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Betarabia case: Casino du Liban former director, OSS CEO cleared of public funds embezzlement

The indictment chamber brought alleged offenses against the two men that fall under the category of misdemeanors, thereby referring their case to a single criminal judge rather than the criminal court.

Betarabia case: Casino du Liban former director, OSS CEO cleared of public funds embezzlement

The Casino du Liban. (Credit: Found in L'Orient archives)

The Mount Lebanon indictment chamber, presided over by Fadi Aridi, ruled Wednesday to dismiss charges in the Betarabia case, named after the legal online casino gaming operator through which Casino du Liban is linked with the company Online Support Services (OSS) via a gaming management contract.The execution of this contract raised suspicions of corruption a year ago and led to criminal proceedings initiated by the financial prosecutor, particularly against former Casino du Liban director Roland Khoury and OSS CEO Jad Gharios. Some context Illegal online gambling case before Baabda indictment chamber The indictment chamber thus cleared Khoury and Gharios of accusations of embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and illicit enrichment that had been brought by the prosecutor's office, then led on an interim basis by Judge...
The Mount Lebanon indictment chamber, presided over by Fadi Aridi, ruled Wednesday to dismiss charges in the Betarabia case, named after the legal online casino gaming operator through which Casino du Liban is linked with the company Online Support Services (OSS) via a gaming management contract.The execution of this contract raised suspicions of corruption a year ago and led to criminal proceedings initiated by the financial prosecutor, particularly against former Casino du Liban director Roland Khoury and OSS CEO Jad Gharios. Some context Illegal online gambling case before Baabda indictment chamber The indictment chamber thus cleared Khoury and Gharios of accusations of embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and illicit enrichment that had been brought by the prosecutor's office, then led on an interim basis by...
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