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by noisy_boy 1913 days ago
> The banknote was described by Peter Sands, former chief executive of Standard Chartered bank, as the "currency of corrupt elites, of crime of all sorts and of tax evasion".

Rich coming from someone under whose leadership, money laundering was going on:

> Also during his time at the bank, Sands was harshly criticized after Standard Chartered paid New York State $340 million in 2012 to settle claims it laundered money for Iran[0]

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sands_(banker)