Banking, finance, and taxes
Wachovia (WB) Looked At For Laundering Drug Money
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Wachovia (WB) may have taken deposits from drug cartels.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the government probing the bank for "alleged laundering of drug proceeds by Mexican and Colombian money-transfer companies."
Perhaps the cash was used to make subprime loans.
Douglas A. McIntyre
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