News and Blogs

Elite protection, corruption and environmental crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/eco-solve-africa-regional-consultation/

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Time is up for criminal organisation counterfeiting luxury watches in Antwerp

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/time-for-criminal-organisation-counterfeiting-luxury-watches-in-antwerp

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Mexico Fentanyl Production Migrates North as Chapitos Death Threats Loom

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexico-fentanyl-production-migrates-chapitos-death-threats/

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42 arrested for smuggling migrants across the Danube

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/42-arrested-for-smuggling-migrants-across-danube

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What price sanctions? When trade is made a weapon, the target isn’t always hit

Read here: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/what-price-sanctions

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The Fallout After Honduras’ Narco-State Trial

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fall-out-after-honduras-narco-state-trial/

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Adani Calls Report on Bribery Probe by US Prosecutors False

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/adani-says-report-bribery-probe-164800904.html

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Investigation launched into suspected money laundering at Signa Group

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/investigation-launched-suspected-money-laundering-164421090.html

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How a Liverpool football prodigy helped flood Britain with cocaine

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/8deb9596-6032-4b81-a945-dcab558b71f5

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Specialist CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) team involved in UK’s largest Bitcoin seizure

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/specialist-cps-team-involved-uks-largest-bitcoin-seizure

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Suspects who allegedly laundered money on the purchase of body armor were detained in Finland

Read here: https://babel.ua/en/news/104934-suspects-who-allegedly-laundered-money-on-the-purchase-of-body-armor-were-detained-in-finland

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How ‘Deepfake’ Video Is Fooling Lawyers Through Vendor Fraud Schemes

Read here: https://www.lawfuel.com/how-deepfake-video-is-fooling-lawyers-through-vendor-fraud-schemes/

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FCA decides on £5.95m fine and industry ban for Nailesh Teraiya in latest cum-ex case

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-decides-ps595m-fine-and-industry-ban-nailesh-teraiya-latest-cum-ex-case

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Convicted money launderer meets confiscation order after imprisonment for failure to pay

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statement/dale-robert-walker-confiscation-order

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Gibraltar’s government accused of trying to interfere in corruption inquiry

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/14/gibraltars-government-accused-of-trying-to-interfere-in-corruption-inquiry

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France Indicts Nephew of Lebanon’s Former Central Bank Governor

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18571-france-indicts-nephew-of-lebanon-s-former-central-bank-governor

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UK Government Counter Fraud Functional Strategy 2024-2027

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-counter-fraud-functional-strategy-2024-2027 Link to strategy: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65f01d1f9812270011f61283/Cross_Government_Counter_Fraud_Functional_Strategy_2024-2027.pdf

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U.S. Charges Hong Kong Rare Turtle Trafficker

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18574-u-s-charges-hong-kong-rare-turtle-trafficker

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Oil Trading Is Still Rife With Bribes. Time the Industry Cleaned Up

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-21/oil-trading-is-still-rife-with-bribes-time-the-industry-cleaned-up

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13 victims of human trafficking safeguarded in Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/13-victims-of-human-trafficking-safeguarded-in-spain

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Transnational Organized Crime and the Pacific Islands

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/transnational-organized-crime-and-the-pacific-islands/

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Anti-Corruption Commission Confronts Guatemala’s ‘Continuum of Impunity’

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/anti-corruption-commission-confronts-guatemala-continuum-impunity/

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Trust officer fined for breaking laws with high-risk clients

Read here: https://guernseypress.com/news/2024/03/11/trust-officer-fined-for-breaking-laws-with-high-risk-clients/

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AI cybercrime: Facts Fiction or Fearmongering?

Read here: https://www.about-fraud.com/fact-fiction-or-fearmongering/

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For Sale: Shark Jaw, Tiger Claw, Fish Maw – How social media helps wildlife trafficking thrive in plain sight

Read here: https://hakaimagazine.com/features/for-sale-shark-jaw-tiger-claw-fish-maw/

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Coordinated Cash: Donation Data From Armenia’s Ruling Party Raises Questions About Source of Funds

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/coordinated-cash-donation-data-from-armenias-ruling-party-raises-questions-about-source-of-funds

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‘Monster Trucks’: Mexican Authorities Seize Armored Cars Built for Drug Cartels

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18542-monster-trucks-mexican-authorities-seize-armored-cars-built-for-drug-cartels

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Tabletop exercise hosted by Europol to disrupt terrorist content online

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/tabletop-exercise-hosted-europol-to-disrupt-terrorist-content-online-0

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FATF Publishes Guidance on Beneficial Ownership and Transparency of Legal Arrangements

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfrecommendations/Guidance-Beneficial-Ownership-Transparency-Legal-Arrangements.html Link to guidance here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/recommendations/Guidance-Beneficial-Ownership-Transparency-Legal-Arrangements.pdf

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Armenian Prime Minister Admits to “Problem” With Party Funding

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18558-armenian-prime-minister-admits-to-problem-with-party-funding

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Standard Bank fires employee named in money laundering saga

Read here: https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/news/standard-bank-fires-employee-named-in-money-laundering-saga-29c7a159-6ebd-4e84-9378-3066998940f7

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Russia oil fleet shifts away from Liberia, Marshall Island flags amid US sanctions crackdown

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-oil-fleet-shifts-away-061004313.html

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Transparency Campaigners Urge Due Process in Gibraltar Corruption Inquiry

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/transparency-campaigners-urge-due-process-gibraltar-corruption-inquiry

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IRS Criminal Investigation warns US taxpayers about money mule networks

Read here: https://www.irs.gov/compliance/criminal-investigation/irs-criminal-investigation-warns-us-taxpayers-about-money-mule-networks

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Crypto firm moved $4.2m of assets to digital wallet linked to alleged Russian arms dealer

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2024/03/crypto-firm-moved-4-2m-of-assets-to-digital-wallet-linked-to-alleged-russian-arms-dealer/

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British authorities have never detected a breach of ransomware sanctions – but is that good or bad news?

Read here: https://therecord.media/uk-authorities-have-never-detected-ransomware-payment-sanction-violation Additional story here: https://therecord.media/uk-government-ransomware-report-response

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How Money Laundering Rules Could Be Used to Tackle Deforestation

Read here: https://www.desmog.com/2024/03/08/money-laundering-rules-deforestation-france-sherpa-bnp-paribas-bpce-axa-criminal-investigation/

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The Infinite Game: Inside the constantly evolving global battle with financial crime

Read here: https://www.moodys.com/web/en/us/kyc/resources/thought-leadership/the-infinite-game.html

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Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Convicted in Manhattan Federal Court of Conspiring to Import Cocaine into the United States and Related Firearms Offenses

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/juan-orlando-hernandez-former-president-honduras-convicted-manhattan-federal-court

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