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ESAAMLG re-rates Namibia on 13 Recommendations in its second enhanced follow-up report to the 2022 Mutual Evaluation

Re-ratings cover several areas of AML/CFT, including the criminalisation of TF, abuse of the NPO sector, PEPs, new technologies, and beneficial ownership.

ESAAMLG notes that Madagascar has made progress in resolving technical compliance shortcomings identified in its 2018 Mutual Evaluation Report

Madagascar is re-rated on seven recommendations, including those covering CDD, PEPs, Wire Transfers, Reliance of Third Parties and Sanctions.

ESAAMLG re-rates Malawi on Two Recommendations from the 2019 Mutual Evaluation Report in latest follow-up

Re-ratings were applied to Recommendation 2, which coves national coordination and cooperation; and Recommendation 3, on the criminalisation of money laundering.

Independent: Chile’s leading lawyer has been detained on ML and tax fraud charges, shaking the nation’s elite

Chile’s top lawyer, Luis Hermosilla, has been detained pending trial on charges of ML and tax fraud following a high-profile corruption scandal. The court approved the prosecution’s request for his detention after leaked recordings suggested he discussed bribes with a former client. The investigation has implicated judges and business leaders, threatening Chile’s reputation for low corruption and its standing with international financial institutions…

INTERPOL assists Singaporean authorities in making their largest-ever recovery of funds, of over USD 40m, which were stolen in a business email compromise scam

A commodity firm based in Singapore filed a police report stating that they had fallen victim to a business email compromise scam, in which a scammer obtains access to or impersonates a business email account to deceive employees into transferring money to their bank account…

HKMA warns citizens aganist phishing fraud and counterfeit UnionPay International websites

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) warns the public about phishing fraud and fake UnionPay International websites in the latest report. If you have shared personal information or account details with these counterfeit sites, please contact your payment system provider, report to the Police, or reach out to the Anti-Deception Coordination Centre at 18222…

FINTRAC imposes administrative monetary penalty on Masters Realty (2000) Ltd for failing to meet AML/CTF requirements

Neglecting to establish and update written compliance policies approved by a senior officer breaches of the proceeds of crime regulations. Moreover, failing to assess and document ML or terrorist financing risks, considering prescribed factors…

 

AUSTRAC urges stricter regulations to address the growing use of cryptocurrencies in criminal activities in Australia

The Australian Government is dedicated to collaborating with international partners to exchange intelligence and bolster defenses against ML threats at domestic, regional, and global levels. This effort is supported by various multilateral and bilateral agreements managed through its agencies…

FATF provides update on New Zealand’s progress in strengthening measures to tackle ML and TF

FATF re-rates the country on 5 Recommendations in recognition of steps taken to address weakness identified in the 2021 Mutual Evaluation Round and in the 2022 follow-up report.

FATF publishes follow-up report to Tajikistan’s assessment of AML and CTF measures

Tajikistan has demonstrated significant progress in addressing the technical compliance deficiencies noted in the Mutual Evaluation and has been upgraded on 6 Recommendations.

Wolfsberg Group publishes note on applying the Wolfsberg correspondent banking due diligence questionnaire in Brazil

The Wolfsberg Group (the Group) has engaged with Abracam (The Brazilian Foreign Exchange Association) to better understand their proposal to introduce a process to validate local institutions’ responses to the Wolfsberg Correspondent Banking Due Diligence Questionnaire (CBDDQ), with the validation performed by an independent auditing company.

Reuters: North Korean hackers transferred stolen cryptocurrency to a wallet used by an Asian payment firm

Huione Pay, a Cambodian payments firm, received over $150,000 in cryptocurrency from a wallet linked to North Korean hacking group Lazarus between June 2023 and February 2024. Lazarus, laundering funds in Southeast Asia, stole the crypto through phishing attacks on three companies in mid-2022…

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