The FIC started investigating the accounts of legal counsellors after observing several illegal cash transactions from their individual and corporate bank accounts. More than 35,000 such accounts were recorded and that too during events such as illegal elections, presidential petition and trial of Rupiah Banda for the illegal Nigerian Oil dealings. It is clear that the amount laundered is used for funding unethical practices such as these. Some of the top names in this list were of Masozi M Banda and Sakwiba Sikota, both of whom have been accused of laundering money worth more than USD 1 million each. Sakwiba Sikota is the owner of Central Chambers, a law firm whose name popped up in the money laundering list. He is also infamous for his association with the Ventriglias as their legal counsellor. The Ventriglias have been openly involved in unethical activities across Zambia, most infamous of them being illegal takeover of the Portland Cement Zambia from its real owner, Dr. Rajan Mahtani.
Since this money laundering news, the public is outraged and demanding strict action against the culprits.