[Money Laundering]: Swiss Banks In Crosshairs
On Monday, a judge begins hearing a criminal case against Falcon, a now-defunct Swiss private bank, as well as its CEO of nearly two decades, Eduardo Leemann, over money laundering. He denies any wrongdoing and the bank, being wound down following a 2016 regulatory walloping, rejects allegations of organizational shortcomings.
The larger case – Credit Suisse’s entanglement with the «Cocaine King» of Bulgaria – is scheduled for February. Prosecutors allege the Swiss bank as well as a former executive rinsed more than $100 million in drug proceeds that in turn flowed into real estate in Bulgaria as well as Switzerland.
September 27, 2021
https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/48037-switzerland-criminal-charges-credit-suisse-falcon-eduardo-leemann
Falcon first bank to face money laundering trial in Switzerland
The bank's ex-CEO, Eduardo Leeman, also faces related charges at the Federal Criminal Court
September 27, 2021
https://menafn.com/1102872378/Falcon-first-bank-to-face-money-laundering-trial-in-Switzerland
Falcon Private Bank, a wealth manager that was at the centre of Malaysia's 1MDB scandal, could lose its Swiss banking licence by the end of the week, two sources close to the situation told Reuters.
April 27, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-falcon-swiss-banks-idUSKCN229281