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FBI warns of scammers defrauding individuals via work-from-home scams

The scammers pose as a legitimate business, such as a staffing or recruiting agency, and may contact victims via an unsolicited call or message. Scammers design the fake job to have a confusing compensation structure that requires victims to make cryptocurrency payments in order to earn more money or “unlock” work, and the payments go directly to the scammer. Scammers direct victims to a fake interface, which shows victims are earning money, though none of it is available to them to cash out…

MONEYVAL reports on the progress of Moldova since its Mutual Evaluation and first follow-up report

Following the review of Moldova, 34 recommendations are rated as LC/C and 6 recommendations (R.8, R.15, R.22, R.24, R.25 and R.38) remain rated as PC.

MONEYVAL releases second enhanced follow-up report on Gibraltar’s progress who improved compliance with international agreements on ML/TF

In light of the progress made by Gibraltar since its Mutual Evaluation and 1st Follow-Up report were adopted, its technical compliance with Recommendation 36 is re-rated from Partially Compliant to Largely Compliant.

 

SEC charged JAG Capital Advisors for defrauding investors of at least $3m over three years

JAG Advisors, deceived approximately nine investors by misrepresenting nearly every aspect of the fund, including its performance and risks. The principal of JAG Advisors, allegedly diverted $1.1 million for personal expenses such as travel and jewellery, and lost over $1.7 million through high-risk trading and speculative investments, while falsifying documents to conceal losses from investors…

ICIJ highlights how the IRS went soft on billionaires and corporate tax cheats

Newly obtained data shows the IRS division that audits corporations and the ultrarich flagged no more than 22 possible tax crimes over the past five years — roughly 40 times fewer criminal referrals than from the unit covering small businesses…

Eurojust supports authorities in dismantling EUR 113 million fraudulent investment scheme

The organised crime group (OCG) used an investment model that focused on the leasing and subleasing of cryptocurrency machines, such as exchange machines and hardware for mining. The suspects were able to target thousands of victims, causing losses of up to EUR 113 million. During an action day on 11 June, six arrests were made, 29 searches were conducted and the suspects’ assets were frozen…

Europol releases podcast on 3D-printed weapons, shedding light on how terrorists are exploiting this technology, and what Europol and our partners are doing to keep Europe safe

This episode of The Europol Podcast sheds light on how terrorists are exploiting this technology, and what Europol and our partners are doing to keep Europe safe

 

 

Eurojust publishes first report on the use of encrypted communications in criminal investigations, stressing the balance between privacy and security, while enabling investigations and prosecutions to combat organised crime and terrorism

Gives an overview of the use of encrypted communication tools such as EncroChat and SkyECC by criminal networks and analyses the topic of encryption from a legal, technical, policy and research point of view.

 

 

US DoJ announces three UK nationals have been charged with involvement in the evolved apes NFT scam

Three defendants are charged with inflating non-fungible token prices using false claims about a video game and funneling profits to personal accounts, a violation the FBI is committed to pursuing perpetrators…

US DoJ accuses The Epoch Times media company for a massive ML and cryptocurrency scam

The attorney’s office denied charges against the Epoch Times, a conservative right-wing media company known for its conspiratorial coverage of global politics and criticism of the chinese communist party…

Finews: UBS was fined by the EFD for failing to report suspected ML cases related to the former Yemeni president

UBS recorded 5,438 warning notices in connection with its relationships with former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. However, the bank did not forward these warnings to the Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland. UBS also failed in the handling large amount of money associated with corrupt practices by Saleh to be withdrawn from state control. Saleh lost power in Yemen in 2012 and was killed by Houthi fighters…

US DoJ announces the extradition of Estonian nationals from Estonia to the US for $575m cryptocurrency fraud and ML scheme

Potapenko and Turogin manipulated victims into purchasing contracts for virtual currency shares, with US Customs and Border Protection aiding in their arrest and facilitating their entry into the US. The US thanks the Cybercrime Bureau of the National Criminal Police of the Estonian Police and border gaurd for its support with the investigation…