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FATF adds Bolivia and UK Virgin Islands to its grey list, urging risk-based vigilance over blanket de-risking as they address AML/CFT gaps under close watch

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 13, 2025

FATF calls on jurisdictions under increased monitoring to swiftly implement agreed action plans addressing strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. Countries and institutions are advised to apply a risk-based approach, avoid blanket de-risking, and ensure legitimate financial...

EC removes the UAE from its high-risk money ML list, while simultaneously adding 10 jurisdictions including Monaco, Lebanon, Kenya, and Venezuela – raising the total to 27 high-risk countries

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 10, 2025

The European Commission has added Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal, and Venezuela to its list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their AML/CFT regimes. Conversely, Barbados,...

OFAC cracks down on 5 individuals and sham overseas charities that posed as humanitarian organisations to funnel funds to designated terrorist groups Hamas and the PFLP

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 10, 2025

The sanctioned entities were found to be generating and moving illicit funds while posing as legitimate charities operating internationally and in Gaza. U.S. Treasury officials emphasized the importance of safeguarding the charitable sector and reaffirmed their...

US DoS sanctions 4 ICC judges for authorising probes and arrest warrants against U.S and Israeli officials, calling the actions politically motivated, freezing their assets and banning all financial ties

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 5, 2025

These sanctions block all property and interests of the designated individuals under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with them…

US Treasury sanctions 4 Guyanese and 2 Colombians for trafficking tons of cocaine to the US, Europe, and the Caribbean via ships, narco-subs, and aircraft – targeting cartel finances and corruption

by AdrianaAMLP | Jun 5, 2025

The network exploited Guyana’s porous borders, rivers, and corruption at ports and covert airstrips, facilitating large-scale transshipment of cocaine. Recent DEA- and Guyana-led operations intercepted over 2.3 tons on a narco-sub off the coast in March 2024 and...

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FATF adds Bolivia and UK Virgin Islands to its grey list, urging risk-based vigilance over blanket de-risking as they address AML/CFT gaps under close watch

EC removes the UAE from its high-risk money ML list, while simultaneously adding 10 jurisdictions including Monaco, Lebanon, Kenya, and Venezuela – raising the total to 27 high-risk countries

OFAC cracks down on 5 individuals and sham overseas charities that posed as humanitarian organisations to funnel funds to designated terrorist groups Hamas and the PFLP

US DoS sanctions 4 ICC judges for authorising probes and arrest warrants against U.S and Israeli officials, calling the actions politically motivated, freezing their assets and banning all financial ties

US Treasury sanctions 4 Guyanese and 2 Colombians for trafficking tons of cocaine to the US, Europe, and the Caribbean via ships, narco-subs, and aircraft – targeting cartel finances and corruption

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