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Kid Berwyn

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45. Court that gave back the loot stolen by Pinochet, yes.
Sun Jan 23, 2022, 12:50 PM
Jan 2022

The bank pleaded guilty.



Riggs Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Case

By Eric Dash
The New York Times, Jan. 28, 2005

Riggs Bank in Washington pleaded guilty yesterday to repeatedly failing to report suspicious transactions in bank accounts held by the leaders of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea and by Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former dictator of Chile.

Riggs agreed to pay a $16 million penalty as part of a deal that would avoid prosecution of the bank and its holding company, Riggs National Corporation, on charges related to money laundering that has linked the financial and political worlds. The bank also agreed to continue to cooperate with a Justice Department investigation, including inquiries into the activities of several former executives and managers.

The settlement came after two months of negotiations between the bank and federal prosecutors and was submitted yesterday to Judge Ricardo Urbina of Federal District Court in Washington. Judge Urbina accepted the plea on a provisional basis but asked for verification that the information submitted was accurate and complete. And, in an effort to ensure that the penalty was not a slap on the wrist, he asked whether the $16 million fine was sufficient.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/business/riggs-pleads-guilty-in-moneylaundering-case.html



Does that court count?

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Another peculiar story for a "right wing rag" to publish... brooklynite Jan 2022 #1
Are you talking about Politico? ificandream Jan 2022 #9
Politico's founders were quite Center-Right Miguelito Loveless Jan 2022 #13
Nope .... ificandream Jan 2022 #16
POLITICO was started by Bush family chum Joseph Albritton. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #26
Thanks for that information Farmer-Rick Jan 2022 #36
What Kissinger said about Democracy in Chile... Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #43
Any of this proven in a court or law regarding Alibritton? Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #39
It's what the US Senate found. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #42
Ok, so no. Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #44
Court that gave back the loot stolen by Pinochet, yes. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #45
No. Not correct person mentioned. Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2022 #46
Allbritton family's bank and publication. Kid Berwyn Jan 2022 #47
I agree, but many people here don't brooklynite Jan 2022 #14
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