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  The governor of Lebanon's central bank, Riad Salameh, has been informed by French prosecutors that they intend to bring preliminary charges of fraud and money laundering against him, according to court documents seen by Reuters. This is in part because of allegedly fabricated bank statements that were used to conceal his wealth, according to the documents. Documents provided to Salameh by French court authorities ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 16 in France contain the accusation of creating phony account statements, which had not previously been disclosed. At that meeting, French prosecutors aim to formally accuse him and deliver the first set of charges. Regarding his suspected use of phony documents, Salameh declined to comment. He has categorically refute charges of fraud and money laundering, claiming that he is being used as a scapegoat for Lebanon's economic woes. The lawyer for Salameh said earlier this month that his client had not decided if he would tr...