Amjad Awan
Amjad Awan was a manager of BCCI Panama and later the bank's marketing manager for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Amjad Awan was a manager of BCCI Panama and later the bank's marketing manager for Latin America and the Caribbean.1 He gained notoriety as Manuel Noriega's personal banker, handling his accounts and facilitating illicit financial transactions.2
Role in BCCI's Operations
Awan was deeply involved in BCCI's efforts to hide illicit financial transactions and manage accounts for high-net-worth criminal clients.3 He facilitated the movement of money for drug cartels and maintained a close relationship with Noriega, who was looting his own country.4 Awan also told investigators that BCCI secretly owned and controlled First American Bank and other United States banks.5
In October 1988, Awan was arrested by American Customs agents in Tampa, Florida, as part of a sting operation targeting money laundering and narcotics trafficking.6 He was convicted of money laundering but never testified at his trial.7 Despite his conviction, Awan's testimony and cooperation with investigators were crucial in revealing the extent of BCCI's criminal enterprise.
Connections and Legal Proceedings
Awan's connections extended to high-level figures within BCCI and beyond. He was in contact with Swaleh Naqvi, BCCI's chief operating officer, and was advised by Clark Clifford and Robert Altman, BCCI's chief American counsel, to shred documents and leave the United States.8
His case was part of a larger investigation into BCCI's money laundering activities, which eventually led to the bank pleading guilty in Tampa in 1990.9
Sources
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. ↩
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 8. ↩
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 27. ↩
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 27. ↩
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 28. ↩
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 13. ↩
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 32. ↩
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 41. ↩
- Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 13. ↩
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