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Vat Fraud And Terrorist Funding - The Azizi Extradition Allegations Part Ii, Richard Thompson Ainsworth
Vat Fraud And Terrorist Funding - The Azizi Extradition Allegations Part Ii, Richard Thompson Ainsworth
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This paper considers the remaining seven (7) Missing Trader Intra-Community (MTIC) fraud schemes alleged (some conceded) to have been conducted by Samir Azizi, a 25 year old German/Afghan citizen, who was extradited from the United States to Germany on April 14, 2015. The MTIC fraud schemes considered in this Part II involve alleged losses of €45,801,403 under 63 further criminal counts.
Underlying both Parts of this assessment is a fundamental (but unanswered) question: “Who exactly is Samir Azizi? Is he the mastermind of a multi-million euro VAT fraud, a fundraising fraudster for terrorist organizations, or a youthful face-of- convenience disguising …