Deutsche Bank fined $630 million for $10 billion Russian money laundering scheme

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financial-crimemoney-launderingrussian-moneydeutsche-bankmirror-trades
Regulatory CaptureFinancial CaptureIntelligence PenetrationExecutive Power Expansion
Actors:Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, New York Department of Financial Services, UK Financial Conduct Authority
2017-01-30 · 1 min read

Deutsche Bank paid $630 million to U.S. and UK regulators for facilitating $10 billion in Russian money laundering through "mirror trades" from 2011-2015. The scheme converted rubles to dollars through sham stock trades between Moscow and London offices. During this same period, Deutsche Bank was Trump's primary lender, providing $2.5 billion in loans while other banks refused. Compliance officers later flagged suspicious Trump and Kushner transactions to Russians, but executives overruled reporting them.

Sources

  1. DFS Fines Deutsche Bank $425 Million for Russian Mirror-Trading SchemeNY Department of Financial Services(2017-01-30)
  2. Is Donald Trump's Dark Russian Secret Hiding in Deutsche Bank's Vaults?Newsweek(2017-12-29)
  3. Deutsche Bank Execs Missed Money Laundering Red FlagsBuzzFeed News(2020-09-20)