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The Swiss arm of HSBC was one of the most private banking institutions in the world until systems engineer Hervé Falciani leaked data related to over 100,000 suspected tax evaders from his employer. Motorsports stars Valentino Rossi, Flavio Briatore, Fernando Alonso and Heikki Kovalainen were on the list of hacked accounts.
According to Bloomberg, HSBC is one of the Swiss banking institutions facing criminal prosecution for allowing clients to deposit cash without revealing their identities. This makes laundering money, hiding ill-begotten cash or evading taxes a lot easier … More
Join Lexus the Dirt Bike Dog and James Stott for an epic ride across the dunes of Little Sahara, Utah.
As he was riding, world champion kitesurfer Mitu Monteiro noticed something floating in the water dangerously close to the rocks of Serra Negra Beach on Sal Island in Cape Verde, Africa.
Disregarding the danger, Monteiro rode in to take a closer look only to discover a distressed sea turtle tangled in plastic and struggling to breath and swim.
“I know it would have died if I didn’t rescue it … Pictures and more