A report by the International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists (ICIJ) released on Monday found that HSBC's Swiss private bank hid
millions of dollars for drug traffickers, arms dealers and celebrities around
the globe, and that the bank colluded to help them dodge taxes. Switzerland had
the greatest number of clients of the data examined, followed by France, the
United Kingdom, Brazil and Italy. In terms of dollar amounts involved,
Venezuela ranked third in the world with $14.8 billion in private HSBC
accounts, behind only Switzerland ($31.2 billion) and the United Kingdom ($21.7
billion. More…
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