Paper Trail Million Miles Long 'Follow The Money Stupid' ~US$13.575 billion in fines received from foreign banks during the last 14 years ~Two (2) France-based financial institutions now have the distinction of incurring the largest penalties by the United States government for unauthorized transactions primarily relating to the Republic of Cuba
Paris, France-based Société Générale S.A. paid US$1.4 billion in 2018; Paris, France-based BNP Paribas paid US$9 billion in 2015; London, United Kingdom-based HSBC Holdings PLC paid US$1.92 billion in 2012; Amsterdam, Netherlands-based The ING Group paid US$619 million in 2012; Zurich, Switzerland-based Credit Suisse AG paid US$536 million in 2009; Basel, Switzerland-based UBS Group AG paid US$100 million in 2004. https://www.cubatrade.org/blog/2018/11/20/3t1eorwvqw8nm4saek7991c9kvql6e