A Christchurch professional man charged with laundering about $3 million has been granted interim suppression of his name and occupation.
The 51-year-old man made a first appearance in Christchurch District Court yesterday and Judge Gary MacAskill remanded him on bail to a pre-depositions conference on September 11.
Defencelawyer Steve Hembrow sought suppression of the man's name until that appearance. He said the man's professional association had been made aware of the charge.
The bail conditions are that he live at an address in Christchurch, that the police keep his passport and that he not apply for any more travel documents. When Judge MacAskill made the interim suppression order, he said it could be reviewed at the next appearance.
The man is charged with money laundering US$1.9 million and $444,623 in 2002 while being reckless about whether the money was the proceeds of serious crime. The charge names two people, a man and a woman, as being the source of the money. It is understood the pair are from Brazil.
