Denmark: lawyer prosecuted for “money laundering” linked to the underworld

On By Rgal Nv

A Dane lawyerwhose name was made public today with the authorization of the judicial authorities, is being prosecuted for his involvement in the affair whitening of moneyor more than 4.3 million euros, and for laundering nearly 210,000 euros with a link to organized crime.

Denmark’s Eastern District Court of Appeal (Østre Landsret) lifted the ban on publishing the name of Liz Rulundwhose fraudulent activities are presented in a documentary series called “The Black Swan” (“Den sorte svan” in Danish), local media present at the court reported.

The five-episode documentary series, released in the spring, describes the relationship between organized crime and lawyers, businessmen and entrepreneurs. The Danish lawyer appears as the advisor to a gang, the Bandidos, as they are called in this series.

The bar filed a lawsuit against her for alleged complicity in money laundering, disclosure of classified information and abuse of power.

At the beginning of September, the special unit for the fight against financial delinquency (NSK) announced, without naming her, that it was indicting her for having “missed 33 million crowns (more than 4.3 million euros) on the accounts of its own clients without being sure that the money does not come from criminal activities” between May 2021 and October 2022.

The lawyer is also suspected of having “laundered a total of 2.4 million SEK (€210,000) by transferring it to hide or conceal the illegal origin of the money,” NSK said.

Using a hidden camera brought by its informant, lawyer Amira Smadzic, the television channel TV2 revealed in its documentary series numerous cases of fraud and serious crimes such as money laundering.

Smadzic had tried to prevent the series from being broadcast, arguing that it posed a serious threat to his life.

The Supreme Court had, in a final judgment, refused to grant his request, considering that the subject of the documentary “presents a very great social interest”.

This promotion has led to the intensification of ongoing audits and investigations.

One of the indicted lawyers, Nikolai Dir, has already been disbarred.