The Swiss bank Credit Suisse managed accounts linked to German Nazis until 2020. On this subject declared the US Senate Budget Committee, which released the results of the survey in question.
As the senators said in a statement, the results of the investigation “raise new questions about the bank’s possible support for Nazis who fled justice after World War II through the so-called” leads of rats “”.
“Credit Suisse appears to have retained the accounts of at least 99 individuals who were either senior Nazi officials in Germany or members of Nazi-linked groups in Argentina,” the Senate committee said.
It should be noted that the vast majority of these accounts were previously unknown.
The investigation revealed that 70 accounts linked to Nazis living in Argentina were opened after 1945. At least 14 of them remained open in the 21st century, and some in 2020. Among the account holders was a person involved in the Nuremberg trials and a high-ranking SS officer.
In March 2020, the Simon Wiesenthal Center told Credit Suisse that it had credible information on accounts possibly linked to the Nazis, according to the budget committee. The bank agreed to investigate, engaging AlixPartners and an independent mediator to oversee the investigation. However, at the end of 2022, this specialist was removed from his post. In 2023, the Senate received information about possible violations related to the investigation and joined to clarify the circumstances.
Senator Chuck Grassley said Credit Suisse initially set “an unreasonably rigid and narrow framework” for the proceedings, but eventually promised to continue the investigation. “We’ll be watching his stringency closely,” Grassley said.
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