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Read MoreHSBC Holdings, Europe’s largest bank, has expressed concerns that fines from its money laundering scandal in the United States could top $1.5 billion after a report from the US congressional Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found that the bank had a culture of corruption and complicity in narcotics funds trafficking. [Reuters UK]
Read MoreAlready 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 MoreA major hindrance for governments grappling with international drug trafficking is the very banking system that is the lifeblood of the world economy. Banks around the world either knowingly or unknowingly profit from drug trafficking. This has become a particularly acute issue in the international effort to stop the powerful Mexican drug cartels from moving […]
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