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Weekly Roundup: FinCEN Fines Defunct MSB, Israel to Indict Bank Chairman, and More
printIsrael's State Attorney's Office plans to file charges against the former chairman of the country's largest bank, the Jerusalem Post reported Monday. Bank Hapoalim's Dan Dankner stands accused of fraud and money laundering in connection with the bank's acquisition of Turkey's Bank Positif between 2005 and 2008, when he allegedly received an unreported loan and hid his family's involvement with a third company tied to the deal. Dankner's secretary is also being accused of money laundering in connection with the scheme. More In January, Bank Hapoalim paid the Bank of Israel over two million U.S. dollars for its failure to...
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