Barclays Cited In Liberty Reserve Laundering Case

Barclays has been named in a more than 100-page indictment released by U.S. authorities in the ongoing case against digital currency service Liberty Reserve, Reuters reports. The bank hasn’t been accused of improper actions.

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    On page 45 of the document, the source notes that Arthur Budovsky, who founded Liberty Reserve, had a personal account with the bank, which he opened in 2009.

    “Barclays can confirm it is co-operating with the investigation, following the notification it received from the authorities,” a spokesman for the bank told Reuters.

    Read the full report here.