The Grade II listed Walton Street house was bought with funds plundered from the International Bank of Azerbaijan, with Mishcon de Reya carrying out the conveyancing for the associate of a jailed banker's wife, allowing the unlawful activities to go undetected due to limited client checks by the law firm.
The purchase involved concealed illicit transfers through multiple company bank accounts and fictitious documents. Mishcon de Reya was unaware the property was for the jailed banker, thinking it was for an Azerbaijani citizen, until later changes made it legally owned by the banker's wife.
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