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The BCCI Affair

December 1992

A Report to the Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate

by Senator John Kerry and Senator Hank Brown

(December 1992 102d Congress 2d Session Senate Print 102-140)

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction and Summary of Investigation

The Origin and Early Years of BCCI

BCCI's Criminality

BCCI's Relationship with Foreign Governments, Central Banks, and International Organizations

BCCI in the United States - Initial Entry and FGB and NBG Takeovers

BCCI in the United States - Part Two: Acquisition, Consolidation, and Consequences

BCCI and Law Enforcement - The Justice Deparment and the US Customs Service

BCCI and Law Enforcement - District Attorney of New York

BCCI and Its Accountants

BCCI, The CIA and Foreign Intelligence

The Regulators

Clark Clifford and Robert Altman

Abu Dhabi: BCCI's Founding and Majority Stockholders

Mohammed Hammoud: BCCI's Flexible Frontman

BCCI And Georgia Politicians

BCCI's Lawyers and Lobbyists

Hill and Knowlton and BCCI's PR Campaign

Ed Rogers and Kamal Adham

BCCI and Kissinger Associates

Capcom: A Case Study of Money Laundering

Legislative and Policy Recommendations

Appendix - Matters For Further Investigation, Witnesses and Writs