Feds Investigating 'Wolf of Wall Street' producer for money laundering.
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According to the ongoing case, 'Wolf' producer Riza Aziz funded the movie illegally.
Like something out of the #Film itself, producer Riza Aziz and his company Red Granite Pictures are under investigation from the FBI for using illegitimate means to acquire the money to fund The Wolf of Wall Street. Aziz has denied claims he stole the money from a Malaysian development fund, saying he had no knowledge that the funding was illegitimate and that he “did nothing wrong.” The Wolf of Wall Street stars Leonardo DiCaprio asJordan Belfort and was directed by Martin Scorsese, written by The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire's Terence Winter, and was nominated for five Oscars.
Record lawsuit.
The allegations against Aziz have set the record for largest civil forfeiture suit involving offshore corruption, so at least he’ll get a spot in this year’s Guinness World Records, and it’s also safe to say he’ll enjoy a nifty new nickname in “The Wolf of Hollywood.” He may not face jail time as we learned from Michael Moore’sCapitalism: A Love Story that rich people’s financial crimes are never punished by U.S. courts, but at the very least, Aziz is in a lot of trouble with the IRS, having his assets seized. Anticipating this game of cat-and-mouse, Aziz quickly sent $238 million of his money to the Singapore branch of his company, where the IRS can’t get their hands on it. I’m sure they’ll find a way.
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