U.S. class actions pile up against Australia's Westpac amid money-laundering scandal
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(Reuters) - Australia's No.2 lender Westpac Banking Corp was hit with a second U.S. class-action lawsuit in less than a week on Monday, over issues with its financial crime monitoring amid a recent money laundering scandal.Westpac was sued by Australia's financial crime watchdog AUSTRAC in November for 23 million alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws, including payments between known child exploiters.The latest suit, filed by investor rights law firm Bernstein Liebhard in a U.S. court,..