Daiwa Bank pleads guilty to fraud
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Daiwa Bank paid $340 million in fines to the government to settle fraud and conspiracy charges in attempts to hide $1.1 billion in illegal bond trading loses. The settlement also required Daiwa to sell its US operations, and the sale of most of its assets to Sumitomo Bank was completed Feb 2, 1996.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1996
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Japan: Daiwa Bank reports bond fraud losses
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Toshihide Iguchi hid losses of $1.1 bil in more than 30,000 unauthorized trades at the Daiwa Bank in NYC. The US has charged him with fraudulent trading and forgery. The bank officials have reassured depositors that no money is missing from their accounts. Daiwa is Japan's 12th largest bank.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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U.S. charges, evicts Japan's Daiwa Bank
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The Justice Dept charged Daiwa Bank Ltd with fraud and conspiracy for its involvement in covering up losses from illegal bond trades. Chief trader Toshihide Iguchi pleaded guilty to fraud, embezzlement and money laundering. Regulators ordered Daiwa to stop operating in the US by Feb 1996.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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