The Department of Justice announced today that it is transferring $29.7 million to Curaçao in three installments. The funds represent the proceeds of an eight-year fraud and money laundering scheme against the government of Curaçao involving the operation of an unlicensed lottery and failure to pay taxes on the income from the lottery and other sources. According to court documents, Robertico A. Dos Santos orchestrated the scheme and was prosecuted in Curaçao. At Curaçao’s request, the Criminal Division’s Money Laundering, Narcotics, and Forfeiture Section (MNF) obtained an order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia enforcing
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