Danske Bank, which became famous in connection with Azerbaijan, admitted its guilt
The United States Attorney General’s Office reports that Denmark’s largest bank – Danske Bank suspect or crime way billions purchased with dollars funds USA he admitted to passing through the financial system.
Information about this USA Ministry of Finance and USA gives the prosecutor’s office.
During the said investigation 20It was carried out in the Estonian branch of the bank between 08-2016 bank operations were investigated.
It turned out that “Danske Bank “Estonia” bank’s service department for customers who are not residents of the USA during this period, 160 of the US banks billion dollars spent
Journalists’ Organized Crime and Corruption Research Project – OCCRP and The Guardian newspaper for money laundering from its Estonian branch Russia the president’s cousin Igor Putin also used.
US Attorney Damian Williams said about it:
“For many years, Danske Bank has been suspicious and crime originhand defrauded US banks and gave them false information in order to move money out of the US financial system. At the same time, Denmark’s largest bank, Danske Bank, ignored the well-known US laws and crime way or smuggled proceeds out of the United States and posed a threat to the US financial network.”
It is also noted that Danske Bank pleaded guilty to one count of the charge. This is bank fraudflour is a charge of intent to commit.
After the bank accepted this charge, now its 2 billion is expected to be fined in the amount of dollars.
The bank has also undertaken to amend its anti-money laundering regulations.
Ancient bank
Danske Bank, the largest bank in Denmark, was founded in 1871.
He had up to 5 million customers in the Scandinavian and Baltic countries, as well as in Ireland.
What is this bank? UkraineYes Azerbaijanneither in Georgia despite not working, companies from these countries used Danske Bank to transfer money to the West and to receive money from abroad, including offshore banks.
A significant part of these operations was carried out through the Estonian branch.
From the services of the Estonian branch Russia and other CIS countries have used.
The investigation of the bank is first its own structures, and then Europe Institutions that are financial watchdogs of the Union have conducted.
According to the research materials 20Between 07 and 2015, 234 billion dollars of dirty money was laundered through the Estonian branch of the bank.
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