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Bank of America fined $1.21B for failing to report Chinese money laundering

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Bank of America has been fined over $1.21 billion by US regulators for failing to report suspicious transactions linked to suspected Chinese money laundering networks. The penalties stem from broader anti-money-laundering and sanctions failures, including hundreds of millions of dollars in flagged transactions involving wire transfers and retail purchases. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action against a major financial institution for significant anti-money-laundering failures. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Bank of America fined $1.21B for failing to report Chinese money laundering

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Teresa Elena Frontado ·

    Bank of America fined US$1.21 billion as US flags suspected Chinese money laundering

    Bank of America, the second-largest US bank, failed to promptly report hundreds of millions of dollars in suspicious transactions bearing signs of Chinese money-laundering networks, US regulators said on Tuesday, announcing more than US$1.21 billion in penalties for broader anti-…

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