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New From Keith Olbermann: The Only True Surprise? Trump's an Idiot

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Teukka3/22/2017 6:14:23 am PDT

And the thing that hit the fan yesterday proves to cling to the fan blades:
Sweden’s major banks caught up in Russian global money laundering operation

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Journalist network OCCRP revealed to international media that banks across Europe appear to have been involved in a giant network of money laundering. Swedish banks Nordea, SEB, Handelsbanken and Swedbank were reportedly either used or attempted to be used in the movement of the money.

According the Guardian, documents show that at least $20 billion disappeared from Russia via the international bank system, but investigators believe it could amount to as much as $80 billion. The money is also suspected to have come from illegal activities.

Around 500 people are thought to be involved, including bankers from Moscow, oligarchs, people linked to the Russian government and spy agency FSB the Guardian writes, also naming Putin’s cousin Igor Putin as sitting on the board of one of the Moscow banks involved.
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