21. So instead of paying for the goods with an aboveboard contract, he turned to a broker who specialized in under-the-table money transfers. 22. Some banks had trouble settling money transfers. 23. Some lawmakers say Weizman should be given a chance to explain the money transfers, but they warn that it is difficult to escape the appearance of impropriety. 24. Soon after he was denied entry to the U.S., Bin Al-Shibh began to send money transfers to Moussaoui, according to the indictment. 25. The company also said it wants to expand its U.S. services by offering money transfers. 26. The business is money transfers -- or remittances -- sent back to Mexican homes by immigrant workers scattered across the United States. 27. The company said in its prospectus that it expects international money transfers to increase largely because of migration in Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. 28. The global banking system has become so interconnected there is little one country can do to combat illicit money transfers, money laundering specialists say. 29. The government is investigating the money transfers. 30. The justice department is examining the money transfers as part of a separate fraud investigation. |