Bandar\u00edska d\u00f3msm\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0uneyti\u00f0 birti \u00ed g\u00e6r \u00e1k\u00e6rur \u00e1 hendur Stanford og sex \u00f6\u00f0rum, sem eru saka\u00f0ir um a\u00f0 hafa a\u00f0sto\u00f0a\u00f0 hann vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sv\u00edkja milljar\u00f0a dollara \u00fat \u00far vi\u00f0skiptavinum, sem lokka\u00f0ir voru til a\u00f0 fj\u00e1rfesta \u00ed Stanford-al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0abankanum svonefnda, sem sta\u00f0settur var \u00e1 eynni Antigua \u00ed Kar\u00edbahafinu. Segir \u00ed \u00e1k\u00e6runum, a\u00f0 lofor\u00f0in sem fj\u00e1rfestum hafi veri\u00f0 gefin um v\u00e6ntanlega \u00e1v\u00f6xtun, hafi veri\u00f0 allt of g\u00f3\u00f0 til a\u00f0 geta veri\u00f0 s\u00f6nn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
D\u00f3mari f\u00e9llst \u00ed g\u00e6r \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00f3narmi\u00f0 saks\u00f3knara a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta v\u00e6ri \u00e1, a\u00f0 Stanford myndi fl\u00fdja og var hann \u00fev\u00ed \u00farskur\u00f0a\u00f0ur \u00ed var\u00f0hald uns m\u00e1l hans ver\u00f0ur teki\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed Houston. Ver\u00f0i hann fundinn sekur af \u00f6llum \u00e1k\u00e6rum, g\u00e6ti hann \u00e1tt yfir h\u00f6f\u00f0i s\u00e9r 250 \u00e1ra fangelsisd\u00f3m.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ef vi\u00f0 setjum n\u00f6fn bankastj\u00f3ra Landsbankans, formanns og varaformanns bankar\u00e1\u00f0s og eftir atvikum n\u00f6fn n\u00e1nustu samstarfsmanna \u00feeirra \u00ed sta\u00f0inn fyrir nafn Stanfords og hinna sex samstarfsmanna hans, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e1 fr\u00e9ttin e.t.v. meira erindi vi\u00f0 almenning \u00e1 \u00cdslandi en \u00e6tla m\u00e6tti vi\u00f0 fyrstu s\u00fdn. Ef or\u00f0i\u00f0 Icesave er sett \u00ed sta\u00f0inn fyrir Stanford-al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0abankann sk\u00fdrist m\u00e1li\u00f0 betur. Og eitthva\u00f0 hlj\u00f3mar \u00fea\u00f0 kunnuglega, \u00feegar sagt er, a\u00f0 hinir amr\u00edsku fj\u00e1rpl\u00f3gsmenn hafi lokka\u00f0 sparifj\u00e1reigendur\/fj\u00e1rfesta til a\u00f0 tr\u00faa \u00feeim kump\u00e1num fyrir fj\u00e1rmunum s\u00ednum me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 yfirbj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00e1v\u00f6xtunarkj\u00f6r keppinauta.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00f3tt \u00feessi fr\u00e9ttafr\u00e1s\u00f6gn minni um sumt \u00e1 Icesave, \u00fear sem kjarni m\u00e1lsins er s\u00e1, a\u00f0 \u00ed b\u00e1\u00f0um tilvikum voru au\u00f0tr\u00faa sparifj\u00e1reigendur haf\u00f0ir a\u00f0 f\u00e9\u00fe\u00fafu, \u00fe\u00e1 er ekki allt l\u00edkt me\u00f0 skyldum. \u00dea\u00f0 vekur athygli, a\u00f0 amr\u00edski bankinn skr\u00e1\u00f0i heimili sitt og varnar\u00feing \u00e1 aflandseyju \u00ed Kar\u00edbahafinu (\u00ed grennd vi\u00f0 Tortolu). \u00dea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti \u00fe\u00fdtt, a\u00f0 bandar\u00edskir skattgrei\u00f0endur v\u00e6ru ekki a\u00f0 l\u00f6gum skuldbundnir til a\u00f0 \u00e1byrgjast innist\u00e6\u00f0ur sparifj\u00e1reigenda fyrir sk\u00farkana. \u00dev\u00ed er hins vegar ekki a\u00f0 heilsa \u00ed Icesave-m\u00e1linu.<\/p>\n
Forr\u00e1\u00f0amenn Landsbankans v\u00f6ldu, sem kunnugt er, af \u00e1settu r\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 reka s\u00edna fj\u00e1r\u00f6flunarstarfsemi sem \u00edslenskt \u00fatib\u00fa me\u00f0 sparifj\u00e1rtryggingu \u00edslenskra skattgrei\u00f0enda. \u00deannig h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feeir, \u00feegar upp var sta\u00f0i\u00f0, ve\u00f0sett \u00edslenska \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arb\u00fai\u00f0 fyrir skuldum \u00ed erlendum gjaldeyri, sem samsvarar allt a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arframlei\u00f0slu \u00cdslendinga \u00e1 einu \u00e1ri. Allt var \u00feetta gert me\u00f0 vitund og vilja \u00edslenskra stj\u00f3rnvalda, sem var \u00fe\u00f3 \u00ed l\u00f3fa lagi\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir, a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in yr\u00f0i f\u00e9flett me\u00f0 \u00feessum h\u00e6tti.<\/p>\n
A\u00f0 \u00feessu leyti vir\u00f0ist fj\u00e1rpl\u00f3gsstarfsemi \u00feeirra Landsbankamanna vera alvarlegra m\u00e1l en amr\u00edsku krimmanna, \u00fear sem Icesave-snillingarnir munu a\u00f0 \u00f6llum l\u00edkindum leggja s\u00ednar skuldaklyfjar \u00e1 saklaust f\u00f3lk.<\/p>\n
Svo er anna\u00f0, sem er allt \u00f6\u00f0ru v\u00edsi \u00ed Amr\u00edku en \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. \u00cd Bandar\u00edkjunum hafa saks\u00f3knarar, \u00ed umbo\u00f0i d\u00f3msm\u00e1layfirvalda, \u00feegar gefi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00e1k\u00e6rur \u00e1 hendur s\u00ednum fj\u00e1rgl\u00e6fram\u00f6nnum, og reyndar hneppt \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed var\u00f0hald \u00feegar \u00ed sta\u00f0 til \u00feess a\u00f0 fyrirbyggja hugsanlegan fl\u00f3tta \u00far landi og f\u00f6rgun s\u00f6nnunargagna. Amr\u00edsku krimmarnir b\u00ed\u00f0a d\u00f3ms.<\/p>\n
Ver\u00f0i \u00feeir sekir fundnir, eiga \u00feeir yfir h\u00f6f\u00f0i s\u00e9r tv\u00e6r og h\u00e1lfa \u00f6ld \u00e1 bak vi\u00f0 l\u00e1s og sl\u00e1. Svona er \u00fea\u00f0 liti\u00f0 alvarlegum augum af bandar\u00edskri r\u00e9ttv\u00edsi, ver\u00f0i menn uppv\u00edsir a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 n\u00ed\u00f0ast \u00e1 tr\u00fana\u00f0artrausti saklausra samborgara sinna. \u00c1 \u00fev\u00ed leikur ekki minnsti vafi, a\u00f0 bandar\u00edsk stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld munu gera sk\u00fdlausa kr\u00f6fu um a\u00f0 eignir amr\u00edsku krimmanna ver\u00f0i ger\u00f0ar uppt\u00e6kar til \u00feess a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta hinum saklausu f\u00f3rnarl\u00f6mbum ska\u00f0ann.<\/p>\n
H\u00e9r l\u00fdkur samanbur\u00f0inum milli bandar\u00edska r\u00e9ttarr\u00edkisins og \u00edslenska bananal\u00fd\u00f0veldisins. Hversu lengi eigum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00ed\u00f0a enn?<\/p>\n