Danske Receives Preliminary Charges Over Money Laundering
- Charges follow prosecutor’s investigation opened in August
- Investors are now waiting for developments in U.S. probe
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Danske Bank A/S said it has received preliminary charges from Danish prosecutors in the case involving possible money laundering at its Estonian branch.
Danske said it faces four counts, all relating to the period from February 2007 to the end of January 2016, according to a statement published on Wednesday. The charges were filed by the Danish State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime, known as SOIK.