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Midweek Roundup: Deutsche Bank Severs Soccer Club Ties, ‘Abu the Bee’ Accused of Financing Terrorism, and More

Deutsche Bank began exiting its relationship with the German soccer club Hertha Berlin last year after implementing stronger anti-money laundering controls, the Financial Times reported. More A 42-year-old French citizen nicknamed "Abu the Bee" has been extradited from Malaysia to France after allegedly financing terrorist organizations in Syria with profits from selling Malaysian honey, Le Parisien reported. More French Swiss cement maker Lafarge pleaded guilty to U.S. charges of financing terrorist organizations in Syria after admitting to having paid the Islamic State group hundreds of millions of dollars in "protection" money to continue operating in the country, France 24 reported....

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