Part of the investigation is looking into Citigroup's anti-money laundering policies and systems to prevent financial crimes, the report said.

The Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service have been investigating the matter for more than a year.

Citigroup is being probed by U.S. government agencies over its ties to sanctioned Russian billionaire Suleiman Abusaidovich Kerimov, Barron's reported on Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter.