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Money Laundering and Buying Up: The Dutch Have Significant Influence in Spanish-Speaking Countries
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A TV review highlights the negative impact of Dutch activities abroad, citing Fernando Hernandez Espino’s testimony regarding Rabobank’s money laundering through its Calexico branch between 2008 and 2013. Hernandez Espino links this financial crime to violence by the Sinaloa cartel in Durango, Mexico, arguing that European banking facilitates such brutality. Additionally, Hugo De Jonge’s 2022 affordable rent law has caused a housing crisis in Spain, allowing Dutch investors like Mick and Wesley to buy up properties while locals face homelessness. The article contrasts these economic actions with the severe human consequences experienced in affected communities.
Ozetta summarises; the reporting is the newsroom's