This Is Huge!!! HSBC: The Worldwide Local Bank . . . For Money Laundering And Rogue Nations

HSBC also understood the subtleties of – and were, apparently, fully invested in – money laundering for drug kingpins and terror cells, while ignoring U.S. sanctions established against rogue nations. HSBC’s US unit managed to position the brand in this way by accepting $7 billion of dollars from Mexican drug cartels, conducting 25,000 Iranian transactions totaling over $19 billion in just one week, and helping Saudi banks with terror financing for groups like al-Qaeda.

Well, HSBC apologized for the incident, their group chief saying, “we accept responsibility for our past mistakes. . . are profoundly sorry for them.”

Oh, the banks signed a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for breaches of the Trading With the Enemy Act and the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act, so now they’re on probation.

http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

Here’s what they got:

Over the five-year term of the agreement with the Department of Justice, an independent monitor will evaluate HSBC’s progress in fully implementing these and other measures it recommends, and will produce regular assessments of the effectiveness of HSBC’s compliance function.

http://www.hsbc.com/1/2/newsroom/news/2012/hsbc-announces-settlements-with-authorities

Banks are immune!!

HSBC: Big Bank Executives Not Prosecuted for Narco Blood Money Laundering as Tens of Thousands Die

http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17689-hsbc-big-bank-executives-not-prosecuted-for-narco-blood-money-laundering-as-tens-of-thousands-die

Whistleblower John Cruz -Senior VP:

HSBC is a “Criminal Enterprise”. Laundered Billions. Amex and Paypal Involved.

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