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EPPO and the Italian Financial Police arrest suspected ringleader of a complex tax fraud involving the sale of cosmetics of over €3.6 million
It is estimated that the illicit activities of the criminal organisation caused a loss of over €2 million to the EU and national budgets in unpaid VAT, and the loss of an additional €1.6 million due to the fraudulent obtaining of EU-backed loans from the banks.
Visa announces Generative AI-Powered fraud solution to combat account attacks
VISA announced updates to its Visa Account Attack Intelligence (VAAI) offering with the addition of the VAAI Score, a new tool that uses generative AI components to identify and score enumeration attacks. The VAAI Score, which will be available to U.S. issuers first, will help reduce fraud and operational losses by assigning each transaction with a risk score in real time to detect and prevent enumeration attacks in card-not-present (CNP) transactions…
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…
Institute of Economic Affairs publishes research ‘Debanked: The economic and social consequences of anti-money laundering regulation’
Alleges that Anti-money laundering regulations ‘force banks to cancel the accounts of innocent customers’.
Australia passes new Digital ID Bill, which will provide many benefits to Australians by improving privacy and security when interacting online
It will also strengthen the voluntary Accreditation Scheme for Digital ID service providers that wish to demonstrate compliance with best practice privacy, security, proofing and authentication standards, providing Australians with more choice of secure and trusted providers..
US Institute of Peace publishes report on transnational crime in South East Asia
Report explores the dimensions and nature of Southeast Asia’s China-origin criminal networks and their involvement in online scamming.
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…
FATF, INTERPOL and UNODC issued a unified call for heightened global efforts to combat ML/TF, targeting the massive illicit profits fuelling transnational organised crime
‘Global financial integrity is vital for financial stability, inclusion, and peace and security,’ stated FATF President T. Raja Kumar. This necessitates robust and effective implementation of ML/TF standards. The FATF is dedicated to contributing and intensifying its efforts on the cross-cutting activities that facilitate all serious crimes, particularly the laundering of criminal proceeds…’
EU AML/CTF Authority: Success factors for a fit-for purpose EU AML/ CFT regime and architecture
AMLA is an essential step towards transforming and enhancing AML/CFT supervision. A capable AMLA has the potential to improve the resilience of the European financial system, reduce the likelihood of systemic errors, and allow individual cases to be handled with greater efficiency. It must be ensured that AMLA has a broad mandate, covering a range of players in the financial sector…
EBA unveils latest AML/CTF developments in its May 2024 Newsletter
The EC has issued a ‘Call for Advice’ on the methodology of assessing ML/TF risk by AML/CFT supervisors, as well as pecuniary sanctions under Article 39(8) of the AMLD6 and on the minimum requirements for group-wide policies under Article 13(3) of the AMLR. It also includes amendments to the Guidelines for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) …
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…
Basel Institute and Europol make recommendations on preventing and combating the criminal use of cryptocurrencies
These recommendations follow the 7th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies on 26–27 October 2023. The five recommendations highlight the need for accelerated action in order to combat the use of crypto assets, as well the allocation of more resources, better training and better collaboration…
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