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| Subject: Criminals of the Swiss poLICE variety raid innocent HSBC Geneva office in money laundering probe Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:04 am | |
| The Swiss subsidiary of HSBC was searched on Wednesday by officials after prosecutors in Geneva said they are opening a money laundering investigation into the bank’s alleged illegal tax activity. The premises of HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) were searched by authorities, AP reported, and the investigation could possibly extend beyond the bank to any clients participating in money laundering. The investigation is being driven by “recent published revelations” of HSBC’s Swiss private banking arm that was accused of helping terrorists, royalty, and drug dealers conceal their identities to avoid taxes. Europe’s largest bank, and the world’s second largest, has been at the center of controversy since the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published a report two weeks ago that named 100,000 clients that were using the bank to dodge taxes.
http://rt.com/business/233375-hsbc-switzerland-probe-police/ |
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