TD Bank pleads guilty to US criminal charges, faces asset cap

TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) -TD Bank became the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to violating a federal law aimed at preventing money laundering, and agreed to pay $3 billion in penalties to resolve the charges, government authorities said on Thursday. TD's plea deal includes imposition of an asset cap and other limitations to its business, authorities said. The bank has pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder money and conspiring to fail to file accurate reports or maintain a complia