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		MartinMond on May 1, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My Experiment Opting Out of Big Data Made Me Look ... I guess the most well-known case is HSBC laundering drug money. Do you know any "real consequences" for employees that resulted of it?

theorique on May 1, 2014 [–]

Substantial fines and imprisonment are potential consequences.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5330

I don't know of specific instances where they were enforced (IANAL, etc).

This page [pdf] cites some specific penalties but does not refer to specific cases

http://www.anti-moneylaundering.com/pdf/Example_Fines_and_Pe...

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