In his email, made public in a report by the Senate permanent subcommittee on Monday, Mr Root accused Mr Garcia Gibson of “rubber-stamping unacceptable risks.

在他的电子邮件中，卢特批评加西亚·吉布森“不假思索的批准了不可接受的风险。参议院常设调查小组委员会的一份报告让这份电子邮件在世人面前公开。

He and his colleagues should take a “firmer stand; the bank risked being fined for its lax compliance.

他和他的同事应采取“更强硬的态度；该银行可能会因为合规行为松懈而被罚款。

“Please note that you can dress up the $10m to be paid?.?.?.?to the US authorities as an ‘economic penalty’ if you wish but a fine is a fine is a fine, and a hefty one at that, Mr Root wrote.

卢特写道：“请注意，如果你愿意，你可以把支付给美国当局的1000万美元美化为‘经济惩罚’，但罚金就是罚金，而且数额巨大。

“What is this, the School of Low Expectations Banking? (‘We didn’t go to jail! We merely signed a settlement with the Feds for $10m!’)

“这是什么？低期望值银行业务的学校？（我们没有进监狱！我们只是拿出1000万美元与联邦调查员达成了和解！）

“We have seen this movie before, and it ends badly, Mr Root warned.

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