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:Caring was legitimately permitted to keep his assets offshore by a hereditary quirk of UK tax law, under which he is registered as “non-domiciled”, courtesy of his Italian-American father. The HSBC records suggest Caring’s $1m donation was paid in return for former president Bill Clinton’s attendance at a lavish costume charity ball organised by Caring in St Petersburg, Russia. <Ref> Paul Lewis in New York and James Ball in London, [http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/10/hillary-clinton-foundation-donors-hsbc-swiss-bank Clinton foundation received up to $81m from clients of controversial HSBC bank], The ''Guardian'', 10 February 2015 06.00 EST, accessed same day </ref> | :Caring was legitimately permitted to keep his assets offshore by a hereditary quirk of UK tax law, under which he is registered as “non-domiciled”, courtesy of his Italian-American father. The HSBC records suggest Caring’s $1m donation was paid in return for former president Bill Clinton’s attendance at a lavish costume charity ball organised by Caring in St Petersburg, Russia. <Ref> Paul Lewis in New York and James Ball in London, [http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/10/hillary-clinton-foundation-donors-hsbc-swiss-bank Clinton foundation received up to $81m from clients of controversial HSBC bank], The ''Guardian'', 10 February 2015 06.00 EST, accessed same day </ref> | ||
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| + | <ref> Electoral Commission, [https://pefonline.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/CommonReturnsSearch.aspx?type=basicDonationSearch Donation Search], accessed 11 February 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Type of donation</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Party donated to</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Subsidiary of party</th> | ||
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| + | <td align="center">31/03/2010</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£28,993.82</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Sponsorship</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central party</td> | ||
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| + | <td align="center">31/03/2010</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£140,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Auction prizes</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central party</td> | ||
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| + | <td align="center">23/07/2012</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£45,506.93</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Sponsorship</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central party</td> | ||
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| + | <td align="center">23/07/2012</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£7,500.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Cash</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative Party]]</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Central party</td> | ||
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*UK prime minister [[David Cameron]]'s [[Leader's Group]] - Conservative Party donors who give more than £50k annually | *UK prime minister [[David Cameron]]'s [[Leader's Group]] - Conservative Party donors who give more than £50k annually | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 11:01, 11 February 2015
Richard Caring is a British retail magnate.
HSBC Swiss leaks
In 2015 a a major investigation by the International Consortium of Journalists into leaked records from HSBC's Swiss banking arm revealed Caring as holding offshore assets in a tax-free Geneva account.
Clinton Foundation donor
Leaked HSBC bank’s internal records show Caring used his tax-free Geneva account to transfer $1m into the New York-based foundation.
- Caring was legitimately permitted to keep his assets offshore by a hereditary quirk of UK tax law, under which he is registered as “non-domiciled”, courtesy of his Italian-American father. The HSBC records suggest Caring’s $1m donation was paid in return for former president Bill Clinton’s attendance at a lavish costume charity ball organised by Caring in St Petersburg, Russia. [1]
UK Donations
| Date | Amount | Type of donation | Party donated to | Subsidiary of party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2010 | £28,993.82 | Sponsorship | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 31/03/2010 | £140,000.00 | Auction prizes | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 23/07/2012 | £45,506.93 | Sponsorship | Conservative Party | Central party |
| 23/07/2012 | £7,500.00 | Cash | Conservative Party | Central party |
Affiliations
- UK prime minister David Cameron's Leader's Group - Conservative Party donors who give more than £50k annually
Notes
- ↑ Paul Lewis in New York and James Ball in London, Clinton foundation received up to $81m from clients of controversial HSBC bank, The Guardian, 10 February 2015 06.00 EST, accessed same day
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 11 February 2015
