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The charges of fraud and money laundering are contained in a report by Sao Paulo's public prosecutor that was formally submitted to a Brazilian judge on Monday.
Some would argue that Swiss bank accounts offer the same protections to criminals, but in fact Swiss provisions against money laundering are tough.
That does not mean that pushing for greater transparency in the ownership of assets and making it easier to prosecute money laundering are not worth the effort.
The bank has disclosed in regulatory filings that the issues with money laundering are also being investigated by the Department of Justice and could lead to criminal charges and "significant" fines, which analysts have said could reach $1 billion.
Still, experts on money laundering are skeptical that the seizures, even on the order of more than $100 million a year, can put a dent in a business that counts its income in tens of billions of dollars.
Montenegro's organised crime circles grew rich and powerful during the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, and gangs involved in cocaine smuggling and money laundering are particularly active in Kotor.
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