A former head of Danske Bank's Estonian branch, which is at the center of i...
) Estonian branch, which is at the center of inquiries into the world’s largest money laundering scandal, was found dead on Wednesday.
Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest lender, is under investigation in several countries, including the United States, Denmark, Britain and Estonia, over suspicious payments totaling 200 billion euros which were moved through its tiny Estonian branch during the period Rehe was in charge. Danske Bank’s is the largest in a series of European money laundering scandals, stretching from Latvia to Sweden.
Estonian prosecutors confirmed that Rehe had been questioned as a witness, not a suspect, in a case opened in December last year against 10 former Danske Bank employees. This involves the alleged laundering of around 300 million euros.“There are no signs of violence on the corpse, and there is no indication of an accident ... There will be no investigation opened,” police said after finding Rehe’s body near his home.
The spokeswoman declined to give any further details, while the Danish prosecutor declined to say whether Rehe was or had been the subject of its investigation.“We are sad to receive the news that the former chief of our Estonian brand, Aivar Rehe, is dead. Or thoughts go out to the family,” it said in a statement.
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