Report: Financial crime fines down in 2021; AML penalties drop 78 percent
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Neil Hodge2022-01-19T16:38:00
Fines for corporate crimes last year fell by more than half to 8.7 billion euros (U.S. $9.9 billion) from 2020’s total of €20 billion (U.S. $22.6 billion), according to a report released by research firm AML Intelligence.
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