Justice Department Moves to Dismiss Foreign Action After Releasing More than $115 Million in Alleged Corruption Proceeds to NGOs in Kazakhstan

On December 9, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss a forfeiture action against approximately $115 million alleged to be proceeds of foreign official corruption and involved in money laundering in accordance with a 2007 settlement that directed the funds to be used for the benefit of poor youth and families in Kazakhstan.