On 28 April 2014, the UK's Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") announced that a criminal investigation into possible money laundering arising from suspicions of corruption in Ukraine had been opened. The SFO has obtained a restraint order freezing approximately $23 million of assets in the UK.
The press release is available at: http://www.sfo.gov.uk/press-room/latest-press-releases/press-releases-2014/money-laundering-investigation-opened.aspx.
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