Leila Khrapunova with husband Viktor. Photo courtesy of Facebook
Former Almaty Akim (Mayor)'s wife Leila Khrapunova said that she was ready to cooperate with Geneva prosecutors who initiated an investigation against the Khrapunovs family in suspicion of money laundering, KTK reports citing Khrapunova’s interview to Tages Anzeiger. The decision to initiate the investigation was made after Kazakhstan authorities submitted a request for legal support to Switzerland this spring. All accounts of the Khrapunovs in Credit Suisse and Schroder & Co Bank AG were frozen and documentation was seized. The prosecutors are going to investigate into the origin of wealth of the former Almaty Mayor estimated at 300 million Swiss francs ($322.6 million). 20 criminal cases are being pursued against Khrapunov in Kazakhstan. According to Kazakhstan investigation authorities, the Khrapunovs transferred to over $48 million and 7.7 million Euro to foreign accounts in Switzerland and offshore zones between 2003 and 2007. This October Leila Khrapunova was added onto the wanted list in suspicion of a major fraud.
Former Almaty Akim (Mayor)'s wife Leila Khrapunova said that she was ready to cooperate with Geneva prosecutors who initiated an investigation against the Khrapunovs family in suspicion of money laundering, KTK reports citing Khrapunova’s interview to Tages Anzeiger.
The decision to initiate the investigation was made after Kazakhstan authorities submitted a request for legal support to Switzerland this spring. All accounts of the Khrapunovs in Credit Suisse and Schroder & Co Bank AG were frozen and documentation was seized. The prosecutors are going to investigate into the origin of wealth of the former Almaty Mayor estimated at 300 million Swiss francs ($322.6 million).
20 criminal cases are being pursued against Khrapunov in Kazakhstan. According to Kazakhstan investigation authorities, the Khrapunovs transferred to over $48 million and 7.7 million Euro to foreign accounts in Switzerland and offshore zones between 2003 and 2007. This October Leila Khrapunova was added onto the wanted list in suspicion of a major fraud.