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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Anna Wise

Major UK bank fined for breaching Russian sanctions

Bank of Scotland has been penalised with a £160,000 fine by a UK Treasury body after it processed payments that violated financial sanctions imposed against Russia.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) found the bank facilitated 24 transactions, totalling £77,383, to or from a personal current account belonging to a British citizen listed under the government’s sanctions regime.

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