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REVEALED: Bank of America ignored staff warnings over potential scam payments to $6m-a-year client

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

BANK of America retained a customer bringing in $6 million annually, despite repeated warnings from its compliance staff that the client could be receiving money from fraud victims.

The bank’s relationship manager described the customer as “a large and valued client” generating approximately $6 million in annual revenue, while the business unit responsible for the relationship was “very supportive” of retaining it.

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