SwedenConvicted on appeal of gross swindling, 15 months — further appeal reported
Named persons · Nordics · Switzerland · EU
Individuals recorded in Nordic and European financial case files
Three kinds of entry appear here in one index: individuals whose convictions or proceedings are recorded by a court, individuals who made a protected disclosure, and individuals named in an open disclosure held by this register. Each card states which it is and links to the source.
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Sweden
GermanyOn trial before the Munich Regional Court on fraud and accounting charges; he denies wrongdoing
SpainConvicted by the Audiencia Nacional in 2017 over undeclared corporate expense cards
SpainConvicted of misappropriation in the Caja Madrid expense-card case, 2017
PortugalCharged with fraud, forgery and money laundering over the 2014 collapse of Banco Espírito Santo; proceedings ongoing
SwitzerlandNamed in an open protected disclosure
LatviaProsecuted over alleged solicitation of bribes from a Latvian bank; detained in 2018
NetherlandsNamed by Dutch prosecutors in 2022 proceedings over supervision of anti-money-laundering failings at ING
FinlandLed Nordea during the period examined by Nordic supervisors after the 2016 Panama Papers disclosures
NorwayLed DNB during the period covered by Panama Papers scrutiny of its Luxembourg unit
SwedenLed SEB during part of the period examined in Finansinspektionen's Baltic anti-money-laundering review
SwitzerlandSupplied the Swiss account data behind the SwissLeaks disclosures; convicted in absentia in Switzerland for industrial espionage, 2015
SwitzerlandDisclosed offshore client data to journalists and WikiLeaks; Swiss banking-secrecy convictions were largely overturned by the Federal Supreme Court in 2016
ItalyConvicted at first instance in 2020 over derivatives accounting at Monte dei Paschi; acquitted on appeal in 2022
SwedenNamed in an open protected disclosure
GermanyTried in the Mannesmann bonus proceedings; the case ended in 2006 with a settlement and no conviction
SwitzerlandWegelin & Co., Switzerland's oldest private bank, was indicted in the United States in 2012 and wound down after pleading guilty in 2013
SwitzerlandConvicted by a Geneva court in 2021 of corruption of foreign public officials; conviction reviewed on appeal
Panama · EU exposureTried in Panama over money laundering linked to the Panama Papers structures; acquitted in 2024
Portugal · AngolaCharged in Angola and subject to asset freezes in Portugal following the 2020 Luanda Leaks disclosures; she denies wrongdoing
France · NetherlandsSubject of French charges relating to alleged misuse of corporate funds; he denies wrongdoing and remains outside French jurisdiction
FranceAccepted a negotiated settlement in France in 2021 in a corruption case concerning African port concessions
FranceTried over the arbitration award paid from public funds in the Crédit Lyonnais affair; acquitted in 2019, with an appeal by prosecutors
IcelandResigned in 2016 after the Panama Papers disclosed an offshore company holding claims on the collapsed Icelandic banks; no charges were brought
SwedenNamed in an open protected disclosure
FranceTestified for the French authorities in the UBS France cross-border solicitation case; awarded protection as a whistleblower
ItalyConvicted in 2011 of market abuse in connection with the Banca Popolare Italiana bid for Antonveneta; resigned as governor in 2005
FranceConvicted of tax fraud and money laundering over undeclared Swiss and Singapore accounts; sentence confirmed on appeal in 2018
SwitzerlandResigned in 2020 after the bank's board inquiry into the surveillance of executives; FINMA's 2021 findings recorded no personal knowledge on his part
DenmarkResigned in 2018 after Danske Bank disclosed the scale of Estonia-branch payments; indicted in 2019, acquitted in 2022
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DenmarkGovernor during the period when the FSA examined Danske Bank's Estonia branch and the Nationalbank commented on anti-money-laundering controls
FranceConvicted by French courts in 2010 over unauthorised index-futures positions; a 2014 appeal reduced the sentence
United Kingdom · SingaporeConvicted in Singapore in 1995 over unauthorised trading that led to the collapse of Barings Bank
United Kingdom · GhanaConvicted by a London court in 2012 over unauthorised trading that caused a $2.3bn loss at UBS
SwedenNamed in an open protected disclosure
United Kingdom · United StatesFCA and PRA fined him in 2023 for describing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as 'close' and 'professional'
GermanyLed Deutsche Bank during the period covered by the 2023 BaFin enforcement order over anti-money-laundering controls
Germany · United KingdomLed Deutsche Bank during the period when the bank was fined by the FCA and NYDFS over LIBOR and FX conduct
United KingdomConvicted by a London jury in 2015 of conspiracy to defraud in connection with LIBOR manipulation
Germany · AustriaSubject of a German arrest warrant issued in 2020 in connection with the Wirecard proceedings; whereabouts unknown
Germany · United Arab EmiratesPrincipal prosecution witness in the Munich Wirecard trial; in custody from 2020 pending proceedings
Denmark · United KingdomConvicted by a Danish court in December 2024 in the cum-ex dividend tax proceedings
SwitzerlandConvicted at first instance by the Zurich District Court in 2022; the judgment was set aside on appeal and the case returned for retrial
DenmarkCharged by Danish prosecutors in 2019 in connection with the bank's Estonian branch; proceedings later discontinued
SwitzerlandNamed in an open protected disclosure
DenmarkChaired the Danske Bank board during the period covered by the Finanstilsynet orders on the Estonian branch
France · United KingdomCooperating witness in the US and UK reviews of the 2012 synthetic credit portfolio losses; no charges brought against him
Switzerland · United StatesIndicted in the United States in 2008 over cross-border private banking; acquitted at trial in 2014
Switzerland · United StatesDisclosed UBS cross-border private banking practices to US authorities; served a custodial sentence and later received a whistleblower award
Luxembourg · FranceSource of the LuxLeaks tax ruling documents; convictions at first instance were overturned by the Luxembourg Court of Cassation in 2018
Germany · United StatesSubject of a US indictment over hedge fund portfolio valuations; arrested in Italy in 2013 and released after extradition proceedings failed
SwitzerlandLed Julius Baer during the period covered by FINMA's 2020 enforcement finding on anti-money-laundering controls
ItalyConvicted by the Italian courts in connection with the collapse of Parmalat in 2003; sentences confirmed on appeal
SwitzerlandNamed in an open protected disclosure
ItalyConvicted in the Italian proceedings arising from the 2005 contested takeover of Banca Antonveneta
AustriaDefendant in civil proceedings brought by the Madoff trustee in relation to feeder-fund flows; the English High Court dismissed the claim against her in 2013
AustriaInvestigated by Vienna prosecutors over the marketing of Meinl European Land certificates; proceedings against him were discontinued
AustriaConvicted in Vienna in 2008 over losses incurred through Caribbean speculative transactions; conviction upheld on appeal
AustriaConvicted in Austrian proceedings arising from the collapse of Hypo Alpe-Adria; several counts were reviewed on appeal
IcelandConvicted by the Supreme Court of Iceland in 2015 in the al-Thani share purchase proceedings
IcelandConvicted in the same Icelandic proceedings concerning the al-Thani share purchase; sentence confirmed in 2015
IcelandConvicted in Icelandic proceedings concerning lending decisions taken before the 2008 collapse of Glitnir
IcelandConvicted in the Icelandic market-manipulation proceedings concerning Landsbanki share trading before the 2008 collapse
HWDenmark
Raised the Estonia branch concerns internally, later gave public evidence
HSIceland
Market-manipulation conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of Iceland, 2015
SEIceland
Market-manipulation conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of Iceland, 2015
OOIceland
Market-manipulation conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of Iceland, 2015
MGIceland
Market-manipulation conviction upheld by the Supreme Court of Iceland, 2015
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