AML Case Study Library – Real Enforcement Actions for KYC & AML Professionals
Explore a curated library of real-world AML and sanctions enforcement cases from global banks and financial institutions. Each case study is written in simple, practical language to help you connect regulatory failures with day-to-day KYC, EDD, sanctions screening and transaction monitoring work.
Deutsche Bank & Jeffrey Epstein: Inside a Major AML Monitoring Failure
How a global bank processed millions in suspicious payments for a known sex offender, missing obvious red flags in monitoring, EDD and escalation.
Read More →Danske Bank €200 Billion Estonian Money Laundering Scandal
How an Estonian branch became a high-risk “laundromat” for non-resident clients from Russia and the CIS, with €200B in suspicious flows.
Read More →HSBC 2012 AML & Sanctions Failures – $1.9 Billion Settlement
Why outdated systems and weak sanctions controls led to one of the largest AML settlements in history.
Read More →Swedbank Baltic AML Scandal – €135 Billion High-Risk Flows
How Swedbank failed to control high-risk non-resident accounts linked to laundromat schemes.
Read More →ING Netherlands €775 Million AML Settlement
A “day-to-day” AML failure involving incomplete KYC files and weak risk ratings.
Read More →Standard Chartered Sanctions Violations – OFAC & UK Enforcement
How message stripping and weak screening led to multi-billion-dollar sanctions penalties.
Read More →Westpac AUSTRAC AML Scandal – 23M Breaches & Child Exploitation Failures
How AML reporting failures enabled child exploitation typologies and triggered a record fine.
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