Kate Leinbaugh
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So they haven't investigated or they haven't fully probed all of these files. That's the work that's going on right now is to understand the significance of the people that had that blacklist, that were on the blacklist, had that stamp on their files, to really understand what they were doing and how that might fit in with the investigation.
So Borofsky told senators that the investigation uncovered scores of individuals and entities who were linked to Nazi atrocities and that these either hadn't been identified before or the full nature of Credit Suisse's involvement hadn't ever been reported publicly. The investigators also find accounts for several hundred alleged Nazi intermediaries, such as lawyers.
So Borofsky told senators that the investigation uncovered scores of individuals and entities who were linked to Nazi atrocities and that these either hadn't been identified before or the full nature of Credit Suisse's involvement hadn't ever been reported publicly. The investigators also find accounts for several hundred alleged Nazi intermediaries, such as lawyers.
So Borofsky told senators that the investigation uncovered scores of individuals and entities who were linked to Nazi atrocities and that these either hadn't been identified before or the full nature of Credit Suisse's involvement hadn't ever been reported publicly. The investigators also find accounts for several hundred alleged Nazi intermediaries, such as lawyers.
And these are people who had helped the Nazis hide gold or loot Jewish assets or just generally support the war economy under the Nazis. But these are the new leads that Borowski and the investigators are pursuing now. Borowski also found information that the bank hadn't disclosed before about a specific account that other researchers had identified years ago, back in the 1990s.
And these are people who had helped the Nazis hide gold or loot Jewish assets or just generally support the war economy under the Nazis. But these are the new leads that Borowski and the investigators are pursuing now. Borowski also found information that the bank hadn't disclosed before about a specific account that other researchers had identified years ago, back in the 1990s.
And these are people who had helped the Nazis hide gold or loot Jewish assets or just generally support the war economy under the Nazis. But these are the new leads that Borowski and the investigators are pursuing now. Borowski also found information that the bank hadn't disclosed before about a specific account that other researchers had identified years ago, back in the 1990s.
So this was an account controlled by two SS officers and a Swiss intermediary. And so Credit Suisse in the 1990s had told one of the commissions looking at this issue that it couldn't find any information about this account. But Borowski found that the bank did know about the account. It had documentation in its files in those 1990s reviews.
So this was an account controlled by two SS officers and a Swiss intermediary. And so Credit Suisse in the 1990s had told one of the commissions looking at this issue that it couldn't find any information about this account. But Borowski found that the bank did know about the account. It had documentation in its files in those 1990s reviews.
So this was an account controlled by two SS officers and a Swiss intermediary. And so Credit Suisse in the 1990s had told one of the commissions looking at this issue that it couldn't find any information about this account. But Borowski found that the bank did know about the account. It had documentation in its files in those 1990s reviews.
So this account is important because this Swiss intermediary could have kept sending cash to the Nazis after the war ended, since it was in the name of a Swiss person. And that's the kind of question that Borowski is looking at now, like whether that happened or not, and what happened with some of these assets and with some of this money.
So this account is important because this Swiss intermediary could have kept sending cash to the Nazis after the war ended, since it was in the name of a Swiss person. And that's the kind of question that Borowski is looking at now, like whether that happened or not, and what happened with some of these assets and with some of this money.
So this account is important because this Swiss intermediary could have kept sending cash to the Nazis after the war ended, since it was in the name of a Swiss person. And that's the kind of question that Borowski is looking at now, like whether that happened or not, and what happened with some of these assets and with some of this money.
I think one lesson is that if there are secrets to hide, sometimes it's better just to come clean at the moment of cleansing, which was supposed to be in the 90s. That was supposed to be the moment for the banks to really come clean.
I think one lesson is that if there are secrets to hide, sometimes it's better just to come clean at the moment of cleansing, which was supposed to be in the 90s. That was supposed to be the moment for the banks to really come clean.
I think one lesson is that if there are secrets to hide, sometimes it's better just to come clean at the moment of cleansing, which was supposed to be in the 90s. That was supposed to be the moment for the banks to really come clean.
You know, Switzerland has been a haven for money, and that includes dirty money. And so when a government is deposed or a dictator flees, then often the first place people look is, you know, well, where's the money? Where is it? And often a portion of it is in Switzerland.
You know, Switzerland has been a haven for money, and that includes dirty money. And so when a government is deposed or a dictator flees, then often the first place people look is, you know, well, where's the money? Where is it? And often a portion of it is in Switzerland.
You know, Switzerland has been a haven for money, and that includes dirty money. And so when a government is deposed or a dictator flees, then often the first place people look is, you know, well, where's the money? Where is it? And often a portion of it is in Switzerland.
So there's a sense that this could be a wake-up call for Swiss banks that the past cannot be fully left behind, that the past can come back many years later and harm your reputation again.