
BNP Paribas pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay $2.2 billion to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and the City of New York in connection with charges that it violated New York State law by conspiring to and falsifying the records of New York financial institutions, allowing clients to avoid U.S. Economic sanctions meant to prohibit transactions with Sudanese, Iranian and Cuban entities. This and another $2.2 billion penalty paid directly to the state were part of a larger $8.8 billion settlement involving the federal government; For more info visit https://www.manhattanda.org/bnp-paribas-bank-pleads-guilty-pays-883-billion-penalties-illegal-transactions/