Swiss Secrets: Credit Suisse Massive Leak Reveals Accounts Held by Politicians, Criminals and Suspects

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Friday, February 25, 2022
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 

On February 20, 2022, the Panama Papers-style results of investigations were published. They reveal secrets about Credit Suisse’s (CS) accounts and identity of its clients.

 An extraordinary leak of data from Credit Suisse, one of the world’s most iconic banks, is exposing how the bank allegedly held hundreds of millions of dollars for heads of state, intelligence officials, sanctioned businessmen, and human rights abusers, among many others.[1]



* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publication on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.

[1] Jesse Drucker and Ben Hubbard, Vast Leak Exposes How Credit Suisse Served Strongmen and Spies,  New York Times, February 20, 2022.