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Between 2008 and December 2015, a total of 26 bankers were sentenced to a combined 74 years in prison in Iceland.<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/23/iceland-where-bankers-go-to-jail-for-74-years.html</ref> | Between 2008 and December 2015, a total of 26 bankers were sentenced to a combined 74 years in prison in Iceland.<ref>http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/23/iceland-where-bankers-go-to-jail-for-74-years.html</ref> | ||
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+ | [[Bjarni Benediktsson]] was [[Icelandic Prime Minster]] for most of the [[1960s]]. He died in office from a fire which also killed his wife and grandson.{{cn}} | ||
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Location | Europe |
Leader | Iceland/Prime Minister |
Type | nation state |
Interest of | Thorolfur Gudnason |
Member of | International Criminal Court, NATO, OECD, UN |
Subpage | •Iceland/Ambassador •Iceland/Member of Parliament •Iceland/President •Iceland/Prime Minister |
Contents
Financial crimes pursued
Between 2008 and December 2015, a total of 26 bankers were sentenced to a combined 74 years in prison in Iceland.[1]
History
Bjarni Benediktsson was Icelandic Prime Minster for most of the 1960s. He died in office from a fire which also killed his wife and grandson.[citation needed]
Groups Headquartered Here
Group | Start | End | Description |
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Central Bank of Iceland | The central bank of Iceland | ||
Kaupthing Bank | 1982 | 9 October 2008 | Icelandic bank where the government did not guarantee for assets in branches abroad. |
University of Iceland | 1911 | The national Icelandic university. |
Citizens of Iceland on Wikispooks
Title | Born | Died | Description |
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Bjarni Benediktsson | 30 April 1908 | 10 July 1970 | Main responsible for Iceland joining NATO in 1949, against significant opposition, and for giving the United States Air Force a lease on Keflavík Airport. Prime Minister of Iceland for most of the 1960s. Died in 1970 from a fire soon after his 4th Bilderberg |
Einar Benediktsson | 30 April 1931 | Icelandic high ranking diplomat who attended the 1986 Bilderberg as Ambassador to NATO. | |
Björn Bjarnason | 14 November 1944 | Icelandic politician, heavy Bilderberg habit. Informant to US intelligence about his Icelandic politics. | |
Elias Davidsson | 23 January 1941 | 7 April 2022 | Argued that the US deep state organized the events of September 11th, 2001. |
Thorolfur Gudnason | 28 October 1953 | Chief Epidemiologist of the Icelandic Directorate of Health since 2015. | |
Geir Hallgrímsson | 16 December 1925 | 1 September 1990 | Prime Minister of Iceland, Bilderberg Steering Committee |
David Oddsson | 17 January 1948 | Six time Bilderberger Icelandic politician | |
Jon Sigurdsson | 23 August 1946 | Icelandic politician | |
Hörður Sigurgestsson | 2 June 1938 | 22 April 2019 | For many years one of the most influential individuals in Icelandic business. |
Gunnar Thoroddsen | 29 December 1910 | 25 September 1983 | Single Bilderberger, later Prime Minister of Iceland. |
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