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Midweek Roundup: Dutch Bank Under Investigation in Italy, US Officials Target Venezuelan Gold, and More

Italian prosecutors are investigating whether the local affiliate of ING failed to stop money laundering, and the Bank of Italy, the country's central bank, barred the Dutch lender from opening new accounts, Reuters reported. More The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted Venezuela's state-run precious metals firm Minerven as President Donald Trump threatened additional sanctions against the country, The Wall Street Journal reported. More Federal investigators raided the offices of former Trump campaign fundraiser Elliott Broidy last year on suspicion of conspiracy, money laundering and illegal lobbying stemming from his alleged ties to foreign officials, Trump associates and fugitive Malaysian financier Jho...

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