Denmark’s top bank has been accused of laundering around €200 billion through its Estonian subsidiary between 2007 and 2015.
Denmark’s largest bank, Danske Bank, has pleaded guilty to US fraud and agreed to pay a total of $2 billion to end proceedings initiated by various authorities, the US Department of Justice announced on Tuesday .
Danske Bank “pledges guilty to defrauding US banks in connection with a multibillion-dollar scheme to gain access to the US financial system,” the department said in a statement. The bank has been accused of laundering around 200 billion euros through its Estonian subsidiary between 2007 and 2015.
