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Belarus has seized millions of dollars in crypto
Authorities in Belarus have mastered the seizure of cryptocurrencies, the head of the country’s Investigative Committee revealed. He added that law enforcement agencies had to find a way to confiscate such digital assets and have already seized crypto…
Banks caught in ML scandals risk customer exodus
Banks have to contend with financial and reputational damage. They may be able to pay fines, but they also risk losing customers if they’re found flouting rules…
Corruption in Africa deepens the wounds of COVID-19
Most COVID-19 items were procured under a certificate of emergency, evading public scrutiny and accountability…
Hong Kong Customs cracks down on ML case
Hong Kong Customs mounted an operation codenamed “Eagle Net” and detected a suspected money laundering case. the suspects used personal bank accounts at various banks including virtual banks to launder a total of about $600 million from unknown sources…
US Govt loophole on Putin’s cronies hiding their cash
The private equity industry has lobbied hard to keep its exemption from anti-money-laundering rules. If Roman Abramovich is sanctioned, the exemptions and loopholes enjoyed by private equity firms and hedge funds would make it much more difficult…
DOJ unwinds complex web in hunt for Russian wealth
The DoJ is unraveling a complex web of shell companies and middlemen used by Russian oligarchs as it accelerates efforts to seize assets belonging to the Kremlin’s most wealthy and influential players…
The biggest money laundering scandals in history
Money laundering is a major concern for businesses and financial institutions across the world and even the biggest…
Swiss considers amending banking secrecy laws
Swiss considers amending banking secrecy laws amid UN pressure as it faces pressure from UN officials to scrap rules under which whistleblowers and journalists who report on potential wrongdoing can be prosecuted…
How a petrochemicals empire quietly dodged Iran sanctions
Indian tycoon Yogesh Mehta has made a fortune with Petrochem, his Dubai-based petrochemicals distributor. But one aspect of that business empire has remained hidden from public view: a trade in sanctioned Iranian goods…
OCC on Anchorage Digital failed to maintain proper AML rules
The Company failed to adopt and implement a compliance program that adequately covers the required BSA/AML program elements
Barbados PM lashes out at international AML regime
Mia Mottley has criticised the international AML regime as disproportionate for small developing countries given the small risk they represent compared to large developed nations where most of the actual money laundering is taking place…
Brazilian Senate on incoming approval of the ‘Bitcoin law’
The law will allow the president of Brazil to designate or create a regulatory agency to oversee the crypto market…. There is a market demand for a safer business environment and the need for criminal classification to avoid fraud…