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MONEYVAL publishes AML/CTF follow-up reports evaluating progress by Republic of Moldova in implementing the FATF recommendations

The Republic of Moldova has made notable progress in enhancing its measures against terrorism financing and the spread of weapons of mass destruction, achieving ‘Largely Compliant’ ratings with international standards. MONEYVAL notes that Moldova has made only limited progress in regulating virtual assets and service providers, retaining a partial compliance rating in this sector…

 

MONEYVAL addresses Gibraltar has enhanced its preventive framework to combat ML and terrorism financing

Gibraltar has enhanced its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures, leading the Council of Europe’s MONEYVAL to upgrade its rating from ‘Partially Compliant’ to ‘Largely Compliant’ with international standards. This improvement follows Gibraltar’s alignment with UN conventions and effective implementation of legislation against illicit activities…

The World Bank has debarred Marseille for Engineering & Trading S.A.L. offshore for allegedly offering improper payments

Marseille will be excluded from World Bank-financed operations and projects during the debarment period due to its misconduct and compliance obligations. The company will implement an integrity compliance program and cooperate with World Bank investigators…

FinCEN issues a statement to provide “clarity” to banks on how to apply a risk-based approach to conducting CDD on independent ATM owners or operators in line with the requirements set out in FinCEN’s 2016 CDD Rule

Financial crime risk for independent ATM owners or operators varies based on transaction volume, ATM locations, and fund source. Bank-funded ATMs may pose a low risk due to bank knowledge and ability to identify suspicious activity…

 

 

FCA drops criminal investigation into Monzo bank over potential breaches of anti-money laundering rules

UK Monzo bank has been informed that a criminal money laundering investigation by the financial regulator has been halted but civil proceedings against it continue…

MAS issues Environmental Crimes Money Laundering National Risk Assessment

Environmental crimes, including wildlife trafficking and logging generate significant global criminal gains, with Singapore’s high exposure to these crimes due to its international financial center and externally-oriented economy…

BBC: Standard Chartered escaped prosecution for ML carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups

Standard Chartered was accused of falsifying Swift transaction data to move billions of dollars through its New York branch on behalf of sanctioned entities like the Central Bank of Iran. The bank has admitted to breaching sanctions against Iran and other countries, paying over $1.7bn in fines, but has not admitted to conducting transactions for terrorist organizations…

ESAs publish joint annual report for 2023

The main areas of cross-sectoral focus were joint risk assessment, sustainable finance, digitalisation, consumer protection, securitisation, financial conglomerates, and central clearing.

FinCEN issues Year in Review for Fiscal Year 2023

The Year in Review is intended to help stakeholders gain insight into the collection and use of Bank Secrecy Act data, including FinCEN’s efforts to support law enforcement and national security agencies.

US DoJ announces the arrest of five individuals for defrauding Medicare of over $15m through sham hospices and money laundering

According to an indictment unsealed yesterday, three of the defendants allegedly operated a series of sham hospice companies that were purportedly owned by foreign nationals and used the foreign nationals’ identifying information to open bank accounts, to sign property leases, and submit false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for hospice services. The remaining two defendants are alleged to have been involved in money laundering.

EPPO conducts searches in Romania and Spain in probe into €10 million fraud

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania), several searches were carried out in Romania and Spain, as part of an investigation into a €10 million procurement fraud involving EU funds for the modernisation of water infrastructure and the improvement of energy efficiency.

FinCen Investigations reports a Ukrainian oligarch’s sprawling property portfolio among cases for being funneled into bankruptcy

FinCEN investigation revealed Ihor Kolomoisky’s decade-long real estate empire in the US, acquiring 22 properties leaving behind vacant buildings, unpaid taxes, hazardous factory conditions, unemployed workers, and four steel mills filing for bankruptcy…