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Europol addresses the crackdown on money mule service providers which has resulted in the ML of over 10m euros
The investigation reveals a crime group targeting millionaires for rip-deal scams, outsourcing money laundering to two other networks, who recruited money mules for commission-based transactions. The scammers, lacking technical expertise, delegated criminal processes to external service providers, increasing their threat as they could be met by other criminal actors through financial exchange…
Eurojust addresses that the Western Balkans’ Chief Prosecutors are enhancing cooperation to combat cross-border crime
The Forum, part of Eurojust’s WBCJ project, aims to enhance cross-border cooperation in criminal matters within the Western Balkans and the EU through financial, knowledge, and technical support. The project primarily focused on drug trafficking, ML , and counterfeiting, supporting 13 cases between Western Balkan partners and EU Member States…
MoneyVal addresses Bulgaria has enhanced its preventive framework to combat ML and terrorism financing
The country has complied with ten FATF Recommendations, including national cooperation, politically exposed persons, money transfer services, internal controls and CDD. Moneyval add resses that Bulgaria has taken numerous steps to strengthen its AML/CFT…
Swissinfo Ch: Moldovan police are conducting raids to uncover a plot to block Interpol.
Interpol, issues a red notice to global law enforcement for the detention of individuals awaiting extradition, surrender, or similar legal proceedings…
AUSTRAC announces the new guidelines have been issued to combat the use of foreign students as money mules
Criminal networks exploit international students and temporary residents in Australia as money mules, unaware of the illegal nature of their activities. Criminal networks are constantly seeking ways to clean their dirty money, obtained from various criminal activities such as drug and human trafficking, fraud, and scams…
AML Intelligence: AI can assist in addressing machine learning and reducing transaction costs but carries significant risks.
Janet Yellen, secretary stated that the US treasury department is in regular communication with regulators about the use of AI to mitigate illicit finance risks, including ML and terrorist financing…
NCA issues guidance on how to request a defence from the NCA under POCA and TACT
This document is intended to inform you of the approach when reporters, through submitting a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR), seek a defence (or ‘consent’) from the National Crime Agency (NCA) to a money laundering of terrorist finance offence.
FBI warning to the public to be cautious of scammers who pretend to be FBI agents and other government officials
Federal agencies do not send threats or money via phone or email. Scammers often spoof caller ID information, making them fraudulent. Government impersonation scams use intimidation tactics, using an aggressive tone and urging victims not to share information with others…
UK Finance publishes Annual Fraud Report 2024
Shows that £1.17 billion was lost to fraud in 2023, although a modest overall decline in both the value of losses and the number of cases compared with 2022 when losses amounted to £2.97 million.
Global Initiative analyses Germany’s increased efforts to combat increasing organised crime
Cocaine seizures at ports in Germany and across Europe have increased dramatically in recent years (seizures in the port of Hamburg, for example, have tripled since 2019). But there is little doubt that such seizures only scratch the surface of the problem. The law enforcement operation against messaging service EncroChat also brought to light the scale and sophistication of the cocaine business in Hamburg…
TI-UK provides guidance for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
This report supports anti-corruption and ESG/sustainability professionals to better understand “corruption and bribery” and “political engagement” as sustainability matters in the context of the European Union (EU) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
US DoJ announced the repatriation of an additional $156m in misappropriation of 1MDB funds to Malaysia, totalling about $1.4b returned
Court documents reveal that 1MDB funds were laundered through major financial institutions globally, including in the US, Switzerland, Singapore, and Luxembourg. From 2009 to 2015, senior officials and associates allegedly embezzled over $4.5 billion via international ML. Some of these funds were reportedly used for bribes…