose of money-laundering.
The ex-UN General Secretary (Kofi Annan) has removed diplomatic immunity from the official under the request of US authorities.
The Russian has not recognized his fault and has been released info $1, 5 million security which was brought for him by the Russian Federation’s government. Now Kuznetsov is in New York under the house arrest. The constant round-the-clock supervision by means of the electronic gauge-bracelet fixed at it on a leg is conducted over him.
According to the investigation’s materials, Kuznetsov “during approximately since 2000 till June, 2005 inclusive laundered hundred thousand dollars received by other conspirator ( the arrested UN ex-employee of purchases department Alexander Yakovlev, who admitted that he illegally received compensations from the companies for assistance in a prize of competitions on deliveries within the limits of various UN programs)�.
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