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Weekly Roundup: Deutsche Bank Blocks US Probe into Trump’s Finances, US and Swiss Near Deal on FIFA Suspect, and More

Deutsche Bank wrote in a letter to U.S. lawmakers that federal privacy laws prohibit it from providing records on their relationship with President Donald Trump and his alleged financial links to Russia, Reuters reported. More U.S. and Swiss prosecutors are reportedly negotiating a plea deal with Jorge Arzuaga, a former banker at Julius Baer, in exchange for information on whether former colleagues or the Swiss lender helped him to allegedly funnel millions of dollars in bribes to officials linked to soccer governing body FIFA, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. More Australian authorities froze the assets of 60 entities and individuals,...

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