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Weekly Roundup: Iran Named ‘Primary Money Laundering Concern,’ BNP Securities Fined $15 Million, and More

The U.S. Treasury Department finalized its designation of Iran as a jurisdiction of "primary money laundering concern" on Friday, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More A U.S. securities industry regulator fined two New York-headquartered subsidiaries of BNP Paribas $15 million for failing to scrutinize trades of penny stocks for anti-money laundering purposes for at least four years, moneylaundering.com reported. More Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is investigating allegations that President Donald Trump attempted to interfere with a money-laundering and sanctions-evasion case against Turkey's state-owned Halkbank, Reuters reported. More Swiss authorities are investigating Basel-based J. Safra Sarasin amid suspicions that compliance lapses at the...

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