Switzerland Freezes $900 Million from Former Head of Angolan Insurance Company

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
36
Issue: 
9
Abstract: 

On July 9, 2020, a Swiss criminal appellate court in the Canton of Geneva froze $900 million held in the accounts of Carlos Manuel de São Vicente, an Angolan businessman, as a result of a money laundering investigation.[1]



[1] Carlos Manuel de São Vicente v. Le Ministère Public, Swiss criminal appellate court in the Canton of Geneva, Judgment, P/23676/2018; ACPR/480/2020, July 9, 2020 https://www.icij.org/investigations/luanda-leaks/switzerland-freezes-ang...