Talk:Bank of Credit and Commerce International

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Bank of Credit and Commerce International was a good article candidate, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. Once the objections listed below are addressed, the article can be renominated. You may also seek a review of the decision if you feel there was a mistake.

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1 Source of quotes?
2 Affected investors
3 Bank of Crooks and Criminals International
4 Mark Rich Connection
5 GA nomination
6 Death of reporter?
7 Closue
8 Clark Clifford Merge

[edit] Source of quotes?

"support of terrorism, arms trafficking, and the sale of nuclear technologies;... the commission and facilitation of income tax evasion, smuggling, and illegal immigration; illicit purchases of banks and real estate"
"to avoid centralized regulatory review... [with the objective] to keep their affairs secret, to commit fraud on a massive scale, and to avoid detection"
"almost certainly" insolvent
"bewildered" with BCCI

There's some material in quotation marks with no specific source indicated. Where are these from? --←Hob 17:13, 2005 May 19 (UTC)

The source of the first two quotes, as well as the fourth quote, is the Senate Foreign Relations Committee report on the BCCI Affair. Chapter 4 for the first two quotes, and Chapter 3 for the fourth quote. Wish I felt confident enough in my editing skills to change the article. --Zenjibar 11:58, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Affected investors

Is it worth mentioning the disproportianate effect on ethnic minority investors (at least in London), who saw BCCI as a "black bank", and for that reason chose to deposit their funds there? --Rich Farmbrough 20:03, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Probably, but since this is a racial matter, I suggest making sure of it with some references. --Maru (talk) Contribs 01:37, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Bank of Crooks and Criminals International

that was the sarcasm name of the company when it has had been liquidated.

[edit] Mark Rich Connection

Details on Marc Rich need to be clarified. He was indicted by US and left the US in 1983, well before the sandstorm report.

[edit] GA nomination

This is on hold for 7 days. Find verifiable sources for the criminal claims and footnote them. Rlevse 02:09, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

GA failed due to no response to suggestions after 7 days. Rlevse 17:38, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Death of reporter?

I have a memory of a brief news item from (I think) the 1980s: A reporter was found dead in a hotel or motel in the southeast U.S. (maybe Kentucky, Tennessee or Missouri). He was said to have been investigating BCCI intensively. As I recall, there was no evidence of foul play. I know this is rather vague and sketchy. I put it out there FWIW. --ChrisWinter 15:09, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

We've already got a good article on him: see Danny Casolaro. --maru (talk) contribs 03:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Closue

How do I contact BCCI?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't BCCI close down a long time ago? --Gwern (contribs) 21:13 12 December 2006 (GMT)

You can contact the liquidators of BCCI by going to http://www.bcci.info/

[edit] Clark Clifford Merge

This section should be moved out of the biography article. It places undue weight on the Bank issue and centers around one small aspect of his life, but the scandal does seem to be an important part of the bank's history. --Strothra 01:17, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

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