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In reply to the discussion: Read the never-issued Trump order that would have seized voting machines [View all]Kid Berwyn
(25,424 posts)45. Court that gave back the loot stolen by Pinochet, yes.
The bank pleaded guilty.
Riggs Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Case
By Eric Dash
The New York Times, Jan. 28, 2005
Riggs Bank in Washington pleaded guilty yesterday to repeatedly failing to report suspicious transactions in bank accounts held by the leaders of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea and by Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former dictator of Chile.
Riggs agreed to pay a $16 million penalty as part of a deal that would avoid prosecution of the bank and its holding company, Riggs National Corporation, on charges related to money laundering that has linked the financial and political worlds. The bank also agreed to continue to cooperate with a Justice Department investigation, including inquiries into the activities of several former executives and managers.
The settlement came after two months of negotiations between the bank and federal prosecutors and was submitted yesterday to Judge Ricardo Urbina of Federal District Court in Washington. Judge Urbina accepted the plea on a provisional basis but asked for verification that the information submitted was accurate and complete. And, in an effort to ensure that the penalty was not a slap on the wrist, he asked whether the $16 million fine was sufficient.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/business/riggs-pleads-guilty-in-moneylaundering-case.html
Does that court count?
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