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Cosmo Blues

(2,481 posts)
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 06:35 PM Sep 2020

Secret documents show how North Korea launders money through U.S. banks

Source: NBC

North Korea carried out an elaborate money laundering scheme for years using a string of shell companies and help from Chinese firms, moving money through prominent banks in New York, according to confidential bank documents reviewed by NBC News.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/secret-documents-show-how-north-korea-launders-money-through-u-n1240329

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Secret documents show how North Korea launders money through U.S. banks (Original Post) Cosmo Blues Sep 2020 OP
So is this why the Donald is in love with this "guy" they all have the same banks turbinetree Sep 2020 #1
"breaking news" story has been reported on VOA Korea in various forms for years soryang Sep 2020 #2
Have we seen any documents naming Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #3
That's the question that immediately popped into my mind. eppur_se_muova Sep 2020 #6
Understand Mitch's Senate PAC Wellstone ruled Sep 2020 #8
"All clean" dalton99a Sep 2020 #4
This is a bigger story soryang Sep 2020 #5
They make it sound like the ruse was the use of off shore companies ToxMarz Sep 2020 #7
"Your Excellency Sir!" Kid Berwyn Sep 2020 #9
and wth all these 'laundry's' llashram Sep 2020 #10

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
1. So is this why the Donald is in love with this "guy" they all have the same banks
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 06:48 PM
Sep 2020

just fucking amazing...............but we have senate run by republicans doing exactly what again..............oh I know packing courts...................can't find time to have hearings on this shit.................

soryang

(3,299 posts)
2. "breaking news" story has been reported on VOA Korea in various forms for years
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:00 PM
Sep 2020

"The suspected laundering by North Korea-linked organizations amounted to more than $174.8 million over a period of several years, with transactions cleared through U.S. banks, including JP Morgan and the Bank of New York Mellon, according to the documents."

the several years appears to be ten years.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
3. Have we seen any documents naming
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:04 PM
Sep 2020

Mrs.McConnell and Family to this crap? Understand a first Cousin of Chao's is a Major Bank VP in China and is tied to Chao's Family Shipping Company.

eppur_se_muova

(36,261 posts)
6. That's the question that immediately popped into my mind.
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 08:17 PM
Sep 2020

Once Consigliere Barr is gone, our new AG needs to dig deep into the Russia/Deutsche Bank mess -- and not exclude any other money-laundering operation that turns up.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
8. Understand Mitch's Senate PAC
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 09:52 PM
Sep 2020

washed tens of millions of China Dollars in 16'and again in 18'. Plus Lady G is up to his G string in this thingee.

soryang

(3,299 posts)
5. This is a bigger story
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 07:32 PM
Sep 2020

Leak reveals $2tn of possibly corrupt US financial activity
Among those named in reports is Paul Manafort, former political strategist for Donald Trump

David Pegg The Guardian

Sun 20 Sep 2020 14.58 EDT Last modified on Sun 20 Sep 2020 18.34 EDT
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ToxMarz

(2,166 posts)
7. They make it sound like the ruse was the use of off shore companies
Sun Sep 20, 2020, 09:51 PM
Sep 2020

and the Chinese government, rather than the "prominent" banks.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
10. and wth all these 'laundry's'
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 12:08 PM
Sep 2020

stump and his grifter family get their cut? His organization(s)/administration/family, especially DOJ, is part of stumps a criminal enterprise as is well known but kept on the down-low as to not make this country the laughing stock more than the howls of laughter, contempt and derision I hear/read and through contact experienced every day from around the world.

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