FBI Director James Comey, center, flanked by Deputy Attorney General James Cole, left, and Attorney General Eric Holder, speaks about a deal between the U.S. government and French bank BNP Paribas at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014. The U.S. government and French bank BNP Paribas have agreed to a settlement over alleged sanctions violations that would require the bank to plead guilty, pay almost $9 billion in penalties and face other sanctions.