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First entry: Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 6:52 pm
The Danish prosecutor has filed preliminary charges against Danske Bank for violating national anti – money laundering legislation in connection with its annex to Estonia.
Denmark opened an investigation into the country 's largest bank in August, after information suggesting that transactions worth billions of DKK could have been part of a money laundering process. money.
Danske Bank is involved in a money laundering scandal in its annex to Estonia, which includes suspicious transactions between 2007 and 2016 for a total amount of 200 billion euros.
"We are still working intensely on research," said the prosecutor Morten Nils Jacobsen today.
The prosecutor will now seek to clarify whether he can bring criminal charges against Danske Bank or whether some bank members may be held liable, said Jacobsen.
The Attorney General for serious financial and international crimes has recited four counts on the basis of the results so far, Danske said.
Chief Executive Jasper Nielsen said the bank was waiting for preliminary injunctions in a September report.
Managing Director Thomas Borgen resigned in September when Danske published an internal investigation into suspicious cash flows through his Estonian branch.
Last updated: Wednesday 28 November 2018, 18:54
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