January 23, 2019
Denmark’s status as one of the world’s least corrupt places has been undermined by the money laundering scandal engulfing its biggest bank, according to the country’s financial regulator. In a report examining risks facing Danish banks, the Financial Supervisory Authority …
January 22, 2019
Litigation funder IMF Bentham has teamed up with legal experts Quinn Emanuel and Njord Law Firm and plans to file a shareholder lawsuit against Danske Bank by July over a 200 billion euro ($230 billion) money laundering scandal. IMF’s European …
January 15, 2019
Danske Bank A/S’s money-laundering scandal threatens to undermine its growth engine. The lender’s Nordic banking operation, which encompasses Norway, Sweden and Finland, was the only core unit of five to report higher profit in the third quarter. But now, some …
January 14, 2019
After being accused of “openly lying” to authorities in France, Danske Bank A/S says it now faces the prospect of fresh charges being brought against it in connection with a $230 billion money laundering case. Denmark’s biggest bank said on …
December 28, 2018
A Galveston, Texas, attorney is facing felony charges of insurance fraud, barratry, and money laundering related to several fraudulent hail claim lawsuits, the Texas Department of Insurance announced. Christopher Bertini surrendered to authorities this week and was released on $5,000 …
November 29, 2018
Denmark’s state prosecutor has filed preliminary charges against Danske Bank for alleged violations of the country’s anti-money laundering act in relation to its Estonian branch. The country’s biggest lender was placed under investigation in August over concerns that transactions worth …
November 21, 2018
British company structures which hide the identity of those behind them were branded a disgrace by the whistleblower who brought to light an alleged 200 billion euro ($228 billion) money laundering scandal involving Danske Bank. “The role of the United …
November 19, 2018
The whistleblower who revealed alleged money laundering involving Danske Bank said on Monday that a major European bank helped process up to $150 billion in suspicious payments, or nearly two-thirds of the transactions under scrutiny. Howard Wilkinson, who was head …
November 19, 2018
Danske Bank has been caught up in one of the largest-ever money laundering scandals. Howard Wilkinson, the whistleblower who first alerted Denmark’s biggest bank to the problem, testified before the Danish parliament on Monday. HOW BIG A SCANDAL IS THIS? …
November 16, 2018
Deutsche Bank AG and Bank of America Corp. have been contacted by U.S. criminal investigators for information about transactions they handled for a small bank branch in Estonia that’s at the center of one of the biggest money-laundering investigations in …