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A year-long corruption investigation into Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh took a significant step forward on Thursday, when the country’s top public prosecutor referred the case to a Beirut court. Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat ordered Salameh and a number of unnamed associates be formally investigated for embezzlement, money laundering, illicit enrichment, forgery and tax evasion, two judicial sources told Reuters. Salameh faces investigations in Lebanon and at least five European countries, including into the alleged embezzlement of more than $300 million by him and his younger brot…