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US DoJ charges two foreign nationals for laundering at least $73m through shell companies tied to cryptocurrency investment scams
Co-conspirators claim that the defendants gave them instructions to open US bank accounts under the guise of shell corporations. Online deception was used to trick victims into depositing money into these accounts, which were subsequently used to launder money from bank accounts in the Bahamas to US. financial institutions…
US DoJ convicts two brothers for attacking Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25m in cryptocurrency to commit ML
The Peraire-Bueno brothers allegedly stole $25m in Ethereum cryptocurrency through a highly advanced, technologically complex scheme that they planned for months and carried out in a matter of seconds. Regretfully, the accused were unable to stand up against the US DoJ prosecutors and IRS agents, who successfully exposed this unprecedented wire fraud and ML operation…
OFAC extends permission to transact with certain energy-related entities based in Russia
OFAC issued General License 8I pursuant to Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations (“RuHSR”), 31 CFR part 587. General License 8I was issued to extend the authorization of energy-related transactions to November 1, 2024 for transactions that involve one or more of the entities: State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs Vnesheconomank…
US Law Enforcement has taken action against over 3,000 money mules, disrupting transnational fraud schemes
The Justice Department, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and other federal law enforcement agencies announced today the completion of the Money Mule Initiative, an annual campaign to identify, disrupt, and criminally prosecute networks of individuals who transmit funds from fraud victims to international fraudsters.
US Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control holds a hearing entitled ‘Chinese ML organisations: Cleaning cartel cash’
The hearing will examine Chinese money laundering organizations’ techniques and effects on the synthetic opioids supply chain, and actions the federal government can take to curb them. The Caucus, which is authorized in law and has the status of a standing committee, has held hearings on strengthening U.S. counter-narcotics efforts around the world, narcotics-related corruption, as well as addressing the drug overdose epidemic in America…
US DoJ convicts CEO for $28m long-running investment fraud scheme
A federal jury convicted a Hawaii man yesterday for his role in a more than a decade-long scheme to defraud investors of Semisub Inc. and Semisub LLC (collectively, “Semisub”) of over $28 million. Curtiss E. Jackson, 71, of Honolulu, was Semisub’s CEO in addition to holding other corporate positions and fraudulently solicited investments in Semisub. Jackson and his co-conspirator falsely told investors for years that the vessel, Semisub One, was weeks and months away from beginning operations…
FinCEN reminds financial institutions to remain vigilant to environmental crimes
FinCEN reminds financial institutions to remain vigilant in identifying and reporting suspicious activity related to environmental crimes. Environmental crimes frequently involve transnational criminal activity related to several of FinCEN’s Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) National Priorities, including corruption, fraud, human trafficking, and drug trafficking…
US DOJ arrests and charges Founders and CEO of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service with money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting offenses
Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill Are Charged with Operating Samourai Wallet, an Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business That Executed Over $2 Billion in Unlawful Transactions and Laundered Over $100 Million in Criminal Proceeds…
US DoJ convicts doctor of $6.3m for medicare fraud scheme
A federal jury convicted a Michigan doctor today for causing the submission of over $6.3 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces ordered through a telemarketing scheme…
US DoJ takes guilty plea from BTC-e operator on money laundering
Exchange moved over $9bn worth of transactions; defendant caused criminal losses in excess of $100m
FinCEN issues notice on the use of counterfeit U.S. passport cards to perpetrate identity theft and fraud schemes at Financial Institutions
The Notice provides an overview of typologies associated with U.S. passport card fraud, highlights select red flags to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting suspicious activity, and reminds financial institutions of their reporting requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
FinCEN renews its GTO requiring US title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real estate
The terms of the GTOs are effective beginning April 19, 2024, and ending on October 15, 2024. FinCEN renewed the GTOs that cover certain counties and major U.S. metropolitan areas in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Texas, Washington, Virgina, and the District of Columbia.