Millions seized from Jersey company in corruption case

Jersey's Royal Court has confiscated £3.6 million from a company charged with corruption, after a long running investigation has come to an end.

Windward Trading Limited, a Jersey registered company, pleaded guilty to four counts of money laundering yesterday and have had all their assets stripped.

The corrupt activities, occurring from 1999 to 2001, took place in Kenya where Windward’s owner is resident.

Samuel Gichuru received a number of corrupt payments from engineering and energy companies worldwide.

An extradition request is still ongoing for the owner and a former Kenyan Energy Minister, Chrysanthus Okemo, to face money laundering charges in Jersey.

The investigation, which took years to complete, looked into complex cross-border laundering techniques.