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Bank of America Fined $1.2 Billion for Anti-Money Laundering Failures
Bank of America has been ordered to pay a $1.2 billion penalty following revelations that it neglected to report billions in suspicious transactions. Federal regulators determined that the institution failed to adequately monitor activities linked to international illicit finance networks, including those involving Chinese money laundering operations. The Treasury Department criticized the bank for relying too heavily on external inquiries rather than maintaining robust internal oversight. By failing to uphold its legal obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act, the bank compromised the integrity of the broader American financial system, leading to the third-largest fine ever issued by the department.