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Trump Pardoned the Banker. What Does His Company Want From Treasury?
Trump pardoned the banker. Now his company’s lobbying team includes a Trump intelligence insider. What do they want from Treasury?
The filings do not prove a payoff. They show who is lobbying and which agency is named, and they leave out the ask. So walk the record, and stop where it stops.
The banker is Julio Herrera Velutini, founder of Bancrédito. In September 2023, FinCEN assessed a $15 million civil penalty against Bancrédito International Bank and Trust for willful Bank Secrecy Act violations running from 2015 to 2022. In its consent order, the bank admitted the conduct. That $15…
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