RISE PROJECT Uncovers Former Egyptian Ruler's Romanian Assets

After the ousting of Hosni Mubarak, the dictator that ruled over Egypt for 30 Years, the new Cairo governments are trying to recover the billions that were illegally stashed abroad by the former regime's cronies. Hussein Salem was once one of the most powerful men in Egypt and was considered to be Mubarak's right hand. A former intelligence officer and the "father" of Sharm El Sheikh, Salem is now in custody in Spain together with his daughter Magda and son Khaled. All three of them are charged with bribing Mubarak and his family, with squandering public funds and with money laundering. RISE PROJECT Romania followed Hussein's money in the Eastern European country. Salem and both his children built a luxury shopping mall in the outskirts of Bucharest and were involved in other businesses as well. The Salem family made its entry in the Romanian market through a British Virgin Islands company that was used as a financial vehicle in other countries as well.