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Jailed Banker’s Wife Loses Final Appeal on U.K. Asset Freeze
The wife of a jailed Azeri banker lost a U.K. Supreme Court challenge to the country’s first unexplained wealth order, the National Crime Agency said Monday. The ruling means that Zamira Hajiyeva, who was identified as part of a crackdown linked to overseas corruption, must provide the NCA with information on her assets. The wealth order prevents Hajiyeva from selling or transferring a golf club outside London and her home steps away from Harrods, which the NCA said are worth more than 22 million pounds ($29 million). Hajiyeva attracted attention from British authorities after spending 16 million pounds across ... (full story)