Riggs Bank
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Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States |
Staff | 1,450 |
Official narrative
"The most important bank in the most important city in the world."[1]
Activities
Not so dissimilar from the infamous BCCI.
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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