Banks Warned to Watch Out for Possible Yanukovych Transactions - NASDAQ.com:
"WASHINGTON--The U.S. Treasury warned banks Tuesday to watch out for the possibility former Ukraine president Viktor Yanukovych may try to move stolen state assets after he bolted from Kiev over the weekend in the face of escalating opposition protests.
Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said banks need to apply "enhanced scrutiny" to transactions by either Mr. Yanukovych or his senior former government officials, to protect against "misappropriated or diverted state assets, the proceeds of bribery or other illegal payments, or other public corruption proceeds."
The U.S. warning didn't constitute a direct allegation. But Western economists have accused Mr. Yanukovych and his government of quietly pilfering state coffers, building secret stashes of taxpayer cash over his time in power, and taking them out of the country."
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