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  "id": 14501839,
  "title": "Bank of America fined US$1.21 billion as US flags suspected Chinese money laundering",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/bank-of-america-fined-us-1-21-billion-as-us-flags-suspected-chinese",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T17:47:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370920/bank-america-fined-us121-billion-us-flags-suspected-chinese-money-laundering"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has imposed a US$1.21 billion penalty on Bank of America for failing to report suspicious transactions that showed signs of Chinese money laundering networks. The penalties, announced on Tuesday, are part of a broader enforcement action against the second-largest US bank for anti-money-laundering and sanctions violations. FinCEN identified over US$5 billion in suspicious activity during the period, including large wire transfers to China, repeated credit-card purchases at major retailers and shipping companies, and payments towards cards held by third parties without a clear commercial purpose. The bank admitted to the violations and agreed to resolve the case, including wilful failures to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act.",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Bank of America fined US$1.21 billion as US flags suspected Chinese money laundering",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/bank-of-america-fined-us-1-21-billion-as-us-flags-suspected-chinese-14507478",
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