Al Jazeera have said that the justice department of United Sates of America is investigating the money laundering case.
According to Al Jazeera former Vice President of Maldives Adeeb tried to launder 1.5 billion dollars via the central bank of Maldives. However MMA has issued a statement denying the allegations by Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera published text messages between Adeeb and South East Asian businessmen. However they were not able to prove or present any credible evidence of money laundering taking place.