A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued subpoenas to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, and the Head of its Legal Services Department to appear before it on Monday, September 2, 2024, with specific documents related to the money laundering case against Binance Holdings Limited and its executives.
The court’s action comes as the trial of Binance USA’s Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigan Gambaryan, and the exchange’s British-Kenyan regional manager for Africa, Nadeem Anjarwalla, continues.
The duo is facing charges of money laundering to the tune of $35 million brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Tigran is currently being held at the Kuje Correctional Facility, while Anjarwalla fled lawful custody on March 22, 2024.
Binance CEO Richard Teng has recently condemned Tigran’s ongoing detention, describing his six-month imprisonment…
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