Former Swedbank head has no grounds to appeal conviction, Swedish prosecutor says
By Martin Coyle ( January 21, 2025, 16:16 GMT | Insight) -- Swedbank's former head, Birgitte Bonnesen has no grounds to take her appeal against her money laundering-linked conviction to Sweden’s top court, the country’s chief prosecutor said today. Bonnesen was sentenced to 15-months in prison for making misleading statements about the lender's involvement in a money laundering scandal that saw it pay hundreds of millions of dollars in fines in 2020.Swedbank's former head, Birgitte Bonnesen has no grounds to take her appeal against her money laundering-linked conviction to Sweden’s top court, the country’s chief prosecutor said today....
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