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==Financial crimes pursued ==
 
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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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Revision as of 16:58, 3 June 2020

Group.png Iceland   SourcewatchRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Iceland (orthographic projection).svg
Flag of Iceland.svg
LocationEurope
LeaderIceland/Prime Minister
Typenation state
Interest ofThorolfur Gudnason
Member ofInternational Criminal Court, NATO, OECD, UN
SubpageIceland/Ambassador
Iceland/Member of Parliament
Iceland/President
Iceland/Prime Minister

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

GroupStartEndDescription
Central Bank of IcelandThe central bank of Iceland
Kaupthing Bank19829 October 2008Icelandic bank where the government did not guarantee for assets in branches abroad.
University of Iceland1911The national Icelandic university.

 

Citizens of Iceland on Wikispooks

TitleBornDiedDescription
Bjarni Benediktsson30 April 190810 July 1970Main 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 Benediktsson30 April 1931Icelandic high ranking diplomat who attended the 1986 Bilderberg as Ambassador to NATO.
Björn Bjarnason14 November 1944Icelandic politician, heavy Bilderberg habit. Informant to US intelligence about his Icelandic politics.
Elias Davidsson23 January 19417 April 2022Argued that the US deep state organized the events of September 11th, 2001.
Thorolfur Gudnason28 October 1953Chief Epidemiologist of the Icelandic Directorate of Health since 2015.
Geir Hallgrímsson16 December 19251 September 1990Prime Minister of Iceland, Bilderberg Steering Committee
David Oddsson17 January 1948Six time Bilderberger Icelandic politician
Jon Sigurdsson23 August 1946Icelandic politician
Hörður Sigurgestsson2 June 193822 April 2019For many years one of the most influential individuals in Icelandic business.
Gunnar Thoroddsen29 December 191025 September 1983Single Bilderberger, later Prime Minister of Iceland.
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