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Erdogan’s son under investigation in Italy over allegations of money laundering

By David Posted on February 19, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with ISIS, italy, money laundering, turkey

‘Prosecutors in Bologna have launched a money laundering investigation against the son of the Turkish president. The probe is based on accusations put forward by an exiled political opponent of Tayyip Erdogan. The Bologna prosecutors’ office has confirmed to various media outlets that the probe has been launched into the activities of 35-year-old Necmettin Bilal […]

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‘Captured regulators, impunity behind HSBC’s decision to keep HQ in London’ – experts

By David Posted on February 18, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with hsbc, london, money laundering, ponzi, regulators, scams, UK

‘HSBC’s decision to keep its headquarters in the UK is unsurprising because British regulators are captured and the City of London is the world’s leading center of financial crime, ethical finance experts have said. British-born whistleblower Nicholas Wilson, who claims to have uncovered evidence of HSBC fraud amounting to £1 billion ($1.43bn), says the bank’s […]

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Entire Florida Police Dept Busted Laundering Tens of Millions for International Drug Cartels

By David Icke Posted on January 2, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with money laundering

‘The village of Bal Harbour, population 2,513, may have a tiny footprint on the northern tip of Miami Beach, but its police department had grand aspirations of going after international drug traffickers, and making a few million dollars while they were at it. The Bal Harbour PD and the Glades County Sheriff’s Office set up […]

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‘Inadequate’ anti-fraud system makes Britain magnet for terror funding – Transparency International

By David Icke Posted on November 24, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with banks, money laundering, Terrorism, UK

‘Britain’s anti-money laundering system is “woefully inadequate,” leaving the country wide open to dirty money and terror funding, a leading anti-corruption group said Monday. A report from Transparency International argues that UK’s financial supervision is in need of a radical overhaul, as each year billions of pounds of dirty money passes through the UK. It […]

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UK banks ‘highly vulnerable’ to money laundering – report

By David Icke Posted on October 18, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with city of London, money laundering, UK

‘Intelligence gaps have left UK banks at a very high risk of being used to launder the dirty money of crime, corruption and terrorism, a report claims. The National Risk Assessment report produced by the Treasury and the Home Office reveals many of the structures that make carrying out financial activity in the UK appealing […]

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Romania prosecutors formally indict Premier Ponta

By David Icke Posted on September 18, 2015 Posted in Aggregated, Corruption No Comments Tagged with money laundering, Romania

‘Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta has been indicted over several counts of corruption, including tax evasion and money laundering. The Romanian premier was indicted on Thursday by the country’s prosecutors, who said in a statement that Ponta will be tried by Romania’s top court. No date has been set for the trial yet. Livia Saplacan, […]

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‘Body-in-a-bag’ MI6 spy: Was he killed by secret service after uncovering money laundering?

By David Icke Posted on August 18, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with money laundering

‘Police investigating the mysterious death of an MI6 agent, whose body was discovered in unusual circumstances in his London flat, suspect he was murdered and that his killers returned to his apartment through a skylight to hide the evidence. The body of British spy Gareth Williams, 31, was found padlocked in a holdall bag in […]

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Jeb Bush Linked to Cartel Money Laundering While Serving CIA

By David Icke Posted on August 14, 2015 Posted in Aggregated, Corruption No Comments Tagged with bankers, CIA, money laundering

‘During the recent Republican presidential candidates’ “debate” in Cleveland, former Florida Governor John Ellis Bush (JEB) wanted to recount his eight years as governor of the Sunshine State; however, it is not Bush the politician who should be of interest to voters but Bush the Central Intelligence Agency “non-official cover” banker in Venezuela and Miami-based […]

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US Military Uses IMF and World Bank to Launder 85% of Its Black Budget

By David Icke Posted on August 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with imf, money laundering, us military, world bank

‘Though transparency was a cause he championed when campaigning for the presidency, President Obama has largely avoided making certain defense costs known to the public. However, when it comes to military appropriations for government spy agencies, we know from Freedom of Information Act requests that the so-called “black budget” is an increasingly massive expenditure subsidized […]

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Criminal syndicate with links to terrorism infiltrated Bank of England

By ickonic Posted on August 1, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with assassinations, bank of england, central banks, money laundering, terrorists

‘A powerful criminal syndicate with links to money laundering, assassinations and terrorism infiltrated the Bank of England (BoE), a damning new report has revealed. The scandal was uncovered by BuzzFeed News on Thursday, following an investigation into how the UK’s criminal underworld penetrated ithe state’s central bank. Operation Beregon, run by MI5 and Scotland Yard, […]

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Corrupt Cameron says ‘Dirty money not welcome in Britain’. Stop laughing, I’m not making this up

By ickonic Posted on July 29, 2015 Posted in Aggregated, Corruption No Comments Tagged with cameron, money laundering, property, tax havens

‘White-collar criminals who launder billions by buying luxury UK properties must be tackled, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday. Experts warn these fraudsters are distorting the UK property market and pushing up house prices in the process. Cameron’s criticism of money laundering formed part of a speech on financial secrecy in Singapore. He expressed […]

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Deutsche Bank probed by UK regulator for ‘laundering Russian cash’

By ickonic Posted on July 17, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with deutsche bank, money laundering, Russia, UK

‘Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun an investigation into whether Deutsche Bank breached anti money laundering laws for its Moscow clients, it has emerged. The Financial Times reports the inquiry focuses on the bank’s so-called mirror trades executed in London and Moscow. Deutsche Bank reported the matter itself to the FCA and Germany’s financial […]

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London is now the global money-laundering centre for the drug trade, says crime expert

By ickonic Posted on July 5, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with drug money, hsbc, lloyds, money laundering

‘The City of London is the money-laundering centre of the world’s drug trade, according to an internationally acclaimed crime expert. UK banks and financial services have ignored so-called “know your customer” rules designed to curb criminals’ abilities to launder the proceeds of crime, Roberto Saviano warned. Mr Saviano, author of the international bestseller Gomorrah, which […]

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The Guardian view on HSBC: a bank beyond shame

By ickonic Posted on June 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with banks, fraud, hsbc, money laundering, war

‘On banking, the Conservative manifesto had it right: “Hardworking taxpayers supported the banks during the financial crisis and so the banks should in turn support them during the recovery.” Bankers got rich playing pass-the-parcel with […]

The Fox and the Henhouse

By ickonic Posted on June 13, 2015 Posted in Aggregated, Corruption No Comments Tagged with banks, cameron, fraud, money laundering, UK

‘Mr Cameron’s apparent concern about corruption is truly heart-warming, but given that the City of London is widely recognised as the global centre of dirty money-laundering, and given that the City of London is rather […]