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Article

15 Jul 2004

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BBC News

US bank [Riggs Bank] 'hid Pinochet millions'

A US Senate report has alleged that a US bank helped former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet hide up to $8m and evade efforts to seize his assets..."In 1998, when Mr Pinochet was arrested in London on charges of crimes against humanity and a court issued an order seeking to freeze his bank accounts, Riggs quietly helped him move money from London to the United States," said Senator Carl Levin...