Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI)
Luxembourg, Financial Org (1972 to 1991)- • International bank founded by Agha Hasan Abedi of Pakistan, with branches worldwide. Many wealthy middle eastern clients.
- • 1992-12 : Senate Foreign Relations Committee report on BCCI, including an in-depth history of its founding and later scandals. (See: The BCCI Affair)
- • 1995-10 : Article on BCCI involvement in the 1980's Afganistan war (See: Jeffrey Steinberg article)
- • 2004 : Articles on the relationship between BCCI and the Bank of England (See: AABA articles)
- • 2004 : Article on the investigation of BCCI
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| binMahfouzK | Director | ||||
| BathJR | Director | ||||
| NoriegaMA | Client | ||||
| FirstAmBank | Affiliate | ||||
| UnBankSwiss | Affiliate | ||||
| BankAmerica | Affiliate | ||||
| Life of | BCCI | ||||
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- bin Mahfouz, Khalid (Director of, 1986 to 1989) -- Duck | Google | Bing
- • A major investor and shareholder in the bank (dates and percentage owned uncertain)
- • 1986 : A "non-executive" Director of the Bank (1986-89)
- • 1993 : Paid fine of $225M as a result of U.S. Government investigation of his role in the BCCI collapse (See: 1992 Congressional report)
- Bath, James R. (Director of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
- • 2002 : Article about BCCI, James Bath, etc.
- Noriega, Manuel (Client of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
- First American Bankshares (Affiliate of, 1981 to 1991) -- Duck | Google | Bing
- • 1981 : BCCI obtains controlling interest in First American Bankshares.
- Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) (Affiliate of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
- • Joint venture partners -- Duck | Google | Bing
- Bank of America (Affiliate of, 1972 to 1991) -- Duck | Google | Bing
- • 1972 : Provided $2.5M initial capital for BCCI startup. Held a major share in the company until the early 1980s.
- • 2004 : Legal action against BofA for its involvement with BCCI (See: Economist article)