DoJ stepped up its investigation into Deutsche Bank
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has intensified its investigation into Deutsche Bank’s involvement in Danske Bank money laundering scandal, Reuters reports.
DoJ officials have also begun working with Frankfurt state prosecutors as well as those in Estonia, the sources claimed. Frankfurt prosecutors are looking into Deutsche’s role in processing payments for Danske Bank.
Last year, Danske Bank was found of money laundering after it was uncovered €200bn had flowed from russia and other ex-soviet states through an Estonian branch, for nine years. Since then, actions have been taken to rectify the situation and stop it happening again.
Earlier this year, German authorities have raided Deutsche Bank’s headquarters in search of information related to the Danske Bank money laundering scandal.