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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]
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]
## Footnotes
[^1]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 9.
[^2]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 11.
[^3]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 140.