The French authorities charged to HSBC for complicity in tax fraud laundering and illegal marketing of products, plus a deposit of one thousand 490 million dollars, the bank will appeal fine.
The Office of France decided on Thursday to charge to the banking group HSBC Holdings abetting tax fraud laundering, local media reported.
The complaint, which occurred on Wednesday and includes the illegal marketing of products, is accompanied by a security record considered one thousand 490 million dollars, the afternoon Le Monde.
In the revelations of the so-called case “Swissleaks”, in which participated Le Monde revealed that more than 102 billion dollars spent by the bank’s accounts in Geneva over 100,000 customers and 20 thousand to tax havens between November 9 and 31 March 2007.
The suspicions of tax fraud aimed at its Swiss private banking subsidiary during the period 2006-2007.
Through a brief statement HSBC says it will contest the complaint.
“HSBC believes that the decision of the French judges have no legal basis and the deposit is unjustified and excessive,” he says, referring to the nearly one thousand 490 million euros to be paid deposit.
“It is intended to appeal and will vigorously defend itself in any proceedings in the future,” the text
Tip:. A spokesman French business tax in Paris confirmed that it had taken the measure of HSBC Holdings placed under formal investigation, which means that the research could now continue for months.
The scandal of HSBC
On February 9 the French newspaper Le Monde revealed a system designed by HSBC tax evasion used by some clients to hide income of considerable amounts of money.
Information was provided by the computer technician and former employee HSBC, Hervé Falciani.
These are bank accounts for more than 102 billion dollars corresponding to more than 100,000 customers in 203 countries around the world, which the sponsors of the research will uncover criminals, tax evaders and corrupt worldwide.
The information, sheltered under the Swiss Leaks (leaks from Switzerland) project is based on the theft of information corresponding to HSBC bank accounts in Switzerland until 2007.
Falciani said that every year out of Europe between 100 and 300 billion euros (107 and 320 billion dollars) to tax havens to avoid paying taxes. He also said that those who protect tax havens in Europe are companies and banks.
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