Video: Armenian Migrant Workers Included in Money Laundering Scheme

Recent investigations of leaked documents from a Lithuanian bank have revealed a money laundering mechanism. This scheme has been used by Russian political and criminal circles to legitimize their finances by employing forged signatures of Armenian migrant workers and businessmen.

Previously, Russian media reported that Armenian businessman Ruben Vardanyan is accused of laundering $9 billion.

The Hetq news outlet provides further details about the case.

The publication reveals that Hetq studied a network worth $8.8 billion in collaboration with 20 partners from the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), which operated under the control of the investment private bank