According to a report from NewsDairy, the Nigerian government is set to file criminal charges of money laundering and tax evasion against crypto exchange Binance and its two officials on Thursday.
Based on a previous report, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) currently charging Tigran and Nadeem Anjarwalla, two Binance officials, with money laundering totaling more than $35.5 million. Anjarwalla, who is reported to have fled from custody on the 22nd of March, will now face trial in his absence.
In addition, charges extended to allegations that Binance did not have an unduly allowed license and failed to fill in the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for tax purposes.
The Federal High Court (FHC) ordered the transfer of the Binance case file to Justice Nwite, even though the latter is not a vacation judge, because of the court’s Easter holiday, which began on March 22 and is expected to end on April 8. However, the chief judge issued an edict allowing the judge to address it while on vacation.
This is after a previous court order giving the EFCC permission to access data involving Nigerian accounts on the Binance platform in order to investigate some financial offenses like money laundering and terrorism.
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