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New prosecutorial guidance from the U.S. Justice Department suggests that banks that recently settled allegations of corporate misconduct may stand less of a chance of avoiding trial for criminal violations going forward, sources told ACAMS moneylaundering.com. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced at an industry conference on Oct. 28 that she instructed prosecutors to consider companies' previous regulatory, civil or criminal violations when determining whether and how to pursue cases against them, even if the misconduct has no apparent connection to their current alleged behavior. "A prosecutor ... needs to take a department-wide view of misconduct," Monaco said in her...