Belgian police have searched the home and shop of Brussels antique dealer Olivier Theunissen as part of a money laundering investigation involving former Justice Minister and European Commissioner Didier Reynders.
According to reports by Le Soir and Follow The Money, Reynders is suspected of laundering money by purchasing National Lottery tickets over several years, with the winnings allegedly later appearing in his bank account.
The National Lottery has filed a complaint, claiming Reynders laundered €200,000 through its products over a five-year period. Meanwhile, the Financial Information Processing Unit (CFI) reportedly examined a decade of financial transactions and identified approximately €800,000 in suspicious funds in Reynders’ accounts.
