> it is not clear that there was any criminal conspiracy involved I thought it was less of a lack of understanding and more of an incredulity at the injustice

> it is not clear that there was any criminal conspiracy involved I thought it was less of a lack of understanding and more of an incredulity at the injustice and inequality of the system. > Worse still, they're accused of helping this guy circumvent their own monitoring systems so that they weren't obliged to report him. This is serious stuff. And billions of dollars of drug and terrorist money just happened to flow through HSBC.... unknowingly? > but that's an entirely separate contoversy No, it's exactly the same controversy. HSBC pays, no one goes to jail, the process repeats itself, and justice isn't served.