Bank to be brought to account over BCCI collapse [Who here remembers BCCI?]

Independent.co.uk News ^ | 05 December 2003 | Katherine Griffiths

[Lloyd227]

Well, I had not seen the name BCCI in quite a long time. I thought those who care had swept this whole mess under the rug 15 years or more ago.

If you know about BCCI, this may perk your interest. If you don't know much about BCCI, it would make an interesting history lesson to go read up a bit.

Cheers,
Lloyd

[dts32041]

Clark Clifford remembers BCCI.

[dead]

Too many people on both sides of the aisle were involved.

That's why nobody talks about it.

[warchild9]

Who remembers Silverado S & L. Woops! That's a little too close to the Heavenly One.

[Lloyd227]

"Too many people on both sides of the aisle were involved"

Agreed, and that's just one of the reasons why no one talks about it.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

You got it! Same goes for Mena.

[steve50]

You got it! Same goes for Mena.

You can't understand one without the other. Looks like a surface investigation, I doubt any dirty laundry gets aired here.

[Lloyd227]

"Looks like a surface investigation, I doubt any dirty laundry gets aired here."

It's a civil lawsuit rather than an "investigation". While it is doubtful that anything of any real interest will come out of this, it's the only time I've seen BCCI mentioned anywhere in the past decade.

Never hurts to watch and listen :-)

[Lloyd227]

BUMP

[steve50]

Never hurts to watch and listen :-)

It's always fun watching them spin and/or ignore the important facts that come out of these things. Very few have enough critical thinking skills to ask the right questions or connect the proper dots. Thanks public education system.

[Zack Nguyen]

bump. Wasn't BCCI accused of laundering drug money?

[hosepipe]

http://alamo-girl.com/0336.htm
DOWNSIDE LEGACY AT TWO DEGREES OF PRESIDENT CLINTON
SECTION: THE STORY OF A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE
SUBSECTION: CDFI and BCCI

[OldFriend]

More of Jimmy Carter's awesome legacy!

[anymouse]

More x42 Downside Legacy material.

[steve50]

That's one of the allegations. These guys were supposedly filthy dirty. A front for some powerful international players.

[Alamo-Girl]

Indeed. Thanks for the ping!

[Lloyd227]

"Wasn't BCCI accused of laundering drug money?"

:-)

You are hereby awarded the prize for understatement of the decade!

BCCI laundered EVERYONE's money; the CIA, the KGB, the Mafia, drug smugglers, or just about anyone else who had need of moving large sums of money about the globe with no questions asked.

[Lloyd227]

"More of Jimmy Carter's awesome legacy!"

Jimmy had a lot of company in this one though...

[OldFriend]

CRIMINALS ARE US!!!