ABN AMRO to pay $575M in money laundering settlement with Dutch authorities
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-04-19T17:41:00
Dutch bank ABN AMRO reached a €480 million (U.S. $575 million) settlement with the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service to resolve money laundering charges.
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