The spotlight in the HSBC affair last night fell on links between multi-millionaire Richard Caring and Tina Green – the wife of his close friend and billionaire clothing magnate Sir Philip Green. Socialite Mr Caring – who owns a string of London restaurants including The Ivy and the nightclub Annabel’s – visited a Geneva branch of the bank and withdrew £2.25million in cash. The transaction took place in September 2005 and was not flagged up by the lender. Scroll down for video Friends: Sir Philip Green, Richard Caring, his wife Jackie Caring and Bill Clinton at a charity event in 2005. A spokesman for Sir Philip strongly denied his wife Tina had any link to Swiss HSBC accounts
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Focus on links between Richard Caring and Sir Philip Green's wife Tina
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Nightclub tycoon Mr Caring withdrew £2.25m in cash in Geneva in 2005
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He said: 'Insinuation that I would or want to evade tax is totally wrong'
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Bank files appear to show money in account originated from Monaco
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Monaco accounts, it is alleged, were 'held in trust' in Tina Green's name
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But Sir Philip strongly denies the claims, and is considering legal action
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'No such account exists, or ever has done in the past', spokesman said
The bank recorded only that Mr @placeholder planned to deposit the money ‘in a new a/c (account) with a separate institution in Geneva’.