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Not so dissimilar from the infamous [[BCCI]]. | Not so dissimilar from the infamous [[BCCI]]. | ||
| − | 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 [[Prince Bandar]] through Riggs bank.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jun/07/bae1</ref> | + | ===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.<ref>http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jun/07/bae1</ref> Bandar's wife, Princess [[Haifa bint Faisal]] also paid [[Omar al-Bayoumi]] through this bank.<ref>http://time.com/4294170/panama-papers-al-yamamah/fe</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 08:47, 8 October 2016
 Riggs Bank  (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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