Lebanon's former central bank governor charged with illicit enrichment

Lebanon's former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, has been charged with illicit enrichment and an arrest warrant has been issued against him. This is the second charge in less than two months. The new charge relates to an apartment rented in France for $500,000 annually, intended as a backup office for the central bank. Salameh has been detained since early September and denies all allegations of corruption. Salameh previously faced a charge of embezzling $42 million. He is also under investigation in several European countries for alleged financial crimes, while facing sanctions from the U.S., U.K., and Canada.