Dear students, dear
readers,
Few days ago, Roberto
Saviano, journalist & author of the book « Gomarra »
wrote this essay about « business » between organized
crime and the biggest global banks. I'm sure you will not lose your
time to read it... :
Where the Mob Keeps Its Money
THE global financial crisis has been a blessing for
organized crime. A series of recent scandals have exposed the
connection between some of the biggest global banks and the seamy
underworld of mobsters, smugglers, drug traffickers and arms dealers.
American banks have profited from money laundering by Latin American
drug cartels, while the European debt crisis has strengthened the
grip of the loan sharks and speculators who control the vast
underground economies in countries like Spain and Greece.
Mutually beneficial relationships between bankers
and gangsters aren’t new, but what’s remarkable is their reach at
the highest levels of global finance. In 2010, Wachovia admitted
that it had essentially helped finance the murderous drug war in
Mexico by failing to identify and stop illicit transactions. The
bank, which was acquired by Wells Fargo during the financial crisis,
agreed to pay $160 million in fines and penalties for tolerating the
laundering, which occurred between 2004 and 2007.
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Mafie I padroni della crisi - Perchè i boss non fanno crac
I CAPITALI mafiosi stanno
traendo profitto dalla crisi economica europea e, più in generale,
dalla crisi economica dell' Occidente, per infiltrare in maniera
capillare l' economia legale. Eppure i capitali mafiosi non sono solo
l' effetto della crisi globale, ma anche e soprattutto la causa,
perché presenti nei flussi economici sin dalle origini di questa
crisi.
A. Cuvelier
