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A selection of hypercars seized by the Swiss authorities back in 2016 as part of an investigation into Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the impoverished but oil-rich West African state, Equatorial Guinea) are going up for auction. It"s quite a set of cars too, including an Aston Martin One-77, Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari LaFerrari, Koenigsegg One:1, Lamborghini Veneno Roadster and McLaren P1. They were all seized by Swiss and French authorities due to Mangue"s alleged misappropriation of state funds. However, having been found guilty of embezzlement following a French trial in 2017, they"re being put up for sale by Bonhams without a reserve. They weren"t the first set of cars seized by the authorities either. In 2012, French police seized Mangue"s collection in Paris that included a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, Maserati MC12, Ferrari 599 GTO, Bugatti Veyron, Porsche Carrera GT, and much more. Then, in 2016, it was reported that 25 cars were seized from the politician in Switzerland and it"s these vehicles which are set to be auctioned off.
Date written: 21 Jun 2019
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A selection of hypercars seized by the Swiss authorities back in 2016 as part of an investigation into Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue (the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of the impoverished but oil-rich West African state, Equatorial Guinea) are going up for auction. It"s quite a set of cars too, including an Aston Martin One-77, Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari LaFerrari, Koenigsegg One:1, Lamborghini Veneno Roadster and McLaren P1. They were all seized by Swiss and French authorities due to Mangue"s alleged misappropriation of state funds. However, having been found guilty of embezzlement following a French trial in 2017, they"re being put up for sale by Bonhams without a reserve. They weren"t the first set of cars seized by the authorities either. In 2012, French police seized Mangue"s collection in Paris that included a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, Maserati MC12, Ferrari 599 GTO, Bugatti Veyron, Porsche Carrera GT, and much more. Then, in 2016, it was reported that 25 cars were seized from the politician in Switzerland and it"s these vehicles which are set to be auctioned off.
Date written: 21 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16092