Blackhurst, Chris
Too Big to Jail: Inside Hsbc, the Mexican Drug Cartels and the Greatest Banking Scandal of the Century
- ISBN 13:
- 9781529065077
- author:
- Blackhurst, Chris
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- MacMillan UK
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Business, Business History, Business,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
HSBC's greatest banking scandal of the century is a story of shocking corruption and greed. Between 2003 and 2010, the bank allowed notorious Mexican drug kingpins to launder their ill-gotten money into clean dollars, fueling one of the deadliest drug empires the world has ever seen. The bank's pursuit of global expansion led it to overlook its own high standards of transparency, allowing El Chapo and the Sinaloa cartel to turn their dirty money into legitimate dollars. This extraordinary story, told by journalist Chris Blackhurst, takes readers on a journey across multiple continents, from Hong Kong to Mexico, to uncover the truth behind HSBC's complicity in the drug trade. With unprecedented access to the inner workings of the bank, Blackhurst reveals the shocking extent of HSBC's involvement in the Mexican drug cartels and the devastating consequences that followed.