The prosecutors then raided the offices of 18 construction companies, taking a total 4,600 cardboard boxes filled with documents.

More than 60 prosecutors, tax investigators and police detectives have raided the Bank, so the newspaper quoted by the tagesschau.

The prosecutor and chief of police raided her home, and removed Emma Cunningham who was delirious and under the influence of drugs.

Japanese prosecutors raided the headquarters of Olympus on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the cover-up of massive losses at the camera and medical equipment maker.

Shortly after the announcement, Korean prosecutors raided the offices of Clonaid's Korean branch, BioFusion Tech.

On Monday evening, prosecutors raided Livedoor's offices in the Roppongi district of Tokyo.

Then prosecutors raided an Omega-owned television station.

Japan's financial scandals deepened on Wednesday as prosecutors raided the central bank and arrested an influential official suspected of leaking secrets to Japanese banks.

Russian prosecutors on Wednesday raided offices affiliated with Yukos, the oil company in a tax dispute with the Kremlin, and for the first time accused its employees of money laundering.

On January 18, 2006, Japanese prosecutors raided the offices of Livedoor and Horie's home on suspicion of securities fraud and money laundering.