Ok I found the article and it was French BNP 8.9Billion by the U.S. for dealing with Iran , the article is dated June 2014. I went and found a couple of articles
French bank fined $8.9 billion for dealing with Iran
BNP Paribas agrees to pay record sum to avoid being tried for transactions with US-blacklisted countries
FP — French bank BNP Paribas has agreed to pay US authorities a $8.9 billion fine to avoid being tried in court for dealing with US-blacklisted countries, including Iran, sources close to the matter told AFP.
The deal forces BNP to plead guilty to the bank’s deals from 2002 to 2009 with countries that Washington has blacklisted like Cuba, Iran and Sudan.