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Spanish authorities disclosed that they assessed their largest anti-money laundering related penalty to date in 2020, but declined to name the financial institution for fear of destabilizing their country's economy. On May 17, Tesoro Publico, Spain's Treasury, listed all punitive actions that regulators, prosecutors and other officials concluded last year in response to AML infractions, showing that 14 companies, mainly financial institutions but also a real estate firm, an art dealer and an online gaming platform, received €20.4 million in combined penalties for such violations. A record €13.1 million AML-related fine levied by Spain's Commission for the Prevention of Money...