Riggs Bank
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Riggs Bank was a bank headquartered in Washington, D.C. For most of its history, it was the largest bank headquartered in that city. On May 13, 2005, after the exposure of several money laundering sca
Former Riggs National Bank headquarters, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. The rightmost section is the American Security and Trust Company Building.
Former Riggs Bank building, now the Riggs Washington DC Hotel.
The American Security and Trust Company Building, which housed Riggs Bank's headquarters, appeared on the back of the $10 bill, in the background of the Treasury Building.
Augusto Pinochet
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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean army officer and military dictator who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. He led the Chilean Army in the overthrow of President Salvador Allende in 1973 an
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…old ten dollar bill. The bank was investigated for several money laundering scandals, including going to great lengths to allow former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to hide his fortune after his accounts were subjected to asset freezing and for unknowingly allowing the hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks…
Official portrait, c. 1974
The parents of Pinochet: Augusto Pinochet Vera and Avelina Ugarte Martínez
U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger with Pinochet in 1976
Pinochet in 1982