All posts tagged "DoJ"
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445AML / KYCHSBC Switzerland to Pay $192mn to Settle US Tax Evasion Probe
HSBC Switzerland has admitted to conspiring with US taxpayers to evade taxes and helping them to hide more than $1bn in assets from tax authorities.
December 12, 2019 -
659AML / KYCUS Agrees to $700mn Settlement with 1MDB Financier Jho Low
The proposed settlement would resolve civil forfeiture cases tied to Low, but does not release him from other criminal charges. Low gets to keep $15mn to pay his lawyers.
October 31, 2019 -
1.3KAML / KYCUS Authorities Probe Deutsche Bank Dealings With 1MDB
The DOJ probe is looking into whether Deutsche Bank failed to comply with US AML or foreign bribery laws in the course of raising $1.2bn for 1MDB in 2014.
July 13, 2019 -
1.1KAML / KYCGoldman Banker Tim Leissner Banned for Life in Hong Kong
Leissner’s conduct in relation to the Malaysian state fund 1MDB called into question his fitness and properness to be a licensed person, the SFC said.
July 4, 2019 -
1.0KAML / KYCUS Court Finds Chinese Banks in Contempt in Sanctions Probe
A US district court has reportedly found three Chinese state-owned banks in contempt for failing to comply with requests for evidence related to a North Korea sanction probe.
June 26, 2019 -
1.4KChinaICBC US Brokerage Unit Penalised for Unlawful ADR Practices
ICBC Financial Services LLC will pay over $42m to the US SEC for improper handling of ‘pre-released’ ADRs, and $3m to the DOJ for conspiring to rig bids related to the release of ADRs.
June 17, 2019 -
721AML / KYCMalaysia Extradites Former Goldman Banker to US
Extradited from Malaysia, the former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng has pleaded not guilty to 1MDB-related charges in the US, and has been released under house arrest.
May 7, 2019 -
1.2KAML / KYCUS Judge Subpoenas Chinese Banks in Sanctions Probe – Report
A US federal judge has ordered three Chinese banks to provide documents in relation to a Hong Kong company which allegedly helped North Korea evade international sanctions.
May 7, 2019 -
950AML / KYC
Securities Commission Malaysia Issues Show-cause Notice to Goldman
Malaysia’s securities regulator has reportedly issued a show-cause notice to Goldman Sachs, assumed to be in connection with the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal.
March 15, 2019 -
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MAS Extends Prohibition Against Goldman’s Leissner to Lifetime Ban
The March 2017 prohibition order barring former banker Tim Leissner for 10 years was based on limited information; US DOJ charges provided evidence of his involvement in 1MDB fund flows.
December 20, 2018
