Criminal case
Danish Special Crime Unit and Danske Bank A/S
- Authority
- Danish Special Crime Unit
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- Not published
- Organization
- Danske Bank A/S
- Current stage
- Resolved by acceptance of a fine and confiscation
- Outcome
- Concluded as to the bank.
Decisions and steps
- Bank accepts a fine and confiscation with DKK 4,749 million payableS5
Claims this case bears on
- Partly supported75An October 2018 Al Jazeera report said some EUR 200 billion in suspicious transactions passed through Danske Bank's Estonian branch.Press report, 16 October 20184 records citedMoney laundering
- Outdated79Danske Bank announced in December 2022 that its US resolution placed it under a period of DOJ corporate probation as part of the Estonia matter.Company statement, 13 December 20223 records citedCorporate status
Sources
- S5Tier B Danske Bank reaches coordinated resolutions with the US and Danish authorities regarding the Estonia matterDanske Bank A/S. Company statement. 13 December 2022.Supports the aggregate US$2.06 billion, the Danish fine and confiscation, and the close of the investigations as to the bank.Link working, checked 25 October 2026