Syrian, two Egyptians get 7 years in 16.8m-dinar money laundering scheme
A Syrian national and two Egyptian nationals have been sentenced to seven years in prison each by Kuwait’s Court of Appeal after being convicted of operating an international online gambling network and laundering illicit funds worth millions of dinars.
The State Security Circuit of the Court of Appeal also imposed financial penalties amounting to 16.839 million dinars on the three accused and ordered the confiscation of illegal proceeds, forged documents, and tools used in the crimes.
According to the case details, the network operated an electronic betting platform outside Kuwait and used intermediaries inside the country to collect payments and distribute winnings.
Investigators found that the group relied on alternative money transfer systems and shell companies to conceal the source and movement of funds.
The court also ordered penalties against five fictitious companies allegedly used as fronts, imposing additional fines of 8.419 million dinars and ruling for the deportation of the convicted foreign nationals after completion of their sentences.
