U.S. Attacks Banks’ Iranian Ties — Washington Post
The United States on Wednesday escalated a crackdown on illicit banking relations with Iran, winning a half-billion-dollar fine against the biggest Swiss bank as other European financial institutions remain under investigation.
The agreement by Credit Suisse Group to pay $536 million to settle a Justice Department investigation comes on the heels of forfeitures of $350 million by Lloyds TSB Bank earlier this year and $80 million by ABN Amro Holding in 2005 for similar violations of U.S.
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