BNP
Paribas’ guilty plea and agreement to pay nearly $9 billion for violating U.S.
sanctions is part of a larger U.S. Justice Department shift in strategy that is
expected to snare more major banks and other firms across the financial food
chain.
Two
other major French banks, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale, Germany's
Deutsche Bank AG, and Citigroup Inc's Banamex unit in Mexico are among those
being investigated for possible money laundering or sanctions violations,
according to people familiar with the matter and public disclosures.
The
Justice Department and other U.S. authorities, including the Manhattan District
Attorney, are probing
