HALISTER1: Odebrecht Used Commerzbank, Julius Baer to Launder Money: Welt

Odebrecht Used Commerzbank, Julius Baer to Launder Money: Welt

(Bloomberg) -- Marcelo Odebrecht used accounts at Commerzbank and Julius Baer to mask Petrobras transactions, Welt am Sonntag reports, citing verdict against Odebrecht it obtained.
  • Commerzbank account in Vienna belonged to Belize-based shell co. Arcadex
  • Money flowed from another account in Lugano, Switzerland, via Vienna to account with Julius Baer in Monaco belonging to shell co. Milzart
  • Unclear how much money flowed via Commerzbank account
  • In 2009 alone $2m flowed from Lugano to Vienna
  • Julius Baer and Commerzbank declined to comment, Welt says
  • Spokespeople for Commerzbank, Julius Baer didn’t immediately return calls from Bloomberg outside of business hours
  • NOTE: March 8: Odebrecht was sentenced to 19 yrs and four months in jail for crimes including corruption and money laundering
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BAER VX (Julius Baer Group Ltd)
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Marcelo Odebrecht (Odebrecht SA)

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