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NEWS: ING Bank probed over handling of suspicious transactions involving ex-EU justice chief – claim

Didier Reynders, the former European Commissioner for Justice. Copyright European Union, 2024.

BY PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

THE National Bank of Belgium is reportedly investigating ING Belgium for its delay in reporting suspected money laundering by former European Commissioner Didier Reynders.

Federal police raided several properties linked to Reynders in December. He is accused of laundering approximately €1 million over a decade by depositing large sums of dubious cash into his bank account and later purchasing Belgian national lottery tickets. Reynders has denied all claims.

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