Lebanon central bank official charged in currency probe

Lebanon central bank official charged in currency probe

The country is in the midst of its worst economic crisis in decades (AFP photo). BEIRUT - A Lebanese prosecutor on Monday charged a top central bank official with manipulating the exchange rate, a judicial source said, as the country struggles with a major currency crisis.. The prosecutor has referred his case to an investigative judge, the source said.. On Friday, the central bank issued a statement denying it was behind "any manipulation in the money changing market"..