December 27, 2007
Why I no longer bank at Intrust Bank
I don't want my money going to the purchase of IED's (Improvised Explosive Devices) that kill American's.

In the Iraq War, IEDs have been used extensively against coalition forces and by the end of 2007 they have been responsible for approximately at least 40% of coalition deaths in Iraq.
Known criminals around the country routinely access some bank accounts while the banks do nothing to prevent it. Their criminal schemes are openly promoted on the Internet and discussed in online blogs, apparently all ignored by the banks and prosecutors. One problem with their unwillingness to prosecute these money laundering schemes, there is no way to tell how much money is used by terrorist organizations to purchase IED's.
Despite my pleading for denying funds to known criminals, Intrust Bank has arogantly authorized hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars to organizations that might be funding terrorist groups.
Does Intrust Bank do anything to prevent this criminal activity? They do nothing.
One reason banks do not prosecute these cases may be that some of their customers are either the perpetrators of the crimes or have other crimes to cover up. A recent example was when the Zurich-based Bank Julius Baer persuaded a U.S. federal judge to shut down the Wikileaks.org website after they exposed evidence about the bank's offshore activities. The documents purportedly showed offshore tax evasion and money laundering by extremely wealthy and, in some cases, politically sensitive BJB clients from the US, Europe, China and Peru.
To begin with, I don't feel comfortable depositing money in a bank that may be complicit in providing the tools for killing our soldiers in Iraq. To make matters worse, I don't want my money to be deposited where the bank officials are so flippant about how the money might be used.
Filed under Banking, Crime, Intrust Bank by Editor
Comments on Why I no longer bank at Intrust Bank »
I wonder if Intrust Bank financed the purchase of the rocket-propelled granade that killed Army Staff Sgt. Bryant W. Mackey, 30, of Eureka on Wednesday.
It seems that throught our history, the banks have hedged their bets by financing both sides of conflicts. They have financed both sides of the world wars and both sides of the American Civil war. Make no mistake about it… the only thing that is important to banks is making profit and to provide their shareholders a profitable return on their investments. If that means Americans must die, banks will happily send your sons and daughters off to strengthen their bottom line.
I will never give my money to Intrust Bank or others involved in these immoral acts, nor will I support those politicians bought and paid for by Intrust Bank who hide their nefarious acts from the public.