The payment, facilitated by lawyer Sevag Chalabian as part of a $380 million deal, has "many of the hallmarks of a money laundering scheme", says a forensic investigator.
Sevag Chalabian, outside his Sydney home, declined to comment on the $11 million payment. Sam Mooy
Huang Xiangmo, the Chinese billionaire at the centre of a NSW corruption inquiry and tax office investigation, used a Sydney property deal to funnel $11 million to a notorious political fixer.
Documents obtained by The Australian Financial Review reveal the July 2017 payment was made to Sevag Chalabian, a former lawyer who previously hid assets for the family of jailed NSW Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid.
Angus GriggNational affairs correspondentAngus Grigg is an investigative reporter based in Sydney. He has worked as a foreign correpondent in China and Indonesia, and has won two Walkley Awards. Connect with Angus on Twitter. Email Angus at agrigg@afr.com
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