JPM - Drug Traffickers Exploited Citigroup ATMs For Money Laundering: Report | Benzinga
Drug traffickers chose to launder money through Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) because they believed the bank had less stringent fraud controls, according to senior U.S. law enforcement officials, the Financial Times reports.
In a recent indictment, U.S. prosecutors detailed how two California residents, allegedly linked to the Sinaloa cartel, deposited tens of thousands of dollars into Citi ATMs.
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The duo allegedly deposited almost $36,000 in January 2021 in increments below the $10,000 threshold that triggers reporting to the U.S. Treasury, avoiding detection by splitting the sum into dozens of smaller deposits.
Citing the Drug Enforcement Administration ...