Citibank Sent a Hedge Fund $175 Million by Mistake: Now They Can’t Get It Back

Citibank Sent a Hedge Fund $175 Million by Mistake: Now They Can’t Get It Back
People walk past a Citibank branch in New York City, on Jan. 16 2020. Justin Lane/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
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Citibank has a big problem: It mistakenly wired roughly $175 million to Brigade Capital Management, and the hedge fund hasn’t returned the money.

The U.S. banking giant filed a lawsuit Monday in the Southern District of New York, seeking the return of funds that it said were transferred in an “operational mistake.”