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20 lines
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category: "BCCI Scandal"
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tags:
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- Person
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- BCCI
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summary: "Gerald Lewis was the Florida state comptroller who refused to renew BCCI's license to operate in the state after the 1990 Tampa money-laundering conviction."
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Gerald Lewis was the [[Florida]] state comptroller who refused to renew [[Bank of Credit and Commerce International|BCCI]]'s license to operate in the state after the 1990 Tampa money-laundering conviction.[^1]
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### Role in BCCI Regulation
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Lewis's decision to shut down BCCI's operations in Florida was a direct response to the bank's money-laundering conviction. He received letters from [[Charles Saphos]], Chief of the Criminal Division Narcotics section of the [[Department of Justice]], requesting that BCCI be allowed to remain open.[^2] Lewis, however, maintained that the bank had to comply with all legal requirements, including those related to felony convictions.[^3]
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Lewis's actions ultimately led to the closure of BCCI's branches in Florida.[^4]
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### Footnotes
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[^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. 10.
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[^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. 88.
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[^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. 375.
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[^4]: Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. *The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI*. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 374.
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