31. Authorities have frozen the Swiss account. 32. Bertossa confirmed that, in another blow to the inquiry, a Geneva court has unblocked money in Swiss accounts related to the case. 33. Bertossa said the Geneva investigation also was trying to establish whether funds linked to Menem had been sent to Swiss accounts and then transferred to other countries. 34. Denying links to drug traffickers, Raul Salinas has said the money in the Swiss accounts was an investment fund pooled by several wealthy friends. 35. Estrada recently said his government is studying ways of using a portion of the Swiss accounts to back new foreign borrowings. 36. Former party tax adviser Horst Weyrauch revealed the federal party had diverted money to a Swiss account, Hausmann said. 37. Geneva justice authorities already are investigating allegations that money in Swiss accounts belonging or linked to Menem came from selling arms in defiance of U.N. embargoes. 38. He also denied knowing of Swiss accounts the party said it had discovered. 39. He also filed a graft complaint with the government ombudsman against Elma for allegedly refusing to go after the Swiss account. 40. He admitted moving money to Swiss accounts, but claims he can prove it has no criminal connections. |