![]() ![]() But if it's just a matter of taxes, that is of no concern to us." "We wouldn't want to handle criminal money, of course. "Many of your largest corporations, many of your movie stars, do much the same thing here," says the banker. If the American were questioned by the Internal Revenue Service or other authorities about the source of his wealth, he could point to his loan from a respected international bank. The Caribbean branch would then "lend" the American his own money held in Rotterdam. The American would control the newly created Dutch corporation through an Antilles trust company, but his identity as the owner would be protected by the island group's impenetrable secrecy laws. Under this multilayered plan, the Paris bank would set up a corporation for the customer in Rotterdam, where he would deposit his cash in the bank's local branch. ![]() In that case, says the banker, he can arrange a so-called Dutch sandwich. "This money isn't, ah, tainted, is it?" When the American assures him it is not, the officer of the Curacao branch of the French-owned Credit Lyonnais Nederland smiles and orders another tonic water. During refreshments, the prospective customer says he expects a six-figure cash windfall soon and would like to bring the money "quietly" into the U.S. ![]() Willemstad, the sunny Caribbean capital of the Netherlands Antilles, a banker ushers an American visitor through a hotel casino and into a dining room overlooking the harbor. ![]()
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