USA-United Kingdom: The Bank Of Credit And Commerce International Is Charged In Biggest Bank Fraud In Financial History
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USA-United Kingdom: The Bank Of Credit And Commerce International Is Charged In Biggest Bank Fraud In Financial History
- Title: USA-United Kingdom: The Bank Of Credit And Commerce International Is Charged In Biggest Bank Fraud In Financial History
- Date: 29th July 1991
- Summary: The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was indicted on 29 July in New York on charges of running the largest bank fraud in financial history. BCCI and its two founders, Agha Hasan Abedi from Pakistan and Swaleh Naqvi from Abu Dhabi, were charged with defrauding depositors of at least five billion U.S. dollars. Their extradition from their respective countries is being sought.
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- Location: USA NEW YORK WALL STREET UK ENGLAND LONDON
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