HSBC (FINCEN)

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Department of the Treasury of the United States of America.

It is a clone of this request.

Tracking #

2016-208

Status
Completed

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From: Michael Best

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Records relating to SBC Holdings plc (HSBC Group), a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London—and HSBC Bank USA N.A. (HSBC Bank USA) (together, HSBC). The HSBC Group violated IEEPA and TWEA by illegally conducting transactions on behalf of customers in Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan, and Burma—all countries that were subject to sanctions enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the time of the transactions. Please include materials relating to HSBC's 2012 agreement to forfeit $1.256 billion and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department for HSBC’s violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) as well as all other HSBC-related materials.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Best

From: MuckRock

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Records relating to SBC Holdings plc (HSBC Group), a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London—and HSBC Bank USA N.A. (HSBC Bank USA) (together, HSBC). The HSBC Group violated IEEPA and TWEA by illegally conducting transactions on behalf of customers in Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan, and Burma—all countries that were subject to sanctions enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the time of the transactions. Please include materials relating to HSBC's 2012 agreement to forfeit $1.256 billion and enter into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department for HSBC’s violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) as well as all other HSBC-related materials.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Best

From: FinCEN FOIA

Mr. Best,

Attached is the acknowledgement letter to your FOIA request, #17-208, from Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) FOIA Office.

Sincerely,

Gilbert Paist
Disclosure Office (FOIA Officer) & Sr. Program and Project Management Advisor
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
PO Box 39
Vienna, VA 22183

Do not reply to this email. The message will not be able to be received.

From: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Department of the Treasury

A fix is required to perfect the request.

From: Emma North-Best

Yes I am still interested in this and all other FOIA requests, from now until the end of time.

From: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Department of the Treasury

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: Emma North-Best

I am appealing the integrity of the search in its entirety, as the documents produced do not indicate a thorough and good faith search was performed and materials specifically requested were not provided.

From: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Department of the Treasury

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

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