Money laundering scam: FIA officer offered huge bribe
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*ISLAMABAD: A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) official conducting investigation in Rs35 billion fake accounts case was offered hefty bribe to stop pursuing money laundering investigation,* media has reported.
A grade-17 FIA officer was offered two 2000 square feet bungalows and a high-paying job to back off from pursuing the case honestly. The officer reportedly declined the offer.
The correspondent added that FIA’s investigation has so far revealed that at least Rs44billion were laundered through fake accounts.
The investigation has been expedited to find out where all the money deposited in fake accounts was laundered.
Credible sources have revealed that Caretaker Interior Minister Mohammad Azam Khan contacted Secretary Interior and expressed anger when Omni group head Anwar Majeed was arrested from the Supreme Court premises on August 15.
The minister, reportedly, was of the view that Majeed’s arrest was illegal.
FIA officials, however, replied that the arrest was legal as the Omni group head was named in the First Information Report (FIR) registered in the case.
