US fines Bank of America $1.2b for anti-money laundering violations

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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) Treasury Department said Tuesday that it is imposing penalties of more than $1.2 billion on Bank of America, citing "violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws." The second-largest US bank failed to properly report more than $5 billion in "suspicious transactions," the department said. Some of these involved risks related to…

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