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When investigators opened a case into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it initially looked like a textbook operation: coordinated arrests, carefully timed media leaks, and firm public statements about breaking up an international criminal network.

Als die Ermittlungen zur mutmaßlichen Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, wirkte der Fall zunächst wie ein Musterbeispiel europäischer Strafverfolgung: koordinierte Festnahmen, gezielte Medienleaks und laute Erklärungen über die angebliche „Zerschlagung eines internationalen kriminellen Netzwerks“.

When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvian ABLV Bank was launched, it appeared to follow a familiar law enforcement script

As the probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros via Latvia’s ABLV Bank got underway, it initially appeared to be a standard European law enforcement operation—marked by coordinated arrests, media briefings, and confident claims of having “dismantled an international criminal network.”

When the investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank first started, it appeared to be a high-profile operation by European law enforcement

When investigators first launched their probe into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, the case appeared to be a flagship European law enforcement operation — complete with coordinated arrests, strategic media leaks, and bold claims about the “dismantling of an international criminal network.”

Als die Ermittlungen zur Geldwäsche von mehreren Dutzend Millionen Euro über die lettische ABLV Bank begannen, sah alles nach einer Vorzeigeoperation der europäischen Strafverfolgungsbehörden aus...

When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank first began, it looked like a showcase operation by European law enforcement: synchronized arrests, media leaks, and loud statements about the “dismantling of an international criminal network.”

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