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`Case 1:13-cv-06326-WHP Document 749-4 Filed 12/06/17 Page 2 of 4
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`Monteleoni, Paul (USANYS) <Paul.Monteleoni@usdoj.gov>
`Tuesday, October 10, 2017 11:11 AM
`Faith Gay; Kevin Reed
`LaMorte, Tara (USANYS); Phillips, Cristine (USANYS) 2
`Prevezon
`Red Alert letter to DoJ october 2017.doc
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`In advance of our call, we have obtained the attached summary from the Dutch of their actions, which they first advised
`us they would take yesterday. One further update, after this document was sent to us, is that the Dutch authorities
`have advised us that the lifting of the restraint and the new seizure of funds referenced in the letter was accomplished
`at 1 PM Netherlands time today.
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`We can discuss this action and its implications on our call at 4:30 PM today.
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`Paul M. Monteleoni
`Assistant United States Attorney
`Southern District of New York
`One St. Andrew’s Plaza
`New York, NY 10007
`212-637-2219
`paul.monteleoni@usdoj.gov
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`Mr. P. Monteleoni
`United States Attorney
`One St. Andrew’s Plaza
`New York, New York 10007
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`October 10, 2017
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`Dear Mr Monteleoni,
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`With reference to our previous telephone call I inform you as follows.
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`On behalf of their client Hermitage Capital Management the Dutch law firm Prakken
`D’Oliveira filed an official complaint with the Dutch prosecutors office against Prevezon
`Holdings Ltd and/or AFI Europe N.V. The complaint was filed on May 16, 2017.
`The complaint reflects money laundering of financial flows – 3.068.946 euros - related to a
`massive tax fraud in Russia.
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`In my function as Dutch national prosecutor on money laundering I have asked the police
`(FIOD: Fiscal Information and Investigation Service) to start investigations.
`Hermitage Capital Management further provided us with an impressive amount of information
`with respect to the illegal origin. In the last couple of months the FIOD has carried out an
`investigation on these money flows.
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`Based on the results of these investigations I have made the decision to carry on with an
`investigation with respect Prevezon holdings Ltd (5 Goudiou Street, Agios Andreas, Nicosia
`Cyprus) and the aforementioned amount of 3.068.946 euros. At this point in time AFI Europe
`N.V. is no suspect in our investigations.
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`On January 22, 2014 the Dutch authorities –implemented at the request of the authorities of the
`United States - restrained a debt of 3.068.946 euros, which debt is owed by AFI Europe NV to
`Prevezon Holdings Ltd. On June 1, 2017 the Dutch ministry of Justice (AIRS) as the formal
`authority for legal aid received an additional request from the United States to lift the restraint
`of this AFI Europe NV debt. This additional request was “on hold” regarding the complaint
`which was filed by Hermitage Capital Management on May 16, 2017.
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` have asked the formal authority (AIRS) today to formally send me the additional request from
`the U.S. to lift the restraint.
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`Today we will lift the restraint as requested by the U.S. authorities and seize it at the same time
`with respect to our own Dutch investigation regarding Prevezon Holdings Ltd . as the debt is
`suspected to be a financial asset from an illegal source. Under Dutch law there is therefore a
`suspicious transaction and moneylaundering taken place in The Netherlands. The lift and
`seizure today is only possible if there is a competent person at the premises of AFI in
`Amsterdam.
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` Best regards,
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`J.J.M. van Dis-Setz
`National Public Prosecutor Anit-money laundering
`National Prosecutor’s office for serious fraud, environmental crime and asset confiscation
`IJdok 163
`1013 MM Amsterdam
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`Landelijk officier van justitie bestrijding witwassen
`Functioneel Parket
`IJdok 163
`1013 MM Amsterdam
`Postbus 779
`1000 AT Amsterdam
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