Thione Seck Senegalese singer arrested, charged with money laundering
BBC claims that a counterfeiting machine was reportedly found at the home of Seck's friend who was also arrested with him.
Source:Joan Ngomba:pulse.ng, re-posted by Abdulgafar Esho (www.econsforumnews.blogspot.com)
Ten days for the thief, one day for the owner!
Senegalese music icon, Thione Seck
has been slammed with a new lawsuit accusing him of money laundering
after millions of fake Euros and Dollars were discovered in his house.
According
to his legal reps, he was only a victim of a fraud and claim a producer
paid the singer the fake cash as an advance for an upcoming tour.
But BBC claims that a counterfeiting machine was reportedly found at the home of Seck's friend who was also arrested with him.
The
singer was arrested and taken into custody on May 27 following an
investigation into large transactions in foreign currencies, according
to local media.
In court, he complained that he
had been cheated of $144,000 (£90,000) by one of the suspects of the
investigation, according to the AFP news agency.
Both men are now been charged with circulating forged foreign currency, money laundering and conspiracy.
Seck, whose career spans thirty years is one of Senegal's biggest stars.
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