The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Deutsche Bank AG violated f...
) violated foreign corruption or anti-money-laundering laws in its work for state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad , the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday.
The news comes after the bank announced plans to scrap its global equities unit, cut some fixed-income operations and slash 18,000 jobs globally in a 7.4-billion-euro restructuring program. Prosecutors are mainly looking into the role of Tan Boon-Kee, a colleague of a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive, Tim Leissner, who worked with him on 1MDB-related business, the paper said.
In an emailed statement, Deutsche Bank said it had fully cooperated with all regulatory and law enforcement agencies that made inquiries about the fund.
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