24/04/2025
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24/04/2025
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KUWAIT CITY, April 24: The Criminal Court, presided over by Counselor Al-Dhuwaihi Al-Dhuwaihi, sentenced 19 defendants to varying prison terms, including a 10-year sentence and a KWD 510 million fine. Several others were acquitted of money laundering charges. The case involved the largest money laundering scheme of 2024, totaling KWD 255 million. The defendants were accused of forming an organized criminal group to launder funds obtained through various crimes, including forgery, fraud, customs smuggling, and violations of trade regulations harmful to the country's national interests.
