▁accounts . ▁ ▁In vol vement ▁ ▁The ▁Swiss ▁Le aks ▁Project ' s ▁investig ations ▁revealed ▁that ▁H SB C ' s ▁Gene va ▁branch , ▁ign oring ▁these ▁rules , ▁helped ▁people ▁accused ▁of ▁drug - running , ▁cor ruption , ▁money - la und ering ▁or ▁arms - de aling ▁conce al ▁bill ions ▁of ▁dollars ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁names ▁revealed ▁by ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Le aks ▁investigation ▁are : ▁ ▁R ami ▁Mak hl ou f , ▁whose ▁cousin ▁and ▁close ▁associate , ▁Sy rian ▁President ▁Bash ar ▁al ▁Ass ad , ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁three ▁years ▁has ▁helped ▁cause ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁tens ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁his ▁citizens ▁in ▁the ▁country ' s ▁civil ▁war . ▁ ▁Kate x ▁M ines ▁Gu ine e , ▁a ▁company ▁finger ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁as ▁a ▁“ possible ▁provider ▁of ▁weapons ” ▁in ▁Liber ia ' s ▁civil ▁war . ▁ ▁E rez ▁D ale y ot , ▁a ▁Belg ian - Is ra eli ▁diam ond ▁ty co on , ▁connected ▁to ▁arms ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁blood ▁diam onds ▁and ▁b ri ber y . ▁ ▁Jeff rey ▁T es ler , ▁a ▁lawyer ▁and ▁key ▁particip ant ▁in ▁the ▁$ 1 8 2 - mill ion ▁Hal lib ur ton ▁B ri ber y ▁Sc andal ; . ▁ ▁Rach id ▁Moh amed ▁Rach id , ▁the ▁former ▁Egypt ian ▁trade ▁minister ▁who ▁fled ▁C airo ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1