Germany $76 Billion Deutsche Bank Offices in Frankfurt & Berlin Raided by Germany Authorities for Money Laundering Investigation Relating to Business Relationships with Foreign Companies Including Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich
29th January | Hong Kong
Germany Deutsche Bank ($76 billion market value) offices in Frankfurt & Berlin were raided by Germany authorities for money laundering investigation relating to business relationships with foreign companies including sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. In 2022, Germany police raided Deutsche Bank headquarters & homes of employees including former co-CEO (Juergen Fitschen) for investigation in a multi-billion tax fraud, with billions of government revenues siphoned. Germany Cologne Prosecutors: “More than 114 police and tax inspectors took part in the raids.” The tax fraud involves declaring non-existing stock dividend and requested for Germany government to reimburse taxes that were never paid in the first place. Since 2017, the Cologne Public Prosecutor’s Office had been conducting the tax fraud investigation, including with more than 70 current & former Deutsche Bank employees. In 2021, the Germany highest court had ruled the transactions illegal. In 2025 December, the UK government issued another warning to file a lawsuit against sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for planned use of $3.4 billion (£2.5 billion) frozen funds in UK from sale of Chelsea Football Club to help victims of Russia war in Ukraine. The British Government wants the funds to be used for Ukraine. The frozen funds currently can only be used with approval from the British Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. In 2025 November, Russia billionaire Roman Abramovich with $8 billion fortune had claimed of conspiracy by the Jersey government after corruption & money laundering criminal investigation for 3.5 years but no charges had been filed against him. In 2022, the Royal Court of popular tax haven Jersey froze around $7 billion of Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich asset. In 2025 June, the British government threatened to file a lawsuit against sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for planned use of $3.4 billion (£2.5 billion) frozen funds from sale of Chelsea Football Club to help victims of Russia war in Ukraine. The British Government wants the funds to be used for Ukraine. The frozens funds currently can only be used with approval from the British Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation. In 2022 November, British crown dependency & tax haven Jersey apologised to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for conducting unlawful search on his properties in Jersey in April 2022 following imposed sanctions on him (after Russia military operations in Ukraine), and has agreed to pay damages & costs for the unlawful search and to destroy documents. In 2022 April, the Royal Court of popular tax haven Jersey froze around $7 billion of Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich assets on 12th April 2022, who has been sanctioned by the European Union and the United Kingdom for close relations to Russia President Vladimir Putin. Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich has an estimated net worth of $14 billion. Another tax haven Cayman Islands authorities had also announced freezing $7 billion to $8 billion of assets linked to Russian individuals & companies. In 2022 April, search warrants were granted to search properties belonging to Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich, and documents & devices were seized by the Jersey Economic Crime & Confiscation Unit (ECCUU). Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich filed a complaint and challenged the searches by Jersey Police, citing the police force had insufficient level of evidence to warrant the search. After the sanction was imposed, Roman Abramovich was forced to sell English premier league football club Chelsea for around £4.25 billion. In total, Jersey was reported to have frozen around $7 billion (£6 billion) of assets belonging to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. More info below.
“ Germany $76 Billion Deutsche Bank Offices in Frankfurt & Berlin Raided by Germany Authorities for Money Laundering Investigation Relating to Business Relationships with Foreign Companies Including Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich “
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Germany $76 Billion Deutsche Bank Offices in Frankfurt & Berlin Raided by Germany Authorities for Money Laundering Investigation Relating to Business Relationships with Foreign Companies Including Sanctioned Russian Billionaire Roman Abramovich
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