41. The king initially denied having any offshore account, but later admitted to having one in Hawaii for earnings from the exports of the royal vanilla farm. 42. The letters explained Nigerian laws prevent civil servants from holding offshore accounts, and offered a portion of the proceeds to the victim once they provided bank account information. 43. Their dealings with banks that operate in the Caribbean and Latin America have led police to suspect they stashed money in offshore accounts. 44. They said they shifted the money to offshore accounts to avoid reporting the income and paying taxes. 45. They snapped up villas on the French Riviera and stuffed money in offshore accounts. 46. Pineau-Valencienne, as company president, is charged with having concealed funds in offshore accounts. |