Kuwaiti royals face US Magnitsky risk
Issue 1085
- 19 Jul 2019
| 1 minute read
Two members of Kuwait’s royal family, along with a number of other officials, are at risk of being targeted by United States sanctions, in the latest twist in the long-running saga over alleged fraud and embezzlement at Kuwaiti-owned investment vehicle The Port Fund.At least three members of the US Congress have written to Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin in recent months, asking him to start a Global Magnitsky Act investigation into six Kuwaitis for their involvement in the detention, on what they say are false charges, of KGL Investment (KGLI) managing director Marsha Lazareva. KGLI ran the troubled fund.
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