The Beirut Judicial Detachment revealed the details of this case after in-depth investigations conducted under the supervision of the Attorney General of Appeal in Beirut, Judge Raja Hamoush. The story began with Koleilat luring an elderly Lebanese businessman to Brazil, then exploiting him and making him a victim of her fraudulent activities.
Informed sources reported that Koleilat succeeded in defrauding her husband, and that the husband’s children’s attempts to return him to Lebanon failed, prompting them to resort to the judiciary.
Investigations showed that Koleilat was defrauding her husband by forcing him to sign powers of attorney to sell properties he owns in Lebanon, then sending them to one of her relatives who in turn organizes powers of attorney for other people.
It was also found that the husband’s secretary was involved in these operations, in addition to a family consisting of a man, his wife, and their son, along with other people, including a notary public.
After referring the preliminary investigations to the Public Prosecution Office of Appeal in Beirut, Judge Hamoush filed charges against Koleilat and others, including detainees, on charges of money laundering, forgery, and use of forged documents.
It is worth mentioning that Koleilat was arrested in 2003, but she managed to escape with a forged passport across the Lebanese-Syrian border after her release. In 2006, the Lebanese judiciary had previously requested her extradition from Brazil, but its request was rejected, knowing that there are dozens of lawsuits and judgments in absentia against her in Lebanon in the context of the “Al Madina Bank” crisis.
