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US fines Bank of America US$1.2 billion, says it violated money laundering, sanctions laws
US fines Bank of America US$1.2 billion, says it violated money laundering, sanctions laws
The US Treasury Department said on Tuesday that it was imposing US$1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money-laundering and sanctions laws. The fines on America’s second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department’s history. “When a bank of this size fails to meet its anti-money-laundering and sanctions obligations, the consequences extend far…