The Belgian “Nurse” who sent his Albanian friend about 2m euros was part of a money laundering scheme previously unknown by the Albanian authorities.
Eric Nyssen, who is officially employed in a public hospital, circulated over 8m euros only in 2014, when he sent Durrsakes Rovena Kalemi about 2m euros, with the official claim that they would buy an apartment and would they created a supermarket business in Albania.
The scheme initially investigated by the Durres Prosecutor’s Office and further deepened by the Serious Crimes Prosecutor’s Office included the investigative group in several financial labyrinths, with amounts of money from the prostitution world, recycled into the informal stock market in some companies , some of which are considered offshore and further, arriving in Albania. From there, part of the money was sent to the banks of Luxembourg, with the main purpose of losing track, as well as not revealing significant amounts.
The entire investigation began after the arrival of Rovena Kalem and her friend Bledar Corraj in the summer of 2014 amounted to about $ 2 million. The sender was the same, a nurse, Eric Nyssen, a Belgian citizen who had never touched Albanian soil.
Banking transactions in the direction of two Albanian citizens created doubts on the audit authorities, which referred the case to the Prosecution as a suspicious matter of money laundering. The Durrës Prosecutor’s Office initially decided to seize the bank accounts of Rovena Kalemit, the only one since the investigation began in September 2014 had a bank account balance of about 850 thousand euros.
After the blocking of money, Eric Nyssen and Rovena Kalemi appear in the Prosecution, claiming that money is the source of the nursing inheritance and that he and Rovena have decided to co-live in Albania and are therefore considering their financial future.
Since the investigation needed deepening, the Durres Prosecution passes the Prosecutor’s Office for Serious Crimes, which would continue the property investigation. Meanwhile, the Durrës accusation would continue the investigation into their suspicious activity.
During the investigation, the Serious Crimes Prosecution came to prove that the money circulating between Belgian Nyssen and Kalemi Albanians was unjustified. Furthermore, by the Belgian authorities, the Albanian Prosecution received sufficient evidence that the suspects were involved in the prostitution market in Brussels. Interesting data were also provided by Belgium regarding Eric Nyssen’s financial movements in the securities and stock market. Although he had no financial possibility, again it resulted that over 8m euros had been traded in stockbrokers and securities.
In the verdict of the Serious Crimes Court, in which the confiscation and transfer in favor of the state amounted to 850,000 euros, Boldnews.al also found the scheme used by Eric Nyssen to recycle the money, which was subsequently brought to Albania in the account of Rovena Kalemit. The latter, most of the money was sent to a bank account in Luxembourg, on behalf of a family member who lives in Germany.
The Serious Crimes Court, in its decision, states, inter alia, regarding the history of securities accounts, from which the transfer of funds to Albania was made. It turns out that they were bought by various people like “Bleckrock Ishares Msci Brazil ETF”, CMB, Financiere de Tubize, GDF Suez, GIMV, Groupe Delhaize, Nyrstar, Orange, Realdolmen, Recitl, Regie Nat Renault, RJH International, Vale, Vivendi – starting at least from 2007 and sold in 2014. These actions have been carried out since bank accounts.
From the data provided for these securities purchases it turns out that: Bleckrock Ishares Msci Brazil ETF securities purchases result to cash purchases in EURONEXT AMSTERDAM; The acquisition of CMB’s securities results in cash purchases in EURONEXT Brussels; RJH International’s securities purchases result in cash purchases in EURONEXT BRUSSELS; Vale’s securities purchases result in cash purchases in EURONEXT BRUSSELS; Financiere de Tubize’s securities purchases result in cash purchases in EURONEXT BRUSSELS; Groupe Delhaize’s securities purchases result in cash purchases in EURONEXT BRUSSELS; Nyrstar’s securities purchases result in cash purchases in EURONEXT BRUSSELS; Recitel’s securities purchases result in cash purchases in EURONEXT BRUSSELS; Realdolmen’s securities purchases result in cash purchases in EURONEXT BRUSSELS; While purchases from GDF Suez, GIMV, Orange, Regie Nat Renault, Vivendi have been conducted as scholarships abroad.
The actions carried out by the Belgian authorities show that there have been verifications also regarding the income of the citizen Eric Nyssens, Rovena Kalemi and Bledar Coraj.
Citizen Eric Nyssens is registered with the ’employed nurse’ profession and has worked since 2002 and until 21 March 2014 at the company “VZW Petites seours des pauvres”. From 27.05.2002 to 04.10.2002 he was employed temporarily with Assis Interim SA. No prospective employer is appointed for this citizen from 21.03.2014. He is a co-owner of several immovable property located in Belgium as a trading unit in Brussels, a joint marital residence with his former wife and a farm.
On behalf of the citizen Eric Nyssens there are three registered vehicles in use in 2002, 2001 and 1985. For the period 2013-2014 it turns out that he did not enjoy any taxable income from immovable and movable property. His total income from work was for 2013 in the amount of 36.402,73 Euros and for 2014 in the amount of 36.274,43 Euro, while the liabilities paid for 2013 resulted to be Euro 13,116.96 and for 2014 the amount of EUR 12,918.00. From the data obtained, it also turned out that the ‘Websites’ fiscal database shows that Eric Nyssens is not known as one of the mandates of any company based in Belgium or as administrator of any small business on his behalf. Likewise, citizen Eric Nyssens was not subject to detention in Belgium and was not known by police services.
