Novo Banco director Carlos Brandão, who was dismissed with immediate effect today, has been made a defendant on suspicion of money laundering and forgery, a source linked to the case has confirmed following a note from the Attorney General’s Office. “As part of the inquiry led by the 4th Section of the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action (DCIAP), search procedures are being carried out to identify and seize documents and other evidence of interest to the discovery of the truth,” announced the Attorney General’s Office today. At stake, it says, may be “facts that could constitute the commission of offences of qualified tax fraud, money laundering and forgery by a director of Novo Banco”.
Novo Banco director dismissed after suspicion of money laundering
