Difference between revisions of "Riggs Bank"
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| + | '''Riggs Bank''' was a bank in [[Washington DC]] which appears to have been used so dissimilarly from the infamous [[BCCI]]. | ||
==Official narrative== | ==Official narrative== | ||
"The most important bank in the most important city in the world."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/19/us/at-riggs-bank-a-tangled-path-led-to-scandal.html</ref> | "The most important bank in the most important city in the world."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/19/us/at-riggs-bank-a-tangled-path-led-to-scandal.html</ref> | ||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
| − | + | [[Carter Beese]] is said to have met [[George Bush]]'s Texas friend [[Joe Allbritton]] just as Allbritton was buying into [[Riggs Bank]]. | |
==Use by Prince Bandar bin Sultan== | ==Use by Prince Bandar bin Sultan== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 18:50, 7 April 2017
 Riggs Bank  (Bank)   | |
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| Formation | 1836 |
| Extinction | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Washington DC, United States |
| Staff | 1,450 |
Riggs Bank was a bank in Washington DC which appears to have been used so dissimilarly from the infamous BCCI.
Official narrative
"The most important bank in the most important city in the world."[1]
Activities
Carter Beese is said to have met George Bush's Texas friend Joe Allbritton just as Allbritton was buying into Riggs Bank.
Use by Prince Bandar bin Sultan
The Al-Yamamah arms deal, which was signed in 1985, is understood to have uncovered details of about a billion dollars of extra payments to the longime Saudi ambassador to US, Prince Bandar bin Sultan through Riggs bank.[2] Bandar's wife, Princess Haifa bint Faisal also paid Omar al-Bayoumi through this bank.[3]
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