Re:US files criminal complaint against Credit Suisse
by dragonwriter on Monday May 19, 2014 @05:49PM
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> Can someone explain to me how the US has jurisdiction over Credit Suisse?
Because the US is a sovereign state, which means they have jurisdiction over whatever they choose to have jurisdiction over, subject to constraints forcibly imposed by outside parties.
> I see how they could have gone after the individual tax fraudsters (American citizens), but how can they police foreign banks?
The US government (even ignoring extraordinary action it could take outside of the US or with the cooperation of foreign governments) can effectively impose penalties on any entity that does business in the United States, or holds assets in the United States.
Because the US is a sovereign state, which means they have jurisdiction over whatever they choose to have jurisdiction over, subject to constraints forcibly imposed by outside parties.
> I see how they could have gone after the individual tax fraudsters (American citizens), but how can they police foreign banks?
The US government (even ignoring extraordinary action it could take outside of the US or with the cooperation of foreign governments) can effectively impose penalties on any entity that does business in the United States, or holds assets in the United States.