This book exposesrms deals, peddling influences, bribing politicians, defrauding depositors, sponsoring spies--and how it collapsed like a house of cards. Dirty Money is packed with as much espionage and intrigue as a Ken Follett novel. 25 pho tographs.
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This book exposesrms deals, peddling influences, bribing politicians, defrauding depositors, sponsoring spies--and how it collapsed like a house of cards. Dirty Money is packed with as much espionage and intrigue as a Ken Follett novel. 25 pho tographs.
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Very good in very good(+) jacket. Some black & white illustrations. 283 pages. 8vo, two-toned black and red boards with gilt lettering at spine, d.w. (toned at interior). Washington: National Press Books, (1992). First edition. Pages toned, previous ownership and stamp at half-title page. A very good copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.
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Very good in very good jacket. 283, [5] p. Illustrations. Cast of Characters. Chronology of Events. Index. From WIkipedia: "The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was a major international bank founded in 1972 by Agha Hasan Abedi, a Pakistani financier. The Bank was registered in Luxembourg with head offices in Karachi and London. Within a decade BCCI touched its peak. It operated in 78 countries, had over 400 branches, and had assets in excess of US$20 billion, making it the 7th largest private bank in the world by assets. BCCI came under the scrutiny of numerous financial regulators and intelligence agencies in the 1980s due to concerns that it was poorly regulated. Subsequent investigations revealed that it was involved in massive money laundering and other financial crimes, and illegally gained controlling interest in a major American bank. BCCI became the focus of a massive regulatory battle in 1991 and on 5 July of that year customs and bank regulators in seven countries raided and locked down records of its branch offices. Investigators in the U.S. and the UK revealed that BCCI had been "set up deliberately to avoid centralized regulatory review, and operated extensively in bank secrecy jurisdictions. Its affairs were extraordinarily complex. Its officers were sophisticated international bankers whose apparent objective was to keep their affairs secret, to commit fraud on a massive scale, and to avoid detection." The liquidators, Deloitte & Touche, filed a lawsuit against Price Waterhouse and Ernst & Young the bank's auditors which was settled for $175 million in 1998. A further lawsuit against UAE President Zayed II, a major shareholder, was launched in 1999 for approximately $400 million. BCCI creditors also instituted a $1 billion suit against the Bank of England as a regulatory body. After a nine-year struggle, due to the Bank's statutory immunity, the case went to trial in January 2004. However, in November 2005, Deloitte persuaded creditor Abu Dhabi to drop its claims against the Bank of England, except for a claim for return of its deposits, in that Abu Dhabi owned 77% of the bank shares at closing, and was therefore also facing a major lawsuit. To date liquidators have recovered about 75% of the creditors' lost money. A decade after its liquidation, its activities were still not completely understood....From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Bank of Credit and Commerce International Industry Banking Fate Liquidation / Forced closure Defunct 1991 Headquarters London (incorporated in Luxembourg) Key people Agha Hasan Abedi (Founder) Employees approx. 30, 000 The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was a major international bank founded in 1972 by Agha Hasan Abedi, a Pakistani financier. [1] The Bank was registered in Luxembourg with head offices in Karachi and London. Within a decade BCCI touched its peak. It operated in 78 countries, had over 400 branches, and had assets in excess of US$20 billion, making it the 7th largest private bank in the world by assets. [2][3] BCCI came under the scrutiny of numerous financial regulators and intelligence agencies in the 1980s due to concerns that it was poorly regulated. Subsequent investigations revealed that it was involved in massive money laundering and other financial crimes, and illegally gained controlling interest in a major American bank. BCCI became the focus of a massive regulatory battle in 1991 and on 5 July of that year customs and bank regulators in seven countries raided and locked down records of its branch offices. [4] Investigators in the U.S. and the UK revealed that BCCI had been "set up deliberately to avoid centralized regulatory review, and operated extensively in bank secrecy jurisdictions. Its affairs were extraordinarily complex. Its officers were sophisticated international bankers whose apparent objective was to keep their affairs secret, to commit fraud on a massive scale, and to avoid...