That banker assisted Tony Abi Saab to open accounts and manage money that came from the US Government contract in Afghanistan for which Tony was arrested. Despite the accusation and arrest the bank continue to manage the money to disburse it to his affiliated in other illegal activities.
The Blom Bank (Lebanon) has been unaware since a banker friend orchestrated such transactions with utmost anonymity as he too stood to benefit from this fraud. That person is extremely loyal to Tony Abi Saab, especially as the larger than life Tony Abi Saab is a modern day gangster and has promised a good life to Blom Bankers.
Tony Abi Saab is dangerous and strong willed to ensure that global conflicts operations are a success. He is not an ordinary Weapons dealer and was netted and questioned up multiple US agencies in an International sting operation. One can image the planning and resources it took to catch one man with a joint operation amongst three International agencies namely the US Army, FBI and CIA.
Any regular banker would run a mile away from Tony Abi Saab, but not his banker friend. The arrest cemented their relationship further and he continues to manage and disburse his money. While the Blom Bank (Lebanon) seems to be in the dark, Tony''s banker friend continues to defend and protect him from all bank related issues. Legally the bank is responsible for the actions of its bankers. However in this case it seems that the banker friend is not following the guidelines and has an extremist agenda. In such cases the Blom Bank (Lebanon) should be monitoring individual bankers and work to obtain KYC (Know your customer) data from each user and for larger transactions.
The bank failed to perform internal checks which lead to a large fraud and criminal links. However, the larger moral question is Tony Abi Saab. He has established a network of over 17 companies that span Europe, Russia, Middle East and Asia as a network of shell companies.
