BMO Harris to appeal $564 million verdict in Petters Ponzi scheme case


A federal jury said BMO Financial Group, the parent of BMO Harris and the second-largest bank in the Milwaukee area, must pay more than $563 million to victims of the Tom Petters fraud case. With interest, the bank could be liable for nearly $1 billion.

The Pioneer Press reports that the verdict is thought to be the largest-ever financial penalty handed out by a jury in Minnesota, and it's connected with the state's largest-ever financial crime: The $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by former…

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