Credit Suisse reaches $475M global resolution in corruption case
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-10-19T22:04:00
Credit Suisse Group and U.K. subsidiary Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) reached an approximately $475 million global settlement with U.S. and U.K. authorities for the bank’s role in a long-running tainted loan corruption scheme.
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