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US DoJ on Venezuelan ML scheme
US DoJ charges two financial asset managers in relation to alleged $1.2bn Venezuelan ML scheme. The conspirators laundered the illicit proceeds in connection with a corrupt foreign currency exchange scheme involving bribery of Venezuelan officials….
RUSI on problems with Economic Crime Policing
Economic crimes underpin serious organised crime; cybercrimes enable fraud. All these crimes intersect with local policing priorities like county lines and human trafficking. Despite the interlinking nature of the threat, economic crime suffers from a disproportionate…
Basel Guide on collective action against corruption
Basel Institute on Governance publishes guide to help governments engage with the private sector more effectively to prevent corruption. Collective Action initiatives have catalysed changes to laws, reduced red tape and changed operating practices…
EBA on fraud reporting under PSD
EBA has adopted a decision on the reporting by competent authorities of payment fraud data under the Payment Services Directive (PSD2), via the European Centralised Infrastructure of Data (EUCLID) and according to the EBA Data Point Model (DPM)…
US DoJ, SEC, CFTC charge 6 individuals for cryptocurrency fraud
The US DoJ together with federal law enforcement partners, announced criminal charges against six defendants in four separate cases for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency-related fraud, including the largest known Non-Fungible Token (NFT) scheme charged to date, a fraudulent investment
SEC orders UBS to pay $25m to settle fraud charges
SEC announced that UBS has agreed to pay approximately $25 million to settle fraud charges relating to a complex investment strategy referred to as YES, or Yield Enhancement Strategy. UBS did not provide its financial advisors with adequate training and oversight in…
FinCEN/BIS joint alert on Russian & Belarusian export control
FinCEN/BIS is urging FIs to be vigilant against efforts to evade BIS export controls implemented in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. By identifying and reporting suspicious activity indicative of such behavior, FIs contribute to U.S. and international efforts…
House of Commons Library on corporate criminal liability
Regulatory sanctions are sometimes available where criminal ones are not, so whereas UBS could not be prosecuted for a crime
relating to LIBOR manipulation, the Financial Conduct Authority did impose a £160 million fine on UBS…
US DoJ on FIFA corruption case
US DoJ announces additional distribution of approximately $92m to victims in FIFA corruption case. The funds, which were remitted following the Justice Department’s recognition of losses and grant of remission up to a total of $201 million in August 2021…
EU on the fight against VAT fraud
The EU Council authorised the opening of negotiations with Norway to strengthen the agreement between the EU and Norway on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of value added tax (VAT) claims…
FATF removes Malta from grey list and adds Gibraltar
FATF congratulated Malta for the significant progress it has made in addressing the strategic AML/CFT deficiencies previously identified by the FATF and included in its action plan. Malta will no longer be subject to the FATF’s increased monitoring process….
IMF conference on fight against corruption
The IMF is dedicating resources to capacity building in anti-corruption and rule of law. Training programs include anticorruption legal and organizational frameworks, establishing functional systems for asset declarations, addressing conflict of interest, and enhancing judicial…