美国银行因在多年内未能报告超过50亿美元的可疑交易并修复长期存在的反洗钱问题，周二被联邦监管机构处以超过12亿美元的罚款。
Bank of America was hit with more than $1.2 billion in federal penalties Tuesday after regulators said the nation's second-largest bank failed for years to report more than $5 billion in suspicious transactions and fix longstanding anti-money-laundering problems.
财政部在一份新闻稿中表示，未报告的活动中超过10亿美元涉及国家安全和其他高优先级风险，包括中国洗钱网络以及与西南边境相关的活动。此次处罚也发生在该行周三早上发布季度财报不到一天之前。
More than $1 billion of the unreported activity involved national security and other high-priority risks, including Chinese money-laundering networks and activity tied to the southwest border, Treasury said in a press release. The action also lands less than a day before the bank reports quarterly earnings Wednesday morning.
负责执行反洗钱规则的财政部金融犯罪执法网络处以12亿美元罚款，该机构称这是财政部历史上第三大罚款。财政部另别宣布就制裁违规行为达成1160万美元的和解。
Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which enforces anti-money-laundering rules, assessed a $1.2 billion penalty, which the agency said is the third-largest in Treasury history. Treasury separately announced an $11.6 million settlement over sanctions violations.