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| − | '''Riggs Bank''' was a bank in [[Washington DC]] which in the 21<sup>st</sup> century at least appears to have been used so dissimilarly from the infamous [[BCCI]]. | + | '''Riggs Bank''' was a bank in [[Washington DC]] which in the 21<sup>st</sup> century at least appears to have been used so dissimilarly from the infamous [[BCCI]].<ref>https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2005/01/the-cia-and-riggs-bank.html</ref> |
==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> | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 23 March 2023
 Riggs Bank  (Bank)    | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1836 |
| Extinction | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Washington DC, United States |
| Staff | 1,450 |
| A bank used for various illicit purposes. | |
Riggs Bank was a bank in Washington DC which in the 21st century at least appears to have been used so dissimilarly from the infamous BCCI.[1]
Official narrative
"The most important bank in the most important city in the world."[2]
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.[3] Bandar's wife, Princess Haifa bint Faisal also paid Omar al-Bayoumi through this bank.[4]
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