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Wynn Las Vegas agrees to forfeit $130M to DOJ in non-prosecution agreement
WYNN RESORTS LTD
- Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Resorts subsidiary, entered NPA with DOJ resolving investigation into unlicensed money transmitting businesses.
- Agreed to forfeit $130 million; DOJ will not bring criminal charges subject to compliance and standard reservations.
- Investigation involved transactions facilitated by former employees and third parties for patrons in foreign jurisdictions.
- DOJ cited historical nature of transactions, cooperation, and extensive remedial measures as factors in resolution.
- NPA resolves all prior U.S. federal regulatory inquiries commenced since 2014 regarding Bank Secrecy Act compliance.