Danske Bank money laundering scandal News

UK Companies’ Role in Alleged Danske Money Laundering a ‘Disgrace’: Whistleblower

British company structures which hide the identity of those behind them were branded a disgrace by the whistleblower who brought to light an alleged 200 billion euro ($228 billion) money laundering scandal involving Danske Bank. “The role of the United …

Update: Danske Whistleblower Says U.S., European Banks Helped Launder Money

The whistleblower who revealed alleged money laundering involving Danske Bank said on Monday that a major European bank helped process up to $150 billion in suspicious payments, or nearly two-thirds of the transactions under scrutiny. Howard Wilkinson, who was head …

Explaining Danske Bank’s €200 Billion Money Laundering Scandal

Danske Bank has been caught up in one of the largest-ever money laundering scandals. Howard Wilkinson, the whistleblower who first alerted Denmark’s biggest bank to the problem, testified before the Danish parliament on Monday. HOW BIG A SCANDAL IS THIS? …

Deutsche Bank, BofA, JPM Drawn into Danske Money Laundering Probe: Sources

Deutsche Bank AG and Bank of America Corp. have been contacted by U.S. criminal investigators for information about transactions they handled for a small bank branch in Estonia that’s at the center of one of the biggest money-laundering investigations in …

Danske Bank’s Money Laundering Could Implicate Other Banks: Whistleblower Lawyer

Danske Bank’s 200 billion euro ($225 billion) money laundering scandal might be the “tip of the iceberg” and investigators should examine whether major Western banks played a role, a lawyer for the whistleblower said. Stephen Kohn, a partner at U.S. …