INVESTOR ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Reminds Inve

NEW YORK, March 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP:

To: All persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired securities of The Western Union Company (“Western Union”) (NYSE: WU ) between February 24, 2012 and January 19, 2017 . You are hereby notified that a securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the USDC for the Southern District of New York. To get more information go to :

http://www.zlk.com/pslra/the-western-union-company  

or contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972. There is no cost or obligation to you.

The complaint alleges that, among other allegations, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company’s fraud prevention efforts did not comply with applicable laws; (2) Western Union knowingly failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program; (3) Western Union aided and abetted wire fraud; (4) for at least five years, Western Union knew of agents structuring transactions designed to avoid the reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act; (5) Western Union was not compliant with its regulatory responsibilities; (6) between 2004 and 2012, Western Union violated U.S. laws by processing transactions for its agents and others involved in an international consumer fraud scheme; and (7) Western Union knew of but failed to take corrective action against its agents involved in or facilitating fraud-related transactions.

If you suffered a loss in Western Union you have until March 27, 2017 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn’t require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.

Levi & Korsinsky is a national firm with offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and Washington D.C. The firm’s attorneys have extensive expertise and experience representing investors in securities litigation involving financial fraud, and have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

CONTACT:    Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Joseph E. Levi, Esq. 30 Broad Street - 24th Floor New York, NY 10004            Tel: (212) 363-7500 Toll Free:  (877) 363-5972 Fax: (212) 363-7171 www.zlk.com