Court details woman's spending spree: $20M at Harrods, $38K on chocolates
LONDON — Court documents reveal that a woman suspected by British authorities of having ill-gotten wealth spent $760,000 in one day at upmarket department store Harrods and once forked out $38,000 on chocolates.
Zamira Hajiyeva is the first person subject to an Unexplained Wealth Order, which allows British authorities to seize assets from people suspected of corruption or organized crime links.
Investigators say Hajiyeva spent $20.2 million at Harrods between 2006 and 2016, using 35 credit cards issued by a bank led by her husband.
Court documents released Tuesday detail spending including $7.3 million at jewelers Boucheron and Cartier, $1.26 million in Harrods’ toy department and $38,000 at chocolatier Godiva.
Hajiyeva has been granted permission to challenge the order at the Court of Appeal.
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