Report: Ex-HSBC man says US advised he go to Spain

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MADRID (AP) — A man wanted by Switzerland on suspicion of stealing confidential banking information now being used by international financial investigators says U.S. officials warned him he was in danger and advised him to go to Spain, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Herve Falciani, a former employee of global banking group HSBC, was arrested in July after he left France by sea and tried to enter Spain through the northeastern port of Barcelona.

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