Ambrosia again: the Vatican's business
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The case of former Banco Ambrosiano chairman Roberto Calvi, who was found hanged in London in 1982, has gotten more involved. The bank collapsed and 33 people were convicted of fraud, but it is thought that Calvi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia who were using his bank to launder drug money.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Questions: BCCI
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The case of BCCI remain unresolved, because of accusations that Price Waterhouse created a conflict of interest as the bank's auditor. A district attorney in the US is accusing two lawyers of keeping ownership of First American Bankshares by BCCI a secret.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Buck passing
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Mohammed Abdul Baqi is being investigated on charges that he conspired in misleading the auditors of BCCI. Price Waterhouse and the Bank of England have been criticized for failing to detect and prevent fraud at BCCI at an early time.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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