OCC ‘reluctantly’ drops enforcement, fine against former Rabobank CCO
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Aaron Nicodemus2023-04-10T18:54:00
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) dismissed an enforcement action and withdrew a fine against the former chief compliance officer for the now-defunct U.S. branch of Rabobank N.A.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu wrote in a final decision Wednesday the agency “reluctantly” decided to drop its case against Laura Akahoshi, Rabobank N.A.’s former CCO and a former OCC bank examiner. The agency alleged Akahoshi participated in an effort in 2013 to withhold information from an OCC examiner regarding a material audit of Rabobank’s Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) program.
In its decision, the OCC overturned an administrative law judge’s decision finding fault with Akahoshi’s actions and a $30,000 fine because the judge “did not fully address documents and testimony favoring” Akahoshi.
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