Feds Look to Boost Money-Laundering Penalties by 40 Times

Feds Look to Boost Money-Laundering Penalties by 40 Times
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Ottawa plans to boost penalties for anti-money-laundering oversight failures by 40 times as part of several measures it wants to roll out to crack down on the issue.

The proposal, outlined in the fall economic statement Monday, would see the maximum administrative penalty against banks and others rise to either $20 million per violation, or three percent of annual worldwide gross revenue if that’s higher.