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Ex-Goldman banker can’t overturn £7.3m confiscation order

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Published on: 24 February 2021
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Law360, London: The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge brought by a former Goldman Sachs banker against an order to repay £7.3m for laundering millions of pounds stolen by a Nigerian politician, ruling on 23 February 2021 that the confiscation proceedings were fair.

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