The Enforcement Directorate (ED)has filed a fresh chargesheet naming
British national and alleged middleman Christian Michel James and some
of his Indian associates in a money-laundering probe in connection with
the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal.
The nearly 1,300-page prosecution complaint of the ED, the equivalent of a chargesheet, was filed in a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court earlier this week.
It claims that the agency’s investigation has revealed that the euro 30 million (nearly Rs 225 crore) that Michel James received from AgustaWestland were nothing but “kickbacks” paid for procuring the 12-helicopter deal for the firm in the guise of genuine transactions for performing multiple work contracts in India.
The nearly 1,300-page prosecution complaint of the ED, the equivalent of a chargesheet, was filed in a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court earlier this week.
It claims that the agency’s investigation has revealed that the euro 30 million (nearly Rs 225 crore) that Michel James received from AgustaWestland were nothing but “kickbacks” paid for procuring the 12-helicopter deal for the firm in the guise of genuine transactions for performing multiple work contracts in India.
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