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Midweek Roundup: Deutsche Bank Prepares for Larger Settlement, Banks Open Accounts for Iran, and More
printGerman officials are investigating two transactions routed through a bank account in D??sseldorf that the father of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen used in 2013 to ask for donations to support his activism in Afghan politics, the Associated Press reported citing a local newspaper. Mateen, who before his death professed his allegiance to Islamic State, is responsible for killing 49 people in a Florida nightclub. More Deutsche Bank has booked a "significant amount" more than the roughly $785 million already set aside for potential regulatory settlements linked to investigations in the United States, Europe and Russia of approximately $10 billion in...
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