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Former CEO Sues Pacific National Bank, N.A. Under Whistleblower Act
printThe former chief executive officer of a Miami-based bank has filed a lawsuit against his former employers claiming that they fired him for refusing to violate anti-money laundering and corruption laws. Carl Wolf sued Pacific National Bank, N.A. (PNB) on Monday, alleging that the institution's "most powerful board member," Andres Baquerizo, ordered him to break U.S. laws, including secretly paying Baquerizo $8,000 per month through a third-party contractor. PNB's owner, Banco del Pacifico, is fully owned by the Ecuadorian government. Baquerizo also ordered Wolf to reopen some or all of approximately 4,600 accounts with Ecuadorians that Wolf had closed beginning...
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