1 ▁amid ▁the ▁u pr ising ▁against ▁H os ni ▁M ub ar ak . ▁Rach id ▁was ▁conv icted ▁in ▁absent ia ▁for ▁alleg ed ▁prof ite ering ▁and ▁squ and ering ▁public ▁funds . ▁ ▁Vladimir ▁Anton ov , ▁a ▁Russian ▁bank er ▁accused ▁of ▁lo oting ▁£ 4 0 0 m ▁from ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁S nor as ▁bank . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁Count ries ▁with ▁the ▁largest ▁doll ar ▁amounts ▁in ▁le aked ▁Swiss ▁files ▁are ▁ ▁H SB C ▁Tri al ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁French ▁financial ▁state ▁pro sec utor ▁has ▁requested ▁that ▁H SB C ' s ▁Swiss ▁private ▁bank ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁criminal ▁trial ▁over ▁the ▁sus pected ▁tax - d od ging ▁scheme ▁for ▁wealth y ▁customers . ▁The ▁recommendation ▁follows ▁a ▁length y ▁investigation ▁by ▁local ▁magistr ates ▁into ▁alleg ed ▁tax ▁fra ud ▁involving ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁French ▁tax pay ers ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁proced ural ▁step ▁that ▁brings ▁the ▁Swiss ▁bank ing ▁arm ▁one ▁step ▁closer ▁to ▁a ▁possible ▁trial ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁H SB C ▁has ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁ 3 0 0 ▁million ▁eu ros ▁($ 3 5 2 ▁million ) ▁to ▁avoid ▁going ▁to ▁trial ▁in ▁France ▁for ▁en abling ▁tax ▁fra ud . ▁The ▁deal ▁struck ▁between ▁the ▁financial ▁crime ▁pro sec utor ' s ▁office ▁and ▁the ▁bank ▁is ▁a ▁first ▁in ▁France