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Fake accounts, bogus fees, a.k.a. theft. Also previously known as larceny from Old French larcin, from Latin latrocinium, from latro(n-) ‘robber’, earlier ‘mercenary soldier’, from Greek latreus.
Merc. soldier, which explains the disproportionate fines
racketeering | ˌrakɪˈtɪərɪŋ |
noun [mass noun]
dishonest and fraudulent business dealings: racketeering ensnared the economy | [as modifier] : a local racketeering boss, a nationwide racketeering banking class and financial sector.
So nothing new in the world of banking.