A US appeals court has bolstered the power of federal prosecutors to grab records from foreign banks even if the transactions at issue did not pass through US accounts.
In a ruling released on Tuesday, three appeals court judges in Washington sided with the Department of Justice against a trio of Chinese banks, including one that had received a subpoena under the Patriot Act.
The case stems from a justice department investigation into alleged attempts by North Korea to evade US sanctions using a Hong Kong-based front company, Mingzheng International Trading, which itself banked with the three Chinese lenders.
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