So if it wasn't the Cunningham case that originally put Lam in the crosshairs, what was it?

NPR: How Prosecutor Lam's Case Was Handled

"There aren't many good companies" to lend to, explains Jim Lam, ABN AMRO analyst in Shanghai.

CNN: TARRED BY A BROAD BRUSH

"I have one client who now has more than 10 private bankers, saying he doesn't want to depend on any one bank and risk his assets, " said Kenny Lam, McKinsey's head of Asia private banking.

WSJ: In Asia, Fickle Millionaires Vex Banks