Norwegian police to look into money laundering suspicions of Viktor Stromček

There are suspicions of money laundering and tax fraud through Norwegian firm Windmill, to which former Smer treasurer Viktor Stromček sent €7.8m, Norwegian daily VG.no reported. The firm's bankruptcy trustee is likely to file criminal charges. Stromček joined the firm in 2015 when he was Deputy Transport Minister and was in charge of an industrial park for carmaker Jaguar Land Rover. Speculators at the time became aware of the park's location, bought the land for €0.40 per sqm and sold it to the state for €15. Stromček used some of the Windmill money to buy a villa on the French Riviera. At the same time, the partner of Peter Kažimír, then minister and current NBS governor, received money in a shell company in Cyprus and used it to buy a villa near Stromček's. Stromček denies any wrongdoing and says Stanislav Drgoň lent him money for the villa.

(dennikN.sk)