FORMER EY AUDITOR LAUNCHES LEGAL CASE SAYING HE LOST JOB AFTER MAKING DUBAI GOLD MONEY LAUNDRY CLAIMS

A FORMER EY auditor has launched a legal case claiming he was forced from the international accounting network, having alleged that a Dubai audit client was involved in a major precious metal money laundering scam. Amjad Rihan, represented by London law firm Leigh Day, will claim in a case scheduled to begin in January that he had flagged concerns Kaloti Jewellery International had handled billions of dollars’ worth of cash transactions; imported gold from Moroccan suppliers painted with silver to avoid gold export restrictions; and handled transactions with ...


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