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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Bank Leumi Group
Current Parent Company: Bank Leumi
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Penalty: $270,000,000
Year: 2014
Date: December 22, 2014
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: tax violations
Mega-Scandal: Assisting Tax Evasion
Violation Description: A major Israeli international bank admitted that it conspired to aid and assist U.S. taxpayers to prepare and present false tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service by hiding income and assets in offshore bank accounts in Israel and elsewhere around the world.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Tax Division
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Prosecution Agreement: deferred prosecution agreement
HQ Country of Current Parent: Israel
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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