NEW YORK: NatWest Markets pled guilty and agreed to a $35 million fine to settle US criminal charges that it committed fraud in the Treasury bond market, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
US authorities described the British financial heavyweight as a “repeat offender” because the violations breached earlier settlements with the company formerly known as RBS Securities.
“As we have previously warned, there will be serious consequences for a company that breaches the terms of an agreement with the government,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. “Today’s guilty plea by NatWest and the associated penalty show exactly that.”
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