European Probe Into Lebanon Central Bank Embezzlement Widens
- European investigators questioned an assistant to Lebanon's central bank governor in Beirut
- The central bank governor and associates face charges of embezzling and laundering hundreds of millions of public funds
- The governor's aide received up to $5 million from the central bank through Swiss and Luxembourg bank accounts
- The governor, his brother, and the aide face financial charges in Lebanon, while European countries investigate further
- A European judicial team continues to probe the governor, questioning his aide and summoning his brother