Oct
8
2010
HSBC North America Holdings has been ordered to improve its compliance with money laundering laws, Federal regulators said Thursday, The Associated Press reports. A federal investigation found the U.S. subsidiaries of the London-based HSBC Holdings PLC do not have tight enough controls over a list of money transfer operations. “The bank’s compliance program and its [...]
no comments | tags: Boost, Controls, Holdings, hsbc holdings plc, Main Category, money laundering laws, Money-Laundering, Told | posted in financial
Aug
24
2010
Former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) has been demanding a trial on his money-laundering indictment since 2005, and on Tuesday a Texas judge granted his wish. At a pre-trial hearing in Austin, Senior Judge Pat Priest said the trial would go forward but he did not set a start date, The Associated Press reported. “I’ve been [...]
no comments | tags: Delay, Going, judge pat priest, Main Category, Money, Money-Laundering, senior judge pat priest, Texas, Trial | posted in Politics