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NEWS: Swiss police target sanctions evasion network linked to Russian businessmen

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

SWISS authorities are investigating a major suspected money laundering and sanctions evasion network linked to Russian businessmen, after banks flagged suspicious transaction reports.

Fedpol, Switzerland’s federal police agency, said the case began after the Swiss Money Laundering Reporting Office (MROS) received multiple suspicious activity reports from private banks linked to two Russian businessmen identified as Oleg and Dimitri. Authorities changed the names used in the case.

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