US bank Citigroup Inc. I intend to discontinue the US subsidiary Banamex after allegations of money laundering.

Banamex USA is a subsidiary of Citigroup-owned Mexican bank Banamex. Bank accused of insufficient measures to prevent money laundering.

This Citi will pay $ 140 million in the framework of the pre-trial deal with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC) and the California Financial Regulator. The bank has already reserved funds in such amount for legal costs.

According to the press release of the bank operations of the bank Banamex USA will be phased out in the framework of the plan to eliminate that develop the board Banamex.

The bank Banamex USA, whose assets barely exceed $ 500 million, total 300 employees working in three offices in California and Texas.