HSBC laundromat

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Graham Adder
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HSBC laundromat

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I think of this as a social concern more than anything.
That's why.

So, I did a quick peruse of other forums and threads but did not see anyone talking about this autracity:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/outrageous-hsbc-settlement-proves-the-drug-war-is-a-joke-20121213

HSBC knowingly laundering huge stacks of pancake dough and ...and...and what?

They had to give up a piddle in a puddle.


http://www.globalresearch.ca/sweetheart-settlement-for-hsbc-bank-on-drug-money-laundering-charges/5315486
http://world.time.com/2012/12/11/hsbc-settles-u-s-money-laundering-case-for-1-9-billion/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/dec/11/hsbc-bank-us-money-laundering
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i guess it made good business sense.
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It's absolutely ludicrous and an enormous insult to our judiciary systems.
These @#$%ers are the ones leading us down the road to hell and we allow it.
It makes me sick.
Here, we argue and bicker about petty things, yet over something with such gigantic implications we sit silent about.
Sometimes I just don't get people.
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Its more than just banks and the judiciary system.... the whole system is corrupt. The drug dealers are just a small cog in a very big wheel.
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I urge anyone brought up on criminal drug charges to cite this case in court.
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It's so ludicrous it borders on the insane.
They say you can't believe everything they say.
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Despite the fact that HSBC admitted to laundering billions of dollars for Colombian and Mexican drug cartels (among others) and violating a host of important banking laws (from the Bank Secrecy Act to the Trading With the Enemy Act), Breuer and his Justice Department elected not to pursue criminal prosecutions of the bank
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/outrageous-hsbc-settlement-proves-the-drug-war-is-a-joke-20121213
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Rich people have their own set of rules. I don't understand why we continue to tolerate it.

PS Matt Taibbi rules.
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jennylives wrote:Rich people have their own set of rules. I don't understand why we continue to tolerate it.




SurplusElect wrote:You're a forum veteran. We tolerate it because we would all be homeless, jobless and destitute unless we kiss these peoples bums and throw blind respect their way simply because they exploited the capitalistic system. They are demi-gods.

That and they own every media outlet and politician in North America, lol.



Sounds a lot like a conspiracy.
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jennylives wrote:Rich people have their own set of rules. I don't understand why we continue to tolerate it.


Not sure if there's any other option. Just the way it is...
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