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Midweek Roundup: Swedish Lender Under Investigation, US Terror Finance Lawsuit Dismissed, and More
printSwedish lender Nordea's offices in Copenhagen, Denmark were raided by local authorities, who are investigating whether the bank breached AML laws, Reuters reported. More A U.S. federal judge threw out a claim against Al Rajhi Bank of Saudi Arabia and two HSBC divisions accused of facilitating a 2005 al-Qaida terrorist attack by transferring funds from Iraq, Law360 reported. More Ex-Secret Service agent Shaun Bridges pleaded guilty to money laundering following prior convictions for stealing bitcoins seized during the investigation of online black market Silk Road, Ars Technica reported. More Senior U.K. and EU officials called on the U.K. government to...
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