AMMAN — Six people found guilty of money
laundering on Wednesday by an Amman court were each given three years in prison
and ordered to pay back more than JD16 million, according to the Jordan News
Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
The Anti-Corruption Judicial Panel of the
Amman Court of First Instance exonerated a member of the Lower House of Parliament in
the same case.
A US resident counterfeited electronic discs and
violated US copyrights; he allegedly obtained up to $50 million in proceeds,
and was sentenced to 60 months in prison and denaturalization.
After being released from a US prison, the man set
up businesses in his son’s name, got in touch with two individuals in Jordan, a
public servant and a private citizen, and started sending money to a number of
recipients so that it could be given to the second party in the case.
The individual wired JD12.5 million to Jordan so
that he could buy property in the Kingdom. His local associate used a portion
of these funds to make purchases that included two apartments and plots of
land, the court indicated.
The wires were flagged by the banks, which processed them
and ultimately reported them to the Money Laundering Unit of the
Central Bank of Jordan, which concluded that money laundering was at play and referred the
case to court.
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