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by geoduck14 1897 days ago
None of these fines are about laundering money.

Also, showing these fines is a long way from "the most law breaking entities".

I do believe Wells Fargo got in trouble for helping launder money - and they spent a LOT of money to help fix it.

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Forgive my vagueness- I wasn't complaining that banks don't launder money - only that the original links didn't support that thesis. You have rectified that.

Do you also claim that banks are the biggest thieves?

Biggest source of theft in the US is wage theft by employers.
Wait.. really? I'd love to dive into some of those numbers. I'm not saying you are wrong - otoh, I want to see if I can screen for behaviors that are preparatory.
HSBC then.

> HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to pay a record $1.92 billion in fines to U.S. authorities for allowing itself to be used to launder a river of drug money flowing out of Mexico and other banking lapses.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hsbc-probe-idUSBRE8BA05M2...