The trial of Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of a former president of Uzbekistan, and the Swiss private bank Lombard Odier began Monday in Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court. The money laundering charges stem from a case dating back two decades.
Swiss prosecutors allege that Karimova developed and operated a crime ring known as The Office, which involved multiple companies and several dozen people. The legal action involves alleged bribery and money laundering related to assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Ultimately, a Swiss court dismissed the case against the Uzbek businesswoman. The court found that Karimova's detention in Uzbekistan makes it unlikely that she would ever appear for trial.