by Jyotsna Bucktowar | Aug 23, 2023
Concurrent Treasury sanctions and DOJ indictments hold to account founders of mixing service that laundered stolen virtual assets for North Korea…
by AdrianaAMLP | Jan 18, 2023
FinCEN determined that Bitzlato is a FI operating outside of the US that is of primary money laundering concern in connection with Russian illicit finance.The order prohibits certain transmittals of funds involving Bitzlato by any covered FI. Bitzlato poses a global...
by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 28, 2022
OFAC announces $362,158 settlement with virtual currency exchange Payward, Inc (“Kraken”) for violation of Iran sanctions. Due to Kraken’s failure to timely implement appropriate geolocation tools, including an automated internet protocol (IP) address...
by AdrianaAMLP | Aug 8, 2022
US Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer that launders the proceeds of cybercrimes, including those committed against victims in the US and has repeatedly failed to impose effective controls designed to stop it from laundering funds for malicious...
by AdrianaAMLP | Nov 8, 2021
FinCEN updates advisory on Ransomware and the use of the financial system to facilitate ransom payments. The advisories addressed red flags, reporting requirements, and potential sanctions risks involved in making payments in response to ransomware...
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