Andrew oligarch £15m mansion sale linked to bribery scheme

JAN 8 - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received millions of pounds from an oligarch using funds from a firm implicated in criminal corruption, a BBC Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..

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A BBC investigation has revealed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received £15 million from Kazakh billionaire Timur Kulibayev for the sale of Sunninghill Park, with funds originating from a firm implicated in a bribery scheme.

Kulibayev's lawyers stated the funds were legitimate, despite Italian prosecutors concluding a company involved, Enviro Pacific Investments, received cash from a 2007 bribery scheme.
Money laundering expert Tom Keatinge commented the deal had "blatant red flags" that should have prompted detailed checks.
Kulibayev reportedly paid £3 million more than the asking price and an estimated £7 million above the property's market value.

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