阿米尔·卡吉（Ameer Cajee）于2021年因涉嫌洗钱而在瑞士被捕，同时试图进入他们在苏黎世租用的保险箱

是阿米尔·卡吉（Ameer Cajee）于2021年因涉嫌洗钱而在瑞士被捕，同时试图访问他们在苏黎世租用的保险箱

It was Ameer Cajee who was arrested in Switzerland in 2021 on suspicion of money laundering while trying to access safety deposit boxes he rented in Zurich, MyBroadband has learned.

Mybroadband了解到，是2021年因涉嫌洗钱而在瑞士被捕的Ameer Cajee，他在苏黎世租用的保险箱。

Cajee has since left Switzerland legally, seemingly while a criminal investigation into him and his older brother Raees is still underway.

此后，卡吉（Cajee）从合法地离开了瑞士，似乎在对他和他的哥哥雷伊斯（Raees）进行的刑事调查中仍在进行中。

While Swiss authorities initially detained Cajee and seized his passport, he was later released on bail of 300,000 Swiss francs, and his passport returned.

瑞士当局最初拘留了卡吉并夺取了护照，但后来他被保释，分别是30万瑞士法郎，他的护照返回。

Raees and Ameer Cajee ran an investment scheme called Africrypt from 2019 until 2021, when it collapsed. They fled the country, briefly turning up in Dubai and Tanzania. The Guardian later reported that the brothers had acquired Vanuatu passports in 2020.

Raees和Ameer Cajee从2019年到2021年就制定了一项名为Africrypt的投资计划。他们逃离了该国，短暂地在迪拜和坦桑尼亚出现。卫报后来报道说，兄弟俩在2020年购买了瓦努阿图护照。

Their movements were unknown to most people until recently. Their current whereabouts remain secret.

直到最近，大多数人都不知道他们的动作。他们目前的下落仍然是秘密的。

MyBroadband spoke to a whistleblower and former investor who provided more detail about what went on behind the scenes, including how the Cajees orchestrated Ameer’s exit from Zurich.

Mybroadband与举报人和前投资者进行了交谈，他们提供了有关幕后发生的事情的更多详细信息，包括Cajees如何策划Ameer从苏黎世退出。

Africrypt was a scheme that allowed people to deposit South African rands or cryptocurrency and earn returns as high as 13% per month on their investments.

非洲联盟是一项计划，允许人们存入南非兰特或加密货币，并获得每月投资的收益高达13％。

It claimed to have revolutionary trading software, developed by Raees, which used artificial intelligence to generate consistent monthly returns.

它声称拥有由Raee开发的革命交易软件，该软件使用人工智能来产生一致的每月收益。

The scheme brought in enough money for the Cajees to live large, reportedly driving around in a Lamborghini Huracan and taking up residence in the luxurious Houghton Hotel.

该计划为Cajees带来了足够的钱，据报道，据报道，在兰博基尼Huracan驾驶，并在豪华的霍顿酒店住所。

However, it all came crashing down on 13 April 2021 when the brothers notified investors that Africrypt had been hacked and all its cryptocurrency holdings stolen.

但是，这一切都在2021年4月13日崩溃了，当时兄弟俩通知投资者非洲联盟被黑客入侵，其所有加密货币控股偷来了。

By May, they had fled to Dubai. Because it was the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, they could not fly to the UAE directly and had to quarantine in the Maldives for two weeks.

到5月，他们逃到了迪拜。因为这是199日大流行的中部，所以他们不能直接飞往阿联酋，不得不在马尔代夫隔离两个星期。

Making headlines

成为头条新闻

The story flew under the media radar until June 2021, when Bloomberg reported that the brothers had gone missing along with $3.6 billion in crypto assets, which at the time would have amounted to about R51 billion.

这个故事在媒体的雷达下飞到了2021年6月，当时彭博社报道说，兄弟俩已经失踪了36亿美元的加密货币资产，当时的加密货币资产约为510亿兰特。

This initial estimate of the amount allegedly stolen turned out to be completely inaccurate. The real amount was closer to $40–$50 million (around R710 million).

据称被盗数额的最初估计是完全不准确的。实际金额接近40亿美元（约合7.1亿兰特）。

Regardless, the news reports resulting from Bloomberg’s coverage did exactly what victims had hoped.

无论如何，由彭博社报道所产生的新闻报道确实做到了受害者所希望的。

Raees and Ameer’s faces were soon plastered all over the Internet. A favourable profile in a local magazine was quietly removed from the publication’s website.

Raees和Ameer的脸很快就在互联网上涂上了抹灰。本地杂志中的一个有利的个人资料已从出版物的网站上悄悄删除。

In an instant, they had gone from young hotshots and relative unknowns to accused scammers on the lam.

瞬间，他们从年轻的热门人物和相对未知的人变成了林中的被告骗子。

According to the whistleblower, the brothers fled to Amsterdam to deal with the fallout, which included a lawsuit to liquidate Africrypt, potential civil damages claims, and criminal proceedings.

根据举报人的说法，兄弟俩逃到阿姆斯特丹处理后果，其中包括清算非洲联盟的诉讼，潜在的民事损害赔偿索赔和刑事诉讼。

Sometime between June and August 2021, the brothers travelled to Zurich, likely on their Vanuatu passports. On 31 August 2021, they rented safety deposit boxes where they stored hardware wallets.

在2021年6月至2021年8月之间的某个时候，兄弟俩可能在瓦努阿图护照上前往苏黎世。 2021年8月31日，他们租用了保险箱存储硬件钱包。

Swiss authorities arrested Ameer on 9 November 2021 while he was visiting the lockers. They seized the assets and placed Cajee in pre-trial detention until 9 May 2022. Days before his release, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Canton of Zurich applied for an extension.

瑞士当局于2021年11月9日访问储物柜时逮捕了阿米尔。他们抓住了资产，并将Cajee置于预审拘留中，直到2022年5月9日。在他获释的前几天，苏黎世州州检察官办公室申请了延期。

As an alternative, they asked for a security deposit of CHF300,000 (around R5 million at the time) and for a freeze on Cajee’s South African and Vanuatu passports. The Court of Coercive Measures also ordered Cajee not to leave Swiss territory.

作为替代方案，他们要求保证300,000瑞士法郎（当时约500万兰特），并冻结了Cajee的南非和瓦努阿图护照。强迫措施的法院还下令卡吉不要离开瑞士领土。

Cajee’s house arrest in Switzerland was extended twice — first until 23 November 2022, then until 25 February 2023.

Cajee在瑞士的逮捕被逮捕了两次，首先是2022年11月23日，然后直到2023年2月25日。

While the brothers fought Ameer’s detention in Zurich, an “anonymous investor” was trying to settle with victims back in South Africa.

当兄弟俩与阿米尔（Ameer）在苏黎世的拘留中作战时，“匿名投资者”试图与南非的受害者定居。

Around November 2021, the investor offered victims $5 million in exchange for dropping their cases against the brothers.

2021年11月左右，投资者向受害者提供了500万美元，以换取对兄弟俩的案件。

According to the whistleblower, the investor was the Cajees themselves, who used a company called Pennython Project Management as a front. They said the Cajees had raised the money for the settlement by promising a new group of people massive investment returns and then absconding with the funds.

根据举报人的说法，投资者是Cajees本身，他将一家名为Pennython Project Management的公司作为战线。他们说，Cajees通过承诺将一群新的人投资回报，然后与资金潜逃，从而筹集了解决方案。

Coast-to-Coast Special Investigations (CTCSI), which represented a group of investors, reported that the deal was closed on 18 September 2022.

代表一组投资者的海岸到海岸特别调查（CTCSI）报告说，该交易于2022年9月18日完成。

Thanks to Switzerland’s secretive approach to financial crime investigations, victims had no idea the settlement would help strengthen Ameer’s appeal against his continued detention in Zurich.

得益于瑞士对金融犯罪调查的秘密方法，受害者不知道该和解将有助于加强对他在苏黎世继续拘留的上诉。

The Zurich Public Prosecutor fought Cajee’s motion, arguing that cases in South Africa being settled did not mean he was innocent. However, his passports were ultimately returned, and the

苏黎世的检察官与卡吉的动议作斗争，认为南非的案件并不意味着他是无辜的。但是，他的护照最终被返回，