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Midweek Roundup: Huawei Concealed Iran Business, Germany Investigates Former Deutsche Bank Compliance Officer, and More

Chinese technology company Huawei used a Hong Kong-based firm, Skycom Tech, to conceal business with Iran from Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC and other financial institutions, sources told The Wall Street Journal. More German prosecutors have opened an investigation into a former senior compliance officer for Deutsche Bank suspected of violating anti-money laundering rules by failing to report suspicious activity, Reuters reported, citing German news outlet Hessischer Rundfunk. More President Donald Trump characterized hush-money payments he allegedly made through his former personal attorney Michael Cohen to two women during his 2016 election campaign as "a simple private transaction," Reuters reported. More...

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