Danske Bank Says U.S. Is Now Investigating Laundering Case

Move comes on top of criminal probes in Denmark and Estonia
Estonian data suggest Danske is small part of bigger picture

Danske Bank says the U.S. is now conducting a laundering probe amid ongoing investigations in Estonia and Denmark.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Christian Wienberg, Peter Levring, and Frances Schwartzkopff

October 4, 2018 at 7:06 AM UTC

Updated on

October 4, 2018 at 2:12 PM UTC

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Danske Bank A/S said the U.S. has started an investigation into a money laundering case involving Denmark’s biggest bank that has already toppled its chief executive officer and triggered numerous other probes.

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