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The Narcosphere
Banks Are "Where the Money Is" In the Drug War

Posted by Bill Conroy - December 1, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Big Lenders Face Few Hard Consequences for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Wachovia (acquired by Wells Fargo in 2009), HSBC Holdings, ING
Bank, Standard Chartered, American Express Bank International, and not a few others, have a common
bond beyond ranking among the largest banks in the world.

 All have been accused within the past five years (and several this year) of failing to comply with US anti-
money laundering laws — thereby enabling, collectively, hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of
suspicious transactions to move through the banking system absent adequate monitoring or oversight.

Yet not one these banks, nor any of their top executives, has been hit with criminal sanctions.

 All, with the exception of Britain’s HSBC (which is still under investigation), have agreed to pay fines for
their alleged transgressions after being served cease-and-desist orders or have entered into so-called
deferred-prosecution pacts — under which a lender agrees to pay a fine and to comply with the law
going forward in exchange for dismissal of all charges at the end of a specified government monitoring
period.

 But again, not one bank has been charged with a crime nor have any top executives been forced to do
the perp walk, bound by handcuffs, in front of the adoring media throng.

 Imagine if you or I were pulled over by the cops while transporting in the trunk of our car even $10,000
in bills that traced back to individuals suspected of being involved in illegal activities, such as narco-
trafficking. What are the odds that we would walk away with only a traffic ticket?

 That’s essentially what is happening in these cases involving big banks, who, for all practical purposes,
are allowing their money transportation systems to be rented, for a fee, by criminals, while the banks’
leadership pleads ignorance: “I didn’t know that money was in the trunk. I’ll have to look into that.”

 Now, if you take that same $10,000, or even millions of dollars, and put it inside an armored car under
contract to a big bank, suddenly the dirty money gains the presumption of legitimate commerce, and is
likely to have a police escort as opposed to being subjected to a police inspection.
“All financial crime has a money laundering component,” says Charles A. Intriago, president of the
Miami-based Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists. “… If you’re an individual, and get
caught, you get hammered.

 “But if you’re a big bank, and you’re caught moving money for a terrorist or drug dealer, you don’t have
to worry. You just fork over a monetary penalty, and then raise your fees to make up for it.

“Until we see bankers walking off in handcuffs to face charges in these cases, nothing is going to
change,” Intriago adds. “These monetary penalties are just a cost of doing business to them, like paying
for a new corporate jet.”



Commentary

No Bank is isolated from the lure of millions of dollars in additional profits. Stanford Bank and its Narco
Banking connections is what provided mounds of cash that fueled the attitude that somehow they were
above the law. As the profits and lose money increased so did the different warning indicators that
something was not quite right with the system and numbers being generated. It’s the same for the
Banks here in the Dutch Antilles. With the vacuum that the closing of Stanford Bank and its multi- Billion
Dollar money laundering operation caused, that need is now looking for willing and ACCEPTABLE Banks
to accommodate its need to blend in. If you think your money is safe just ask around your circle of
friends in your community and you’ll find out many lost thousands in the downfall of the Stanford Bank.

There are multiple investigations going on with multiple agencies all over the Caribbean as that Cartel
drug money and Politics to find it are in play. People looking to put feathers in their caps to feed egos
are mixed with genuine desires to root out this flow of Contraband and money laundering that
contaminates the system here. Great Britain’s HSBC recently paid a hefty fine for their involvement.
Keep in mind the Banks in the Caribbean are at best fledging Institutions where just a hint of an
investigation or impropriety could create quite a commotion.

Here in the Dutch Antillesthere is little protection of funds like that of the US so any loss by the Bank is
not necessarily covered by the larger Banking system. These private Bankers if they are like Stanford are
immediately securing any substantial money that enters their coffers and sending that off to another
location where it cannot be reached by law enforcement always giving the impression that your deposits
are safe and growing. Again just ask your neighbors how safe their Stanford deposits ended up being.

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The narcosphere

  • 1. The Narcosphere Banks Are "Where the Money Is" In the Drug War Posted by Bill Conroy - December 1, 2012 at 9:00 pm Big Lenders Face Few Hard Consequences for Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Wachovia (acquired by Wells Fargo in 2009), HSBC Holdings, ING Bank, Standard Chartered, American Express Bank International, and not a few others, have a common bond beyond ranking among the largest banks in the world. All have been accused within the past five years (and several this year) of failing to comply with US anti- money laundering laws — thereby enabling, collectively, hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of suspicious transactions to move through the banking system absent adequate monitoring or oversight. Yet not one these banks, nor any of their top executives, has been hit with criminal sanctions. All, with the exception of Britain’s HSBC (which is still under investigation), have agreed to pay fines for their alleged transgressions after being served cease-and-desist orders or have entered into so-called deferred-prosecution pacts — under which a lender agrees to pay a fine and to comply with the law going forward in exchange for dismissal of all charges at the end of a specified government monitoring period. But again, not one bank has been charged with a crime nor have any top executives been forced to do the perp walk, bound by handcuffs, in front of the adoring media throng. Imagine if you or I were pulled over by the cops while transporting in the trunk of our car even $10,000 in bills that traced back to individuals suspected of being involved in illegal activities, such as narco- trafficking. What are the odds that we would walk away with only a traffic ticket? That’s essentially what is happening in these cases involving big banks, who, for all practical purposes, are allowing their money transportation systems to be rented, for a fee, by criminals, while the banks’ leadership pleads ignorance: “I didn’t know that money was in the trunk. I’ll have to look into that.” Now, if you take that same $10,000, or even millions of dollars, and put it inside an armored car under contract to a big bank, suddenly the dirty money gains the presumption of legitimate commerce, and is likely to have a police escort as opposed to being subjected to a police inspection.
  • 2. “All financial crime has a money laundering component,” says Charles A. Intriago, president of the Miami-based Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists. “… If you’re an individual, and get caught, you get hammered. “But if you’re a big bank, and you’re caught moving money for a terrorist or drug dealer, you don’t have to worry. You just fork over a monetary penalty, and then raise your fees to make up for it. “Until we see bankers walking off in handcuffs to face charges in these cases, nothing is going to change,” Intriago adds. “These monetary penalties are just a cost of doing business to them, like paying for a new corporate jet.” Commentary No Bank is isolated from the lure of millions of dollars in additional profits. Stanford Bank and its Narco Banking connections is what provided mounds of cash that fueled the attitude that somehow they were above the law. As the profits and lose money increased so did the different warning indicators that something was not quite right with the system and numbers being generated. It’s the same for the Banks here in the Dutch Antilles. With the vacuum that the closing of Stanford Bank and its multi- Billion Dollar money laundering operation caused, that need is now looking for willing and ACCEPTABLE Banks to accommodate its need to blend in. If you think your money is safe just ask around your circle of friends in your community and you’ll find out many lost thousands in the downfall of the Stanford Bank. There are multiple investigations going on with multiple agencies all over the Caribbean as that Cartel drug money and Politics to find it are in play. People looking to put feathers in their caps to feed egos are mixed with genuine desires to root out this flow of Contraband and money laundering that contaminates the system here. Great Britain’s HSBC recently paid a hefty fine for their involvement. Keep in mind the Banks in the Caribbean are at best fledging Institutions where just a hint of an investigation or impropriety could create quite a commotion. Here in the Dutch Antillesthere is little protection of funds like that of the US so any loss by the Bank is not necessarily covered by the larger Banking system. These private Bankers if they are like Stanford are immediately securing any substantial money that enters their coffers and sending that off to another location where it cannot be reached by law enforcement always giving the impression that your deposits are safe and growing. Again just ask your neighbors how safe their Stanford deposits ended up being.