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A comment on $2T in Proceeds of Corruption Removed from China and Taken to US, AUS, CAN, NL. Parent comment

Re:$2T in Proceeds of Corruption Removed from China and Take... by pjc50 on Monday January 02, 2017 @05:07AM (#13300252)
The US has no general right to privacy, and all large transactions are potentially notifiable to the anti-money-laundering authorities. This is what HSBC got in a lot of trouble for not doing.
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Re:$2T in Proceeds of Corruption Removed from China and Take... by djrogers on Monday January 02, 2017 @01:01PM (#13302943)
Any notification would go as far as that - simple notification of a transaction. There's no requirement for the bank to investigate the source of your funds as part of a private transaction.
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