Danske Whistle-Blower Seeks Protection After Identity Revealed
- Lawyers say client who revealed laundering details at risk
- Denmark’s biggest bank still struggling to restore confidence
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Lawyers for the Danske Bank A/S trader who blew the whistle on what is fast becoming one of Europe’s biggest money laundering scandals are asking authorities in Denmark and Estonia to provide protection after the man was identified by name in news reports.
Howard Wilkinson was cited without his knowledge or consent by Estonian media, according to a Sept. 26 letter sent to Danish and Estonian prosecutors and ministries of justice by Stephen Kohn, of the Washington D.C.-based law firm Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto.