Tucker Carlson says Bank of America ‘treated customers like Al-Qaeda’ after ‘giving info to FBI to hunt Capitol rioters’
TUCKER Carlson has accused the Bank of America of acting “like Al Qaeda” in giving the FBI customer details in the hunt for Capitol Hill rioters.
The outspoken Fox News commentator claimed the bank gave investigators details of every hotel customer in Washington after the deadly US Capitol siege.
Carlson alleged this was being done "without the knowledge or the consent of its customers," with the bank allegedly "sharing private information with federal law enforcement agencies".
"Bank of America effectively is acting as an intelligence agency, but they're not telling you about it."
It's the second-largest bank in the country with more than 60million customers.
"But at the request of federal investigators, Bank of America searched its databases looking for people who fit a specific profile."
"Bank of America identified a total of 211 customers who met these 'thresholds of interest'," he added.
When told of the allegations, the bank told the show: "We don't comment on our communications with law enforcement.
"All banks have responsibilities under federal law to cooperate with law enforcement inquiries in full compliance with the law."
Banks which refuse to help law enforcement in such circumstances could be hit with criminal and civil penalties.
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But, they are legally banned from publicly spilling the beans on customers being probed by the likes of the .
Under the Bank Secrecy Act, financial institutions are directed to help American government agencies track down and stop money laundering, for example.