Howard Stephen Jeremy Wilkinson (born 3 April 1971)[1] is a British whistleblower whose actions helped to illuminate the 2018 Danske Bank money laundering scandal.
[2] Wilkinson's disclosure was part of reporting that was published in 2018 that stated from 2007 to 2014, a Danske Bank branch located in Estonia had been involved in the suspected laundering of up to $235 billion U.S.
[3] While working at an Estonian Danske Bank branch, Wilkinson brought attention to a suspected breach of anti-money laundering procedures in the branch by writing four reports to the internal audit unit and management of the bank in Copenhagen in 2013 and 2014.
[5][6] In November 2018, Wilkinson appeared before the European Parliament Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance to give a testimony on the Danske Bank case.
[7] In December 2018, Wilkinson testified in front of the Danish Parliament regarding his involvement as a whistleblower.