Salameh's Network and El-Hout in the Foreground

The report discussed lawyer Bassem El-Hout's role as chairman of V Invest, which Banque du Liban filed a complaint over transferring more than $65 million to its accounts under the label of financial commissions. According to the available data, the company operates in maritime shipping, ship management and leasing, yet was inserted as an intermediary to collect commissions on financial operations conducted by the central bank without an actual service justifying these amounts. At the heart of the file is Raja Salameh, brother of former central bank governor Riad Salameh, who was granted broad powers to dispose of the company's funds, with information indicating transfers to members of the Salameh family and close associates, including Stephanie Sliaba and Marianne El-Houwayek and her father Hamid. El-Hout only denied the partnership of lawyer Mohammed Ibrahim, son of Judge Ali Ibrahim, confirming that the partner is another person with a similar name. Lebanese are awaiting the outcome of the judicial investigation into what V Invest provided to Banque du Liban in return for these millions and where the money went.