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Midweek Roundup: BNP Paribas Hit with Epstein Subpoena, Swiss Accuse Bank of AML Breaches, and More

The U.S. Virgin Islands' attorney general subpoenaed BNP Paribas for records pertaining to late-financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Bloomberg reported. More Switzerland's financial supervisor found that Lugano-headquartered Banca Credinvest engaged in serious breaches of anti-money laundering rules in its handling of high-risk clients linked to corrupt Venezuelan state-owned energy firm PDVSA, Swissinfo reported. More ING is closing all accounts held by Ghana's diplomats in Brussels following the African nation's placement on an EU blacklist of jurisdictions with weak controls against financial crimes, Joy News reported, citing a Ghanaian politician. More Senior managers at EY allegedly scuttled the consultancy's...

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