{"id":2347,"date":"2026-02-20T16:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/economicowl.com\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:32:43","slug":"german-police-search-deutsche-bank-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/economicowl.com\/?p=2347","title":{"rendered":"German police search Deutsche Bank offices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Money laundering investigation targets Frankfurt and Berlin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>German police carried out searches at Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt and Berlin on Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering, according to statements from prosecutors and the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shares of the German lender fell around 2.7% following reports of the probe, which was first disclosed by news magazine Spiegel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bank confirms cooperation with authorities<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deutsche Bank confirmed the searches in a brief statement, saying that prosecutors in Frankfurt were conducting investigative actions at its business premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are cooperating fully with the prosecutor\u2019s office,\u201d the bank said, adding that it could not provide further comment on the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Timing ahead of earnings release<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The searches took place just one day before Deutsche Bank is scheduled to publish its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results, increasing market sensitivity around the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Previous probes and regulatory scrutiny<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Deutsche Bank has faced multiple investigations over the past decade. In 2022, German authorities searched the bank\u2019s Frankfurt offices in connection with an earlier money laundering probe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That same year, the lender and its asset management subsidiary DWS were investigated over allegations of greenwashing related to ESG investment products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, around 170 law enforcement officials inspected Deutsche Bank as part of a tax evasion investigation involving two employees. That probe stemmed from the 2016 \u201cPanama Papers\u201d leak and was later dropped, although the bank was fined for compliance deficiencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest investigation adds to the long history of regulatory and legal challenges faced by Germany\u2019s largest lender.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Money laundering investigation targets Frankfurt and Berlin German police carried out searches at Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt and Berlin on Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering, according to statements from prosecutors and the bank. 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