Deutsche Bank pays $150 million fine for failing to monitor Jeffrey Epstein accounts

Deutsche Bank was slapped with a $150 million penalty Tuesday for failing to monitor Jeffrey Epstein’s accounts even though he faced widespread sex trafficking allegations. The troubled German bank did not scrutinize hundreds of transactions totaling millions of dollars by Epstein between 2013 and 2018 despite clear warning signs they could be linked to crimes, New York state’s Department of …