Ray-Ban’s Thai division Essilor Manufacturing (EMTC) has filed a lawsuit against US bank JP Morgan over the theft of $272 million from its New York account. Bloomberg.
Essilor Manufacturing says JP Morgan has been aware of “fraudulent transactions” associated with the company’s account since September 2019, but the bank has not notified the eyewear manufacturer of “suspicious schemes” and alarms, including transfers of funds to shell companies and monthly surges. volume of transactions.
“All fraudulent transfers were made in round amounts in dollars (without cents), which is in stark contrast to previous periods, when transfers in round amounts were relatively rare,” Bloomberg quoted a representative of the Ray-Ban division as saying.
As the company also clarifies, JP Morgan ignored the episode when the monthly volume of EMTC transfers skyrocketed from an average of $15 million to more than $100 million. strategic weaknesses.
EMTC said it was able to recover approximately $172 million of the stolen funds “through a costly and burdensome process” and will seek full damages from JP Morgan in court.
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