Credit Suisse money laundering verdict start of new era of Swiss enforcement?
By 
Neil Hodge2022-07-01T17:58:00
Credit Suisse became the first major Swiss bank to be prosecuted for money laundering in the country after the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland found the bank guilty of washing money connected to a Bulgarian drug smuggling syndicate.
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