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Coverage dated February 19, 2022 to February 20, 2022

Leak shows Credit Suisse held funds for heads of state, human rights abusers

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A data leak of Credit Suisse clients shows the bank held millions for heads of state, intelligence officials, sanctioned businessmen, and human rights abusers.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Massive Credit Suisse Leak Reportedly Reveals Possible Criminal Ties Among 18,000 Accounts (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Clients of the second-biggest Swiss bank included an international cast of unsavory characters, according to media reports.

  2. New York Times

    Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Leaked data on more than 18,000 accounts shows that the Swiss bank missed or ignored red flags.

  3. Insider

    Massive Credit Suisse leak reveals bank managed hundreds of millions of dollars with clients tied to criminal activity and human rights abuses (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    In a statement, Credit Suisse said it "strongly rejects the allegations and insinuations about the bank's purported business practices."

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Leak gives details on over 30,000 Credit Suisse bank clients (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A German newspaper and other media say a leak of data from Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, reveals details of the accounts of more than 30,000 clients — some of

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Credit Suisse had autocrats, criminals as clients — report | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A global media investigation dubbed Suisse Secrets has revealed that Switzerland's second-largest bank failed to crack down on illicit funds passing through accounts held by dictators, criminals and corrupt politicians.

  6. The Guardian

    Revealed: Credit Suisse leak unmasks criminals, fraudsters and corrupt politicians (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Massive leak reveals Swiss bank’s accounts have been used by an array of high-risk clients over several decades

  7. The Guardian

    Credit Suisse responds to Suisse secrets disclosures (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Statement from Switzerland’s second-largest lender on revelations about its business practices

  8. The Guardian

    Credit Suisse leak raises painful questions for the bank (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Analysis: Bosses will have to prove their aversion to dubious wealthy clients if they are to regain trust of markets and regulators

  9. France 24

    'Swissleaks' investigation targets Credit Suisse bank (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Credit Suisse bank, still reeling from losing billions of dollars last year, faced a fresh challenge Sunday: allegations from an international investigation that it had handled dirty money for decade…

  10. The Hill

    Leak shows Credit Suisse held funds for heads of state, human rights abusers (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    A data leak of Credit Suisse clients shows the bank held millions for heads of state, intelligence officials, sanctioned businessmen, and human rights abusers.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Investigation claims Credit Suisse handled dirty money (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The largest leak from a major Swiss bank included information on over 18,000 bank accounts collectively worth $100bn.

  12. Los Angeles Times

    Dictators, suspected war criminals, drug dealers among Credit Suisse clients, leak shows (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A leak of data from Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second-biggest bank, reveals details of the accounts of about 30,000 clients, some of them unsavory.

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