Former FBI Director Louis Freeh was hired by a Russian-backed company earlier in 2017 to help in settlement talks to resolve a U.S. money-laundering probe, according to U.S. prosecutors.
Prevezon Holdings Ltd. struck a deal to pay the U.S. $5.9 million to avoid a trial that threatened to shed light on a $230 million Russian tax fraud and an associated money-laundering scheme. Prevezon hasn’t paid the settlement yet, and the U.S. is now asking a judge to enforce the deal (United States v. Prevezon Holdings Ltd. CA, S.D.N.Y., No. 13-cv-06326, 11/15/17).
According to documents filed by the U.S. ...
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