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Former Lebanon central bank chief to remain in jail while facing corruption charges

Sep. 09, 2024 06:51 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge ruled Monday that the country’s former central bank chief will remain in jail while facing charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from state coffers. Lebanon’s Financial Public Prosecution division charged Riad Salameh last week with...

Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe

Sep. 04, 2024 08:06 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated Press. Riad Salameh, 73, was charged by the Financial Public Prosecution a day after he was detained following an...