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Saudi royal Prince Bandar Bin Sultan's assets frozen
From The Sunday TimesFebruary 10, 2008
PRINCE Bandar Bin Sultan, the former Saudi Arabian ambassador to America, has been hit by a court order in effect freezing some of his US assets, as part of a class-action lawsuit over bribery allegations at British defence giant BAE Systems
A Michigan pension scheme ? the City of Harper Woods Employees’ Retirement System ? has been granted a restraining order, according to documents filed in the US district of Columbia and seen by The Sunday Times
The order, granted last Tuesday, blocks Bandar from transferring out of the country any money he makes from the sale of property in America
Bandar owns one of the world’s most expensive homes, Hala Ranch, in Pitkin County, Aspen, Colorado. The bulk of the estate was put up for sale for $135m (£69m) in July 2006 after Bandar reportedly decided he was spending too much time in Saudi Arabia to take advantage of the lavish property
The 56,000 sq ft main residence is bigger than the White House and has 15 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, an indoor swimming pool, steam and exercise rooms and includes a private children’s wing with four bedroom suites and a sitting room. The estate spans 95 acres, includes two 15,000 sq ft guest houses, tennis and racquetball courts and equestrian facilities. It even has a dedicated waste-water treatment plant, a car wash and petrol pumps
The latest move comes after the pension scheme launched a class-action suit on behalf of rebel investors last September against the BAE board, as well as former directors and Bandar
The case centres on allegations that bribes worth $2 billion were paid to Saudi officials, including Bandar, as part of BAE’s agreement to supply military aircraft and other equipment to Saudi Arabia
The lawsuit accuses BAE directors of “intentional, reckless and negligent breaches of their fiduciary duty”
BAE has strongly denied making illegal payments, while Bandar has consistently rejected the allegations.
Sources close to the civil action said the pension scheme had become concerned that Bandar could seek to move funds out of America
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry...g/article3340854.ece
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Mohamed Omer
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