Ex-HSBC Worker Extradition Risks Crashing Into Spanish Politics
- Frenchman convicted of industrial espionage by Swiss in 2015
- Falciani arrested in Spain for second time on Swiss charges
Herve Falciani in 2015.
Photographer: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty Images
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Former HSBC Holdings Plc computer specialist Herve Falciani is in trouble again in Spain, and this time may be at risk of getting caught up in a Catalan political drama.
The Frenchman stole client data and then leaked the information to authorities, triggering tax-evasion probes across Europe. He styles himself a whistle-blower, while HSBC says he’s a thief. He was convicted in Switzerland in absentia on charges of industrial espionage, but was safe in France, which wouldn’t extradite him.