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KB Lux charges dropped after 13 years

The Brussels prosecutor’s office last week said it would appeal a decision by the correctional tribunal of Brussels to drop charges against 14 people accused of tax evasion in the KB Lux case. According to the tribunal, the information that set investigators on the trail of the 11 bankers and three major clients was illegally obtained.
(December 16, 2024)
Nuns cleaned out by fraudster

An order of nuns in Antwerp has become the latest in a series of religious victims of fraudsters, after losing €440,000 to a lawyer and his partner. The Congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, based in Berchem, say they have been left with nothing after Fredien Maes emptied their account. The money, they said, was from donations. Maes was originally held on remand, but later released to await trial.
(December 16, 2024)