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Swaleh Naqvi

Swaleh Naqvi

British Pakistani white-collar criminal

Mohammed Swaleh Naqvi (1933 – 7 September 2019) was a British Pakistani banker and convicted felon who was the chief executive officer of Bank of Credit and Commerce International.[1] He was convicted in the BCCI banking fraud and served jail time for eight years.[2]

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Career

Naqvi was made chief executive officer of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in 1988.[3] In October 1994, he was jailed for eight years in the BCCI banking fraud and was fined $255.4 million by a U.S. federal court.[4][5]

Death

Naqvi died on 7 September 2019, in Karachi after a brief illness.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Walsh, Sharon (20 October 1994). "FORMER BCCI OFFICIAL NAQVI SENTENCED TO PRISON". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. [2]
    Willcock, John (19 October 1994). "BCCI chief sentenced to eight years". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Down memory lane: 24 years on, BCCI saga still haunts". The Express Tribune. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. [4]
    Lewis, Neil A. (20 October 1994). "Former B.C.C.I. Chief Given 8-Year Jail Term". The New York Times. p. D2. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Prison term: Former top BCCI executive Swaleh..." Chicago Tribune. 19 October 1994. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. [6]
    "A legend of Pakistan Swaleh Naqvi passes away". The Financial Daily. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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