Deutsche Bank to pay $130M to settle bribery, ‘spoofing’ charges
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-01-08T23:42:00
Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay more than $130 million to resolve charges that it paid bribes to third parties to secure business deals in Asia and the Middle East, in addition to a separate commodities fraud “spoofing” case.
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