Coverage dated October 17, 2025

US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities

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A federal jury in New York says France's largest bank must pay $21 million for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system during a time when the government was engaged in atrocities.

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  1. KOB 4

    US jury issues $20M verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities (opens KOB 4)

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    A federal jury in New York says France's largest bank must pay $21 million for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system during a time when the government was engaged in atrocities.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. jury issues $20-million verdict against French bank BNP Paribas over Sudanese atrocities (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A federal jury in New York says France's largest bank must pay more than $20 million for giving the Sudanese government access to the U.S. financial system during a time when the government was engaged in atrocities.

  3. Fortune

    U.S. jury issues $20 million verdict against France's largest bank over Sudanese atrocities (opens Fortune)

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    A spokesperson for BNP Paribas said in an email the result “is clearly wrong and there are very strong grounds to appeal the verdict.”

  4. Al Jazeera

    US jury finds French bank BNP Paribas complicit in Sudan atrocities (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The French banking giant said the ruling by a jury in New York was ‘clearly wrong’ and that it plans to appeal.

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