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Global Banks Identifying and Reviewing Their Links to Trump Administration

By Dan Bethencourt

Several global lenders based in Europe have ordered highly sensitive, enterprise-wide internal reviews of their clients and accounts to identify any ties they may have with U.S. officials and individuals close to President Donald Trump, sources told ACAMS moneylaundering.com. Two senior-level compliance officers at European banks with affiliates in dozens of countries, including the United States, confirmed in separate interviews that they were screening both personal and corporate accounts as part of the reviews, and claimed they had spoken with numerous counterparts at other institutions undergoing similar audits. "You have a very targeted global investigation the likes of which we...

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