Banking’s dirty secrets have been revealed in a leak of documents which show London is at the heart of global money laundering
The #FinCENFiles are the latest in a series of whistleblowing-led investigations
So, what do we know?
[Thread]
bbc.in/FinCENFiles
The #FinCENFiles are more than 2,500 documents, most of which were files that banks sent to US authorities between 2000 and 2017
The documents raise concerns about what their clients might be doing
bbc.in/FinCENFiles
The #FinCENFiles contain some of the international banking system's most closely guarded secrets
The documents involve about $2tn of transactions
bbc.in/FinCENFiles
The files are the latest in a series of whistleblowing-led investigations that have rocked the world of finance in recent years
Prior to the #FinCENFiles, the sector has been hit by the Paradise Papers, Panama Papers, the Luxembourg leaks and more
bbc.in/3cdyABy
The leak of 2,657 documents, known as the #FinCENFiles, includes 2,100 suspicious activity reports, or SARs
They’re an example of how banks concerns about clients are recorded with authorities in the US
bbc.in/2EjaBV5
Read more about the #FinCENFiles
Discover how they reveal some of the world’s biggest banks allowing criminals to move dirty money around the world: bbc.in/2FEPsp4
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.