Tagged: AML violations

Financial Institutions and the Glaring Absence of an Ethical Culture

Federal prosecutors and regulators have been active in tackling US banks.  In the last few weeks, the Federal Reserve took the extraordinary step of blocking Wells Fargo’s ability to grow its business until it improves its corporate governance and risk and compliance management; and Rabobank and US Bank were punished with six-figure settlements for AML and Bank Secrecy Act violations. When you review the facts,...

Rabobank Coughs Up $368 Million and Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Money Launder and Obstruct Investigation

The Justice Department announced a guilty plea by a subsidiary of Rabobank, a Dutch global bank, to a conspiracy to violate money laundering laws and obstruct a regulatory investigation of Rabobank’s activities in California.  (Copy of Plea Agreement Here).  Rabobank agreed to pay $368 million in forfeited funds.  Rabobank’s settlement follows the deferred prosecution agreement with George Martin, a Rabobank manager in Southern California, who...