Already under fire for previous allegations of money laundering for terrorist and drug trafficking organizations, a new scandal has emerged for beleaguered HSBC Bank, a firm founded long ago by British opium merchants during the British imperial era in Hong Kong. [Global Research]
Read MoreSean Quinn was taken from Dublin High Court to prison to begin his 9-week detention for contempt of court, calling the ongoing legal battle with IBRC, the former Anglo Irish Bank, as a ‘charade.’ “They took all my money, my company, put my son in jail, put me in jail and they have proven nothing’” [BBC]
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