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Record-setting bank forfeiture at ING ignites debate over lack of banker prosecutions
Reuters – A lack of any criminal prosecutions associated with the U.S. government’s deal last week in which Dutch bank ING agreed to forfeit a record $619 million for helping Iranians and Cubans pump billions of dollars through the U.S. financial system has drawn accusations that U.S. law enforcement agencies would rather collect fines than punish individual executives.Authorities dispute the criticisms and say proving wrongdoing by individuals in such cases is harder than it seems. Read Article
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