Crans-Montana bar owners investigated over money laundering suspicions

The financial activities of the owners of the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana are being investigated by federal police over allegations of money laundering, according to media reports. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swiss public broadcaster RTS reported on Monday that the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol) had launched proceedings against Jacques and Jessica Moretti after the New Year’s Eve fire that devastated the ski‑resort bar and killed 41 people. A Fedpol statement dated February 24 and addressed to the Office of the Attorney General of canton Valais – seen by RTS – suggests the couple may have laundered funds of criminal origin through several of their businesses. Jacques Moretti's lawyer says no conclusions can be drawn from this document at this stage. Crans-Montana deadly bar fire Swiss prosecutors have widened their inquiry into the deadly New Year's Eve blaze at Le Constellation, which killed 41 people and injured over 100, many of them ...