British banker behind firm sanctioned over North Korea nuclear program: Guardian

A British banker with ties to North Korea set up an offshore company allegedly used by the isolated and heavily sanctioned state to fund its nuclear quest and sell weapons, the Guardian newspaper reported, citing leaked Panamanian documents. Nigel Cowie, who lived in the North for more than 20 years and had been the head of its first foreign bank, registered a company for the bank in the British Virgin Islands, the British newspaper said. The Guardian is among media organizations that studied th