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Silvio Berlusconi - Celtic Tiger Laundering Probe

  • 18-06-2013 11:52am
    #1
    dublinman1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭


    I had read this on the front page of The Irish Sun yesterday.

    http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepage/news/4973007/Silvio-Berlusconi-cash-probe-eyes-Celtic-Tiger-firm.html

    What a pure disgrace of a man. Somebody as high profile as Berlusconi being investigated for this crime is highly justified. But; the resources for this type of crime should have been done a long time ago when the last Government was in power.

    I'm sure that this country won't be welcoming him with open arms any time soon or even ever. I hope he sees what is coming to him.


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  • #2
    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Those bunga bunga parties don't pay for themselves!


  • #3
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,071 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Ah, classic Silvio


    Wouldn't surprise me in least if true
    But will wait for more credible source than The Sun


  • #4
    donegal_road
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭donegal_road


    it has been said that shortly after the Irish banking guarantee was declared, hundreds of millions from dubious sources landed in Irish banks. Both the Russian and Italian mafia were mentioned as depositors.


  • #5
    dublinman1990
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    There are two more sources there for you.

    http://en.apocalisselaica.net/fuori-tema/cronaca/berlusconi-indagato-in-irlanda-per-evasione-e-riciclaggio

    http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/gardai-in-bid-to-trace-berlusconi-100000-29352355.html


  • #6
    SEPT 23 1989
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,028 ✭✭✭✭SEPT 23 1989


    Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre = wild west


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  • #7
    Eoin
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    donegal_road wrote: »
    it has been said that shortly after the Irish banking guarantee was declared, hundreds of millions from dubious sources landed in Irish banks. Both the Russian and Italian mafia were mentioned as depositors.

    Wasn't the guarantee limited to 100,000? You'd need to open a lot of accounts for that to make it worth your while; especially when there are countries whose banking industry pretty much specialises in laundering money.


  • #8
    bear1
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    What would happen if it is found he did indeed launder the money? Extradition request from Italy to Ireland?
    I can really see the Italians letting him onto the plane :rolleyes:


  • #9
    martinedwards
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    after all, the Irish have such a good history of extradition to other EU countries......


  • #10
    Phill Ewinn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭Phill Ewinn


    Eoin wrote: »
    Wasn't the guarantee limited to 100,000? You'd need to open a lot of accounts for that to make it worth your while; especially when there are countries whose banking industry pretty much specialises in laundering money.

    Think it's implied that "loans" were taken out on the backs of these deposits or something. Anglo bailout fraud didn't happen by itself.


  • #11
    donegal_road
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    Eoin wrote: »
    Wasn't the guarantee limited to 100,000? You'd need to open a lot of accounts for that to make it worth your while; especially when there are countries whose banking industry pretty much specialises in laundering money.

    It was Anglo owned Austrian bank that dealt with the mafia transactions, and it happened before the banking guarantee, my mistake

    http://www.politicalworld.org/showthread.php?4258-Anglo-Irish-s-Austrian-branch-in-mafia-money-laundering-probe-the-strange-sale-of-Austrian-Anglo


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