We ask that President Obama order the Justice Department to reopen its investigation into HSBC regarding its money laundering activities for drug cartels and sanctioned foreign nations, including Iran and Cuba. We ask that criminal charges be filed against HSBC and employees of HSBC who participated in the money laundering scheme. Fines are not sufficient.
Furthermore, we ask that President Obama issue an Executive Order requiring the Justice Department to no longer consider the economic impact of criminal prosecutions, that justice demands the fair and even application of law and that failing to do so would call into question the legitimacy of our entire justice system.
No one, person or corporation, should be too important to be held criminally responsible for their actions.