---
born: 1944-08-07
category: BCCI Scandal
died: 2026-03-21
location: New York City, New York, USA
summary: Robert Mueller was the head of the Justice Department's criminal division.
tags:
- Person
- BCCI
- Banker
---

Robert Mueller was the head of the [Department of Justice](/organizations/department-of-justice/)'s criminal division.[^1]

### Role in BCCI Scandal

Mueller appeared on ABC's Nightline to refute *Time* magazine's charges regarding the [BCCI](/organizations/bank-of-credit-and-commerce-international/) scandal.[^2] He stated that the Justice Department had won a victory in the Tampa money-laundering case and disputed claims of insufficient investigation.[^3] He denied the existence of missing tapes from [Jack Blum](/people/jack-blum/)'s interviews with former BCCI bankers who discussed political payoffs and BCCI's secret ownership of [First American Bank](/organizations/first-american-bank/).[^4]

Mueller asserted that the Justice Department had provided information leading to the shutdown of BCCI's offices in [Florida](/places/florida/).[^5] He maintained that all allegations or evidence provided to the Justice Department were being pursued.[^6]

[^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 10.
[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 150.
[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 150.
[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 150.
[^5]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 150.
[^6]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 152.