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Euro Pacific Bank, founded by gold bug and bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff, is reportedly under investigation by the tax authorities of five countries. The bank\u2019s customers allegedly include several tax fraud masterminds and a Russian syndicate described by the FBI as the world\u2019s worst cybercrime group.<\/strong><\/p>\n Euro Pacific Bank, a Puerto Rico-licensed bank founded by gold bug and bitcoin skeptic Peter Schiff, is reportedly under investigation by the tax authorities of Australia, the Netherlands, the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Several media outlets \u2014 The Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, 60 Minutes, and the New York Times \u2014 jointly investigated the story.<\/p>\n The large-scale probe, dubbed \u201cOperation Atlantis,\u201d was launched simultaneously by the five tax authorities in January, according to an article published Sunday by The Age<\/a>. Australia\u2019s deputy tax commissioner, Will Day, says this operation targets international money laundering and tax evasion, calling the inquiry into Euro Pacific Bank \u201cunprecedented.\u201d<\/p>\n British tax authorities arrested a Euro Pacific client and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intercepted Schiff and his partner Mark Anderson for questioning, the publication noted. The financial transactions of Euro Pacific Bank\u2019s clients were examined, and hundreds of bank customers are suspected of tax evasion, the article details, adding that the authorities are also hunting the lawyers, accountants and financial institutions linking taxpayers to Peter Schiff\u2019s bank.<\/p>\n Euro Pacific\u2019s correspondent banks allegedly include Westpac, Western Australian government-backed Perth Mint, the New York Federal Reserve, and Canada\u2019s Bank of Montreal.<\/p>\n Customers of Euro Pacific Bank allegedly include Sydney businessman Simon Anquetil who was behind the Plutus Payroll fraud scheme that stole more than $105 million. Other clients include Hollywood film financier Darby Angel, who has a drug trafficking conviction, and Canadian national Gunnar Helgason, who was arrested in 2013 as the mastermind of \u201can international boiler-room scam.\u201d The FBI also linked an account at Euro Pacific to a Russian syndicate it describes as the world\u2019s worst cybercrime group. At least 400 customers of the bank are from Australia, about 100 of whom are considered \u201chigh risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Peter Schiff agreed to a Zoom interview with 60 Minutes Australia last month from his home outside of New York. However, he abruptly walked out of the interview after he was repeatedly asked about his bank and its tax evasion probe. \u201cSchiff threatened to sue this publication, ripped off his microphone and stormed out of his own living room,\u201d The Age detailed. 60 Minutes Australia tweeted Sunday:<\/p>\n Peter Schiff is adamant authorities won\u2019t find anything to implicate the bank.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Euro Pacific Bank\u2019s former IT director, John Ogilvie, also revealed problems with the bank\u2019s security, The Age further reported, noting that at one point Russians tried to extort the bank for a ransom of 1,000 bitcoins.<\/p>\n The Schiff family is well known for disliking paying taxes. Peter Schiff\u2019s father, Irwin Schiff, died in jail after he was convicted of tax evasion. He ran a business called Freedom Books, selling information that taught thousands of Americans how to cheat the system.<\/p>\n Euro Pacific Bank released its official response<\/a> to the news on Monday. The bank claims that it has not been contacted by any foreign government or taxing authorities.<\/p>\n Editor\u2019s Note (Oct. 19, 2020, 18:31 EDT): This article has been updated with the official response from Euro Pacific Bank.<\/em><\/p>\n What do you think about Peter Schiff\u2019s case? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The post Peter Schiff\u2019s Euro Pacific Bank Under Investigation by Tax Authorities in 5 Countries<\/a> appeared first on Bitcoin News<\/a>.<\/p>\nPeter Schiff\u2019s Euro Pacific Bank Probed by Tax Authorities<\/h2>\n
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