In the Swiss system, who dictates to the banks thier policies about who and what they can store? Do the banks have enough influence to sway lawmakers? It seems to me that the issue is not illegality, but rather if the depositor is a viable political entity with "something on the other guy". When the Nazis or Columbian drug dealers are still in power, the Swiss look the other way. As soon as these types fall to other forces, the Swiss hand over the goods to the victors. I think if you were to sucessfully store information that a large power finds personally objectionable, the best solution is to play both sides. Scenario; The U.S. leans on the Anguilla authorities to close down Vince. Vince goes to the British consulate and negotiates for the depositing of some nasty information about the Queen or something. The British lean on the Americans to lay off. A little far feteched but you get the idea. And it would work in the majority of situations. I bet money stashed by Hitler and Goebbels got confiscated after World War II. But Gerhard Whelen got his loot when he linked up with the CIA. ??????????????????????????????????????? Greg Kucharo sophi@best.com "People want chaos for about 5 minutes. Then they want some money and a backrub." -Bruce Sterling ???????????????????????????????????????