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category: "BCCI Scandal"
tags:
- Person
- Business
- Shipping
- BCCI
- Banking
- Finance
- UK
- Pakistan
summary: "Abbas Gokal was one of the Gokal brothers who ran the Gulf Group, a London-based shipping company."
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Abbas Gokal was one of the [[Gokal brothers]] who ran the [[Gulf Group]], a London-based shipping company.[^1]
### Role in BCCI Operations
Abbas Gokal was used as a front by [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] in 1975 in an attempt to acquire Chelsea National Bank in [[New York]].[^2] Regulators rejected this bid due to concerns about BCCI's involvement.[^2]
Abbas Gokal was used as a front by [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]] in 1975 in an attempt to acquire Chelsea National Bank in [[New York City]].[^2] Regulators rejected this bid due to concerns about BCCI's involvement.[^2]
The Gulf Group, run by the Gokal brothers, was believed to be BCCI's largest debtor, with loans topping out at $831 million in 1990 that were never repaid.[^3] The Gokal brothers' shipping empire was built with BCCI money.[^3]