匯豐銀行涉入洗錢
A U.S. Senate investigation has found poor controls at the global bank HSBC allowed Mexican drug traffickers and other criminals to launder billions of dollars into the United States.
A report released before a Senate hearing on the matter Tuesday said the London-based bank also did business with firms linked to terrorism and bypassed U.S. financial sanctions against rogue states such as Iran.
It said HSBC executives and U.S. regulators routinely ignored warning signs and failed to stop illegal behavior between 2002 and 2010, effectively giving criminals and terrorists a portal into the U.S. financial system.
HSBC has released a statement saying its executives will apologize at the Washington hearing, during which lawmakers will question bank officials and U.S. regulators.美國國會參議院的調查結果顯示，全球業務的匯豐銀行管理鬆懈，使墨西哥販毒集團和其他犯罪分子得以向美國轉移數以十億計美元的鉅額資金。
在美國國會參議院星期二就這一問題舉行聽證會之前公佈的一份報告說，匯豐銀行還同與恐怖主義有關的公司做生意，而且不遵守美國對伊朗等國家實行的經濟制裁。
這份報告說，匯豐銀行的高層經管和美國監管人員在2002年至2010年期間經常無視可疑跡象，未能制止非法行爲，實際上爲犯罪分子和恐怖分子提供了進入美國金融系統的通道。
匯豐銀行發表聲明說，該銀行的高層經管將在華盛頓舉行的聽證會上道歉。美國國會議員將在聽證會上對該銀行經管和美國監管人員提出質詢。
