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| HSBC investigating claims of criminal account holders | HSBC investigating claims of criminal account holders |
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| HSBC bank says it is looking into allegations that criminals have used offshore accounts at its Jersey operation for money laundering. | HSBC bank says it is looking into allegations that criminals have used offshore accounts at its Jersey operation for money laundering. |
| The bank issued a statement after the Daily Telegraph newspaper said it was at the centre of a major investigation by HM Revenue and Customs. | The bank issued a statement after the Daily Telegraph newspaper said it was at the centre of a major investigation by HM Revenue and Customs. |
| HSBC said it was investigating "an alleged loss of certain client data in Jersey as a matter of urgency". | HSBC said it was investigating "an alleged loss of certain client data in Jersey as a matter of urgency". |
| But it added it had not been contacted by HMRC or any other authority. | But it added it had not been contacted by HMRC or any other authority. |
| According to the Daily Telegraph, the tax authorities have obtained details of "every British client of HSBC in Jersey" based on information provided by a whistleblower this week. | |
| It is reported that the 4,000 offshore account holders include a well-known drug dealer living in Central America, bankers who face allegations of fraud and a man once dubbed London's "number two crook". |