Hervé Falciani

Register entry

Hervé Falciani is recorded in this register under the heading “Discloser”, in connection with the role of Former IT employee, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) — discloser. The entry is filed to Geneva (Switzerland), which is the location associated with the role in the published material rather than a statement of present residence or employment.

The data he removed underpinned tax investigations across Europe. Swiss courts treated the removal itself as an offence, while several EU states used the material in enforcement. The register reproduces the substance of the linked source and does not extend it. Where a matter has been appealed, reopened, or closed without findings, that position is stated as the source states it, and the summary line for this entry reads: “Supplied the Swiss account data behind the SwissLeaks disclosures; convicted in absentia in Switzerland for industrial espionage, 2015.”

The entry records a person reported to have raised concerns through internal, parliamentary or regulatory channels. It is a record of disclosure, not of wrongdoing by the person named. Readers assessing counterparty, employment or reputational risk should treat this page as a signpost to the primary material — cited here as Swiss Federal Criminal Court / Reuters — and should verify current status directly with the issuing court, authority or publisher before acting. Corrections and right-of-reply requests are handled through the register's legal notice.