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US hunt for Gaddafi assets blocked

The New York proceedings aimed at recovering billions of dollars in assets allegedly misappropriated during the Gaddafi era were officially suspended on 13 January. [...]

Published on 21.01.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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LARMO: Arif's arrest clears path for Mensli to lead hunt for Gaddafi's assets alone

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LARMO, Libya's public agency in charge of recovering Libyan funds abroad, has called on law firms Holland & Knight and Baker & Hostetler to summon eight banks in New York in a bid to recover billions of dollars in missing assets, allegedly embezzled under Gaddafi's regime.

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Libya
US hunt for Gaddafi assets blocked

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Orbis Finances on the hunt for Libyan assets in France

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Gaddafi fund hunters settle scores in US court

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LARMO: Arif's arrest clears path for Mensli to lead hunt for Gaddafi's assets alone

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Feud threatens New York hunt for "Gaddafi's money"

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Tripoli enrolls Holland & Knight and Baker & Hostetler in NYC suit against top banks

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