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Govt probes Las Vegas Sands Corp. on money laundering
Aug 5th, 2012
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether Las Vegas Sands Corporation and several of its executives violated money-laundering laws, The Wall Street Journal reported. (Source: AFP) -
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