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Summary:

A report on Howard Wilkinson, the whistleblower who discovered and revealed Danske Bank was involved in the laundering of approximately $230 billion coming from Russia and former Soviet Union states. Wilkinson worked at a small branch of Danish bank Danske in Estonia, and when asked by a colleague for help with one of the branch's large clients, discovered the client was merely a shell corporation whose public record claimed it was a dormant company but was passing up to $20 million a day through the bank in Russian rubles and withdrawing the money as US dollars. After Wilkinson's whistleblower report, Danske Bank was slow to respond to his concerns and he resigned. An investigation, which is still ongoing, eventually opened into Danske Bank and the money laundering; Wilkinson says it will be very difficult to trace it now. Includes an interview with Stephen Kohn, Wilkinson's lawyer.

Contributors:

Kroft, Steve , onscreen presenter, interviewer

Sharman, Keith , producer

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Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Related Works:

In series: 60 minutes (Television program)

Alternate Titles:

Sixty minutes
One loose thread
1 loose thread
Money laundering

Subjects:

Danske bank (1990- ) — Corrupt practices

Money laundering — Estonia

Whistle blowers — Interviews

Whistle blowing — Estonia

Danske bank (1990- )

Since 1990

Money laundering

Whistle blowers

Whistle blowing

Corruption

Estonia

Genres:

Interviews

Television news programs

Online media

Internet videos

Performers:

Reporter, Steve Kroft.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Originally broadcast on May 19, 2019.
Description based on: Title from title screen (viewed March 08, 2024).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (14 min.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1429691804

Other Control Numbers:

99709524500971 (source: VaAlASP)
5521995 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP5521995/avon