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Falciani was released on condition he handed over his passport, did not leave Spain and reported to a police station every three days. He was also ordered to establish a residence in Spain and to inform authorities if he moved house. Also attending today's proceedings as witnesses were Carlos Ocana, an Economy Ministry official in the previous Socialist government and Luis Pedroche of Spain's National Audit Office. Eric de Montgolfier, who in 2009 while Public Prosecutor for the French city of Nice opened a probe into possible money laundering, was also present as a witness. Since April 2012 Montgolfier has been prosecutor in the city of Bourges. HSBC PLC said offering private banking services for rich customers remained "a core business" of the group which has about 100,000 private banking clients.
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