Farage has bank accounts closed

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Freakbro said:
Says the guy whose first post in the thread started with



<Clownface> :cry:
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What made me laugh is when he quoted The Hitch. There is absolutely no doubt Christopher Hitchens would despise his political beliefs, the same Hitch that was a self confessed leftist.

If I were a betting man I'd wager a months money its happened due to the bank(s) spotting what they believe is illegal activity. The man has white collar crime written all over his smug face.
 
Colonel_Klinck said:
What made me laugh is when he quoted The Hitch. There is absolutely no doubt Christopher Hitchens would despise his political beliefs, the same Hitch that was a self confessed leftist.

If I were a betting man I'd wager a months money its happened due to the bank(s) spotting what they believe is illegal activity. The man has white collar crime written all over his smug face.
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It was for a business account not a personal account.
 
sigma said:
It was for a business account not a personal account.
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And? You think he wouldn't be involved in dirty money with a business account?

I'd also wager he knows exactly why this has happened, he's just using his hero Trump's playbook, play the victim, its them not him, he's protecting all of us, they are only going after him because he's a threat to them blah blah blah.
 
Colonel_Klinck said:
And? You think he wouldn't be involved in dirty money with a business account?

I'd also wager he knows exactly why this has happened, he's just using his hero Trump's playbook, play the victim, its them not him, he's protecting all of us, they are only going after him because he's a threat to them blah blah blah.
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Point being that he can still open a personal account.
 
sigma said:
Who regulates the Task Force?
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Now, I do have to warn you that I like AML so I'm enjoying talking about it and looking stuff up... So carry on asking questions if you like.

Ultimately I believe the FATF is monitored by its member countries, which from their website are currently:

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Pudney said:
I don't think that's enough to be a PEP. But I haven't looked at the definition for a few months since I did my annual training :cry:

https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/anti-money-laundering/peps
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Weird as the actual legislation is more expansive than that...
(14) For the purposes of paragraphs (9), (11) and (12)(a), individuals entrusted with prominent public functions include—
(a)heads of state, heads of government, ministers and deputy or assistant ministers;
(b)members of parliament or of similar legislative bodies;
(c)members of the governing bodies of political parties;
(d)members of supreme courts, of constitutional courts or of any judicial body the decisions of which are not subject to further appeal except in exceptional circumstances;
(e)members of courts of auditors or of the boards of central banks;
(f)ambassadors, charges d’affaires and high-ranking officers in the armed forces;
(g)members of the administrative, management or supervisory bodies of State-owned enterprises;
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Not saying the link you provided is wrong as it could be me reading it wrong, it's late.

e: I would guess (c) could be applicable but then hasn't he been in charge of his political party for yonks.
 
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Caracus2k said:
Your stunning in ability to use words coherently continues to shine through. You are clearly very smart and articulate
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Caracus2k said:
Nonsence on stilts!
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Caracus2k said:
Again please don't insult everyone's intelligence with this nonsence
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Caracus2k said:
Dealt with this nonsence already...
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Keep going, we're all basking in your articulacy and ability to communicate those thoughts that are generated by it to others :)
 
sigma said:
It was for a business account not a personal account.
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Learn to read....

the offer of a personal account was made later on today (at around 18:45 hours)

inews.co.uk

What we know about Nigel Farage's claim he has been shut out of his bank accounts

In a six-minute video on Twitter, Mr Farage says he can no longer get a bank account. How true could his claims be?
inews.co.uk inews.co.uk

Nigel Farage has claimed he has been shut out of the UK banking system due to his involvement in the Brexit referendum.

In a video posted to Twitter on Thursday, the former Brexit party leader said the accounts he held with the same bank since 1980 – which he did not name – are being closed, and that he was refused personal and business accounts at seven other UK banks when he tried to open new ones.

Mr Farage claimed without a bank account he is a “non-person” in Britain and will threaten his ability to “exist and function”.

“I won’t really be able to exist and function in a modern 21st century Britain,” he said.

Later on Thursday night, on GB News, Mr Farage said the bank had called him up and offered him a personal account within the banking group division, but not a business account. He said he was considering whether “life was worth living” in the UK.
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Nigel Farage Said at 04:48 on the clip onwards:
"Well you can knock me down with a feather, the phone rang at quarter to 7 and it was the bank that wants to close me down completely in a few weeks time. The claimed there's nothing political at all in what they are doing, its purely a commercial decision. And it was said to me on the phone a few minutes ago they could get me a personal account with another bank that is part of the same group but that doesn't apply to the business acount
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