A German public prosecutor levied a €13.5 million (U.S. $15.9 million) fine against Deutsche Bank on Tuesday for failing to report over 600 suspicious transactions in a timely manner but dropped a wider investigation into suspicious transactions from Russia that originated from fellow European financial institution Danske Bank.

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