Abbas Gokal
Fraudster
Abbas Gokal (born c. 1936) was convicted of fraud in May 1997 and sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was charged with defrauding the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) of US$1.2 billion and was the world's biggest single fraudster at the time. His company, The Gulf Group, was the BCCI's biggest single borrower.