Bank Hapoalim, Israel’s largest bank, and its Swiss subsidiary will pay a total of $904 million to state and federal authorities in separate settlements announced on the same day. One case relates to the bank’s role in a massive tax-evasion scheme, while the other  concerns its role in a money-laundering conspiracy with soccer federation FIFA.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...