Swiss federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into whether the private bank Lombard Odier failed to prevent money laundering involving the daughter of the former Uzbek president, they said on Thursday.

The Office of the Attorney General said it had opened an investigation into the bank, a former employee and persons unknown, which suggests that the authorities do not yet know precisely who or how many people may be involved.

“The investigations are being made on the basis of information revealed by criminal investigations … into allegations of money laundering involving suspects that include the daughter of the former president of Uzbekistan,” the OAG said in a statement.

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