NL-2022-01 · Netherlands · 2022

Dutch prosecutor investigates Rabobank over anti-money-laundering compliance after a central bank order

Following a De Nederlandsche Bank instruction and a punitive order on the bank's client due-diligence files, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service opened a criminal investigation into the bank's compliance with the anti-money-laundering law. No findings have been published against individuals.

Dutch bank building at night, illustrating the Rabobank investigation
Illustrative image · Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
Institution
Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
Authority
De Nederlandsche Bank / Openbaar Ministerie
Status
Investigation reported ongoing
Theme
AML controls · client files
Raised by
Supervisory order, then criminal investigation
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Matter arose
21 December 2021
Last recorded
31 December 2024

What the sources record

The central bank issued an instruction and subsequently a punitive order concerning deficiencies in customer files.

The bank disclosed the criminal investigation in its own reporting.

The register records only the published disclosures; no conclusion has been reached.

Timeline

  1. 2021-12-21

    Bank discloses the prosecutor's investigation.

Primary sources

Questions and answers on this entry

What does register entry NL-2022-01 record?
Dutch prosecutor investigates Rabobank over anti-money-laundering compliance after a central bank order. Following a De Nederlandsche Bank instruction and a punitive order on the bank's client due-diligence files, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service opened a criminal investigation into the bank's compliance with the anti-money-laundering law. No findings have been published against individuals.
Which authority is recorded against Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.?
The entry is recorded against De Nederlandsche Bank / Openbaar Ministerie, in the Netherlands jurisdiction, under the theme AML controls · client files.
What is the current status of this entry?
Status: Investigation reported ongoing. Last recorded change: 31 December 2024. The matter arose or was first recorded on 21 December 2021.
How was this matter brought to light?
Supervisory order, then criminal investigation. Each statement in the entry reflects material already published by a named source; nothing beyond those sources is asserted or inferred.
Where can the primary sources for NL-2022-01 be checked?
The entry links to Reuters — Dutch prosecutors investigate Rabobank, 21 December 2021.

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