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wnylib

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34. Does the US have the legal right to

Wed Dec 23, 2020, 02:29 PM

Dec 2020

charge employees of a foreign bank for things they did as employees of that bank? If they broke US laws, it seems like they could be charged, but what if they only did things that allowed US citizens to break US law, e.g. giving a loan to someone who misrepresented his income? If they knew he misrepresented it, they would be accountable to their employer and perhaps to German law, but would US law apply to them?

Also, If Trump then misrepresented the value of his income or properties, loans, interest, etc. on his tax returns, the German bank employees would not be liable, would they?

I'm no expert on American law, and I know even less about international laws.

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An observation about the resignations of Trump's Deutsche Bankers [View all] PJMcK Dec 2020 OP

Also, if Trump pardoned them, gab13by13 Dec 2020 #1

Trump can't "pardon" them PJMcK Dec 2020 #3

Also - Isn't this investigation wnylib Dec 2020 #7

The net could get pretty wide PJMcK Dec 2020 #10

Does the US have the legal right to wnylib Dec 2020 #34

See post #16 below your post (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2020 #37

Ok. Thanks. wnylib Dec 2020 #40

Deutsche Bank is a German bank. Lochloosa Dec 2020 #16

If the banking is done in the US, any crimes would fall under US law. n/t Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2020 #17

Not necessarily. DFW Dec 2020 #18

Deutsche Bank in the US is mainly Bankers Trust of NY and Alex Brown of Baltimore, acquired in '99 Klaralven Dec 2020 #28

Conflict of interest should be enough Klaralven Dec 2020 #2

Great find! PJMcK Dec 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #24

About that nit.... intrepidity Dec 2020 #5

Here's how I parsed it PJMcK Dec 2020 #6

You are correct. It's called wnylib Dec 2020 #8

Thanks! PJMcK Dec 2020 #9

LOL. Same here as far as remembering wnylib Dec 2020 #32

YES! 2naSalit Dec 2020 #12

Oh, those terms are all vaguely familiar intrepidity Dec 2020 #15

BTW, I also learned one should not ever end sentences in a preposition. Backseat Driver Dec 2020 #29

I was taught that the rule against wnylib Dec 2020 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #25

I guess what I was thinking was that the "acceptance" intrepidity Dec 2020 #14

"Resignations" is plural, imho secondwind Dec 2020 #20

Someone I'm close to is an executive at a large bank dlk Dec 2020 #11

Unfortunately he's touched the United States. NNadir Dec 2020 #13

What about Justice Kennedy's son? I thought he was part of that group Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #19

I have been wondering the same thing. Funny how he has disappeared from the news. Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #26

Probably got promoted and moved to a different part of the bank. Buckeyeblue Dec 2020 #31

Geez, you are probably right. :(. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #38

I hope I am wrong but I think both Ms. Rosemary Vrablic and Ms. Dominic Scalzi are gonna go ... Botany Dec 2020 #21

I thought I read that SCOTUS Kennedy's son was transferred to another position in a different area Backseat Driver Dec 2020 #30

Definitely, they were canned, PRETZEL Dec 2020 #22

I think they are going to take the fall for Deutsche. nt Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #27

Assuming they don't take a fall out a window. nt Pluvious Dec 2020 #35

Or they get bad underwear. :( Irish_Dem Dec 2020 #39

Hope they sing malaise Dec 2020 #23

They will have signed some NDA or similar linked to their generous payout. BSdetect Dec 2020 #36

The Douche Bags of Deutsche Bank Blue Owl Dec 2020 #41