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Midweek Roundup: Bank of China Agrees to Multimillion French Fine, ABLV Raided in Latvia, and More

Bank of China agreed to pay nearly €3.9 million to authorities in France to settle criminal charges that it failed to report wire transfers worth some €40 million that it processed for clients attempting to evade French taxes, Bloomberg reported. More Authorities in Latvia raided the offices of ABLV bank as part of an investigation into the lender's role in handling some €50 million worth of illicit proceeds, LSM.LV reported. More Four individuals, including some ABLV employees, were jailed as part of the probe, while four more are currently under investigation, LSM.LV also reported. More Prosecutors in Denmark are investigating...

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