Tag: US department of justice

February 19, 2024 BY PureContent

Binance to face five-year monitoring amid money laundering violations

The DoJ had gathered evidence of Binance violating US anti-money laundering laws between US users and customers in countries such as Russia, Cuba, and Syria . Binance's CEO, Changpeng (CZ) Zhao, was specifically targeted for knowingly violating US regulatory requirements, resulting in his resignation from the exchange. Moreover, Changpeng paid a $150m fine and is awaiting…

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August 24, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Tornado Cash founders charged with laundering +$1bn

A statement by the US Justice Department confirmed the arrest of Storm on Wednesday in Washington State. Semenov, a Russian national, remains at large. In a CBNC interview, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office, James Smith, commented: We’re treating this like any other fugitive now. We’re working with law…

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Visa under the DOJ microscope once again
August 17, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Visa under the DOJ microscope once again

A world leader in payments, the company now finds its policies regarding this tokenisation initiative under the DOJ microscope. Visa confirmed that the department’s antitrust arm requested information on US-based debit card practices in May 2023. When using tokenisation technology, those with sensitive card numbers can use a token to make payments. This token is…

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January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HSBC Holdings agrees to pay more than $100 million to resolve fraud charges

HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) announced that it has entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to resolve the DoJ’s investigation into HSBC’s historical foreign exchange sales and trading activities within its Global Markets business. Under the agreement, HSBC will pay a total of US$101.5m, including a US$63.1m fine…

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July 27, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Bank to negotiate with DoJ over mortgage probe

Deutsche Bank had begun settlement talks with the US Department of Justice over its probe into the German bank’s origination and securitisation of mortgage-backed securities, as it posted a slump in second-quarter profits. John Cryan, chief executive, has made clear that he wants to resolve Deutsche Bank’s big outstanding legal cases quick. Deutsche Bank had…

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