On December 17, CHDS Assistant Professor for Security and Defense Celina Realuyo was interviewed by Chelis Lopez for Radio Bilingüe’s Noon (West Cost Time) program on the HSBC money laundering / terrorist financing case that resulted in a fine of $1.92 billion, the largest ever levied by the US Department of Justice. The 30-minute live program segment included callers, who were able to pose questions and add commentary in Spanish.

Radio Bilingüe is the recognized Spanish-language radio service for the public radio system in the United States. It serves more than half a million listeners with its pioneering daily Spanish-language national talk show, Línea Abierta, its independently produced news service, Noticiero Latino, and its rainbow of Spanish-language folk music for its national Latino audiences. The entire 24-hour daily operation is totally devoted to public service.