My kitty WANDERER is the newest Viking Kitty!
Posted on 11/10/2004 11:58:22 PM PST by TBP
French prosecutors are looking into alleged multi-million dollar transfers into the bank accounts of the wife of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Officials have confirmed reports of an inquiry into the financial transactions of Paris-based Suha Arafat.
They acted after the Bank of France alerted them to transfers of nine million euros ($11.5m) from Switzerland to two of Mrs Arafat's accounts.
Prosecutors say the investigation is at a preliminary stage.
It was launched by the Paris public prosecutor last October after the Bank of France reported that nearly $1.27m was being transferred on a regular basis from Switzerland to Mrs Arafat's accounts in Paris.
Officials said the alleged transfers were also confirmed by a government anti-money laundering body.
The prosecutor's office said it was checking transfers made between July 2002 and July 2003 into Mrs Arafat's accounts at Arab Bank and French bank BNP.
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The investigation only came to light this week in the satirical French weekly Canard Enchaine.
Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the probe was preliminary to determine whether there was sufficient grounds to take investigations further.
The Palestinian leader has in the past rejected allegations of financial corruption with the Palestinian Authority.
Mrs Arafat could not be contacted for comment. According to the Associated Press news agency, a lawyer who has represented Mrs Arafat in the past said he had not been approached by her about the probe.
she spent almost no time in the ME...
Shoot! If you were a multimillionare, would YOU spend much time in the middle east?
They acted after the Bank of France alerted them to transfers of nine million euros ($11.5m) from Switzerland to two of Mrs Arafat's accounts.
After she laughed at one million I guess they got a little more serious.
TELL me that was a yawn. Otherwise, you got you one vicious critter! LOL!
Yup, he was yawning. It was the only time he sat still for the webcam... he ain't named WANDERER for nothing
I wouldn't be suprised if she gets offed before her old man's funeral.
I think she's dead meat!
She better slide some cash over to Chirac to avoid any trouble. We all know, how the French government will look the other way for a little hard currency.
She was making all that noise, and then they said she "reconciled" with the Palestinian leadership.
"reconciled"="they gave me a freaking boatload of greenbacks baby!!!"
It was all a little mi$understanding.
Has she got as many pairs of shoes ?
Better that the greedy whore gets the money than the Terrorists..
You know, my wife and I have always thought that "Imelda's Closet" would be a great name for a schain of shoestores.
The French doctors seem to be an inept bunch if they cannot inform the public on the type of illness that Arafat died of! It has to be AIDS/HIV or else they would have reported it! Does anybody have any inkling?
I've thought the same thing.
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