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Weekly Roundup: Hapoalim Hit with $900 Million in US Fines, FATF Gray List Looms Over UAE, and More

Israel's Bank Hapoalim and its Swiss subsidiary agreed to pay more than $900 million in fines to U.S. authorities for helping American clients evade taxes and facilitating bribe payments to world soccer officials, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More The United Arab Emirates faces possible inclusion on the Financial Action Task Force's list of jurisdictions with weak anti-financial crime controls after an audit unearthed significant failures to act against money laundering and sanctions evasion, moneylaundering.com reported. More Federal investigators in Los Angeles have seen an uptick in seizures of drug cash as the coronavirus pandemic impedes criminals from laundering their proceeds through...

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