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Russian deputy defence minister arrested on taking major bribes, the highest-profile corruption scandal in the country
The deputy defence minister, Timur Ivanov, is accused of accepting bribes on a widespread scale. He has been remanded in custody and has denied the charges…
German regulator fines Commerzbank 1.45M euros over anti-money laundering non-compliance, AML failings
The German financial regulatory authority BaFin ordered the fine because of failures in updating customer data on time and not providing proper security measures. This resulted in a lack of due diligence in three cases…
UK failing to fight ‘dirty money epidemic’ costing £350bn a year, MPs warn
Dame Margaret Hodge, who has long campaigned on tackling corruption, has warned that enforcement agencies are failing to use the tools at their disposal to fight the dirty money crisis and called for enhanced transparency of beneficial ownership in offshore tax havens and public information on owners of UK property. Hodge stated that “Economic crime is costing our economy £350bn each year.”..
Reuters: Singapore hands down first conviction in $2.2b money laundering case
The 32-year-old man admitted to 11 charges of money laundering, possessing proceeds from illegal remote gambling offences. More than $2.2 billion in assets have been seized or frozen in relation to the case. This likely makes it one of the largest money laundering operations in the world…
Cointelegraph: Argentina’s Govt implements requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges to operate legally in the country
Crypto firms operating in Argentina will now need to register with the government to comply with anti-money laundering laws. This brings the country in line with recommendations from the FATF.
FT Adviser: More than £2.6bn has been stolen through investment fraud in the UK since the start of 2020
Boiler room fraud was one of the most common types of investment fraud costing victims £553mn over the period starting in 2020. The data showed victims typically lost an average of £26,773 to these investment scams over the period amounting to £13mn a week being stolen by fraudsters…
Politico: Czech Republic sanctions a news site called Voice of Europe, which was part of a pro-Russian influence operation
The news website, Voice of Europe is accused of spreading Russian propaganda. Two individuals linked to the website, Viktor Medvedchuk and Artem Marchevskyi, were also sanctioned by The Czech Republic. They are accused of approaching members of the European Parliament as part of an influence campaign.
Reuters: Americans reported losing over $10bn to scammers last year
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that this is an increase of more than $1 billion since 2011 and one of the top scams involved impersonation of federal government agencies. In response, the FTC is rolling out new measures to curb impersonation scams including those involving AI deepfakes…
AP News: US and Cyprus will sign a deal to fight money laundering and evasion of Russian sanctions
The FBI and Cypriot police will sign an agreement that includes the U.S. Department of Justice offering help to “proactively detect, investigate and prosecute cases involving financial crimes” in Cyprus, according to a joint statement…
Singapore Law Watch: $3b money laundering accused gets 6 new charges for submitting forged statements to Swiss bank
Vang, 42, also known as Wang Shuiming, allegedly submitted forged financial statements from two companies – Xiamen Yetian Trading and Xiamen Likanghang Trading – to Bank Julius Baer & Co’s Singapore branch on July 19, 2022, as supporting documentation. Bank Julius Baer & Co is a Swiss private bank that offers financing, investment advisory, custodial and wealth management services…
Bloomberg: European Real Estate is being used to launder money, EU says
Over a third of the most-threatening criminal networks in the European Union are laundering their profits through real estate, according to a report on organized crime across the region. Europol, the EU agency for law enforcement cooperation, found that among the criminal groups that pose the most serious threat, 41% used property to launder their illicit proceeds, with luxury…
AP: JPMorgan fined almost $350M for issues with trade surveillance program
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said that it was assessing a $250 million civil penalty against JPMorgan Chase Bank because it found that the company “operated with gaps in trading venue coverage and without adequate data controls required to maintain an effective trade surveillance program.”