Bank Hapoalim’s bad day: $904M in tax evasion, FIFA fines
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-05-01T18:05:00
Israel’s largest bank and its Swiss subsidiary will pay a total of $904 million in separate DOJ settlements related to (1) a massive tax-evasion scheme and (2) its role in a money-laundering conspiracy with FIFA.
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