The Guardian: Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians
* Massive leak reveals secret owners of £80bn held in Swiss bank
* Whistleblower leaked bank’s data to expose ‘immoral’ secrecy laws
* Clients included human trafficker and billionaire who ordered girlfriend’s murder
* Vatican-owned account used to spend €350m in allegedly fraudulent investment
* Scandal-hit Credit Suisse rejects allegations it may be ‘rogue bank’
A massive leak from one of the world’s biggest private banks, Credit Suisse, has exposed the hidden wealth of clients involved in torture, drug trafficking, money laundering, corruption and other serious crimes.
Details of accounts linked to 30,000 Credit Suisse clients all over the world are contained in the leak, which unmasks the beneficiaries of more than 100bn Swiss francs (£80bn) held in one of Switzerland’s best-known financial institutions.
The leak points to widespread failures of due diligence by Credit Suisse, despite repeated pledges over decades to weed out dubious clients and illicit funds.
The Guardian is part of a consortium of media outlets given exclusive access to the data.
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WNU Editor: Credit Suisse is saying this is old news .... Swiss bank Credit Suisse says rogue accounts are from the past (Reuters). More here .... Credit Suisse rejects allegations made in media reports on client criminality (MINT/WSJ).
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