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Swedish Supreme Court acquits former Swedbank CEO Bonnesen in Estonia money laundering case reut.rs/4cq4Gec
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Sweden's Supreme Court acquitted former Swedbank CEO Birgitte Bonnesen on Tuesday, overturning a lower court conviction that sentenced her to 15 months in prison for mishandling anti-money laundering controls. This reversal closes the executive-level chapter of one of Europe's largest money laundering scandals, though Swedbank itself had previously paid large fines related to the case. The acquittal suggests the court found insufficient evidence of personal culpability for the bank's compliance failures despite the institution's documented weaknesses in Estonia operations.
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โSwedish Supreme Court acquits former Swedbank CEO Bonnesen in Estonia money laundering caseโ
Confirmed by Reuters, Bloomberg, The Local, and CGTN. Supreme Court overturned lower court's 15-month prison sentence.
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