Criminal case
United States v. Danske Bank A/S
- Authority
- US Department of Justice and US District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- 13 December 2022
- Organization
- Danske Bank A/S
- Current stage
- Guilty plea entered. Probation concluded on 13 December 2025 per the bank.
- Outcome
- Final. Plea and forfeiture with probation completed.
Decisions and steps
Claims this case bears on
- Supported98The US Department of Justice said on 13 December 2022 that Danske Bank pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and agreed to forfeit US$2.059 billion.Regulator statement, 13 December 20223 records citedFraud
- 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
- S1Tier A Danske Bank Pleads Guilty to Fraud on U.S. Banks in Multi-Billion Dollar Scheme to Access the U.S. Financial SystemUS Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs. Regulator press release. 13 December 2022.Supports the guilty plea, the forfeiture amount and the US$160 billion processed through US banks. It does not give a laundered total.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S6Tier B Danske Bank confirms conclusion of US Department of Justice probationDanske Bank A/S. Company statement. 15 December 2025.Supports the end of the US probation. It is a company statement, not a DOJ record.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
- S7Tier C Danske Bank Completes U.S. Justice Department Probation PeriodDow Jones Newswires (Dominic Chopping), via Morningstar. Press report. 15 December 2025.Reports the end of the probation on the bank's announcement. It quotes no DOJ or court record.Link working, checked 25 October 2026