News and Blogs

Fatal Transaction: The Funding Behind the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province

Read here: https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/2023-06/fatal-transaction-final_0.pdf

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Singapore’s Banks Increase Customer Scrutiny After Money Laundering Scandal

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2023/singapores-banks-increase-customer-scrutiny-after-money-laundering-scandal/

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Research shows Australians are more scam-aware than 12 months ago as losses fall

Read here: https://www.commbank.com.au/articles/newsroom/2023/09/commbank-scams-and-fraud-research.html

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Former Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) believed to be linked to Singapore money laundering ring

Read here: https://agbrief.com/news/singapore/25/09/2023/former-pogo-operator-believed-to-be-linked-to-singapore-money-laundering-ring-report/

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BVI Fines Financial Compliance Firm $120k for Failures

Read here: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/09/24/bvi-fines-financial-compliance-firm-120000-for-failures/

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Former footballer jailed for three years in romance fraud case

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/former-footballer-jailed-three-years-romance-fraud-case.1057213

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Criminal groups from China spreading out to South-east Asia, including Singapore

Read here: https://asianews.network/criminal-groups-from-china-spreading-out-to-south-east-asia-including-spore-experts/

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FATF-INTERPOL partnership: Putting trillions in illicit profits back into legitimate economies

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2023/FATF-INTERPOL-partnership-putting-trillions-in-illicit-profits-back-into-legitimate-economies

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Car dealership Pendragon faces £260M software fraud Claim

Read here: https://bnn.network/politics/courts-law/pendragon-faces-260m-software-fraud-claim-amidst-turbulent-times/

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Inside the $1bn art fraud trial that could topple a dynasty

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/inside-the-1bn-art-fraud-trial-that-could-topple-a-dynasty-2z2zrbzb9

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Leak Unveils Russian Oligarch Abramovich’s $1 Billion Art Collection. Despite Sanctions, It Has Not Been Seized or Frozen

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/leak-unveils-russian-oligarch-abramovichs-1-billion-art-collection-despite-sanctions-it-has-not-been-seized-or-frozen

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Jailing of international wildlife crime kingpin Teo Boon Ching is a body-blow to illegal trade

Read here: https://eia-international.org/news/jailing-of-international-wildlife-crime-kingpin-teo-boon-ching-is-a-body-blow-to-illegal-trade/ DOJ press release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/teo-boon-ching-sentenced-18-months-prison-large-scale-trafficking-rhinoceros-horns

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The Gangster Governor of Zulia: The Rise and Fall of Venezuela’s Omar Prieto

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/gangster-governor-zulia-venezuela-omar-prieto/

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New leak finds Grand Theft Auto 6 crimes to include money laundering

Read here: https://www.gamingbible.com/news/gta-6-crimes-new-gameplay-leak-795033-20230919

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Senator Bob Menendez, his ‘consultant’ wife and kilos of gold: The Egyptian bribery claim that’s hit US congress

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-23/bob-menendez-nadine-egypt-bribery-allegations/102893042

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Moldova Detains Two MPs for Taking Bribes from Fugitive Oligarch

Read here: https://balkaninsight.com/2023/09/22/moldova-detains-two-mps-for-taking-bribes-from-fugitive-oligarch/

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Law Society rejects proposals for single UK-wide anti-money laundering supervisor

Read here: https://www.lawscot.org.uk/news-and-events/law-society-news/law-society-rejects-proposals-for-single-uk-wide-anti-money-laundering-supervisor/

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FIFA and UNODC renew Memorandum of Understanding to kick crime out of football

Read here: https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/news/fifa-and-unodc-renew-memorandum-of-understanding-to-kick-crime-out-of-football

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Smartmatic implicated in alleged bribery scheme involving top Filipino election official

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/22/business/smartmatic-bribery-scheme-indictment/index.html

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Two Tax Shelter Promoters Found Guilty in Billion-Dollar Syndicated Conservation Easement Tax Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-tax-shelter-promoters-found-guilty-billion-dollar-syndicated-conservation-easement-tax

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Australian Federal Police saves mum and dad business from cyber criminals

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/media-release/afp-saves-mum-and-dad-business-cyber-criminals

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The Elusive Figure Running Wagner’s Embattled Empire of Gold and Diamonds

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/wagner-africa-sytii-prigozhin-gold-12a45769

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Singapore money laundering case snowballs further to over S$2.4 billion in assets seized or frozen

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/billion-dollar-money-laundering-case-24-billion-assets-police-3785731

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The Evolution of Targeted Sanctions Usage Against Organized Crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Matt-Herbert-et-al-Convergence-zone-Targeted-sanctions-usage-organized-crime-GI-TOC-2023.pdf

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Settlement Agreements between the OFAC and 3M Company, and with Emigrant Bank

Read here: https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20230921 3M enforcement notice: https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/932161/download?inline 3M settlement agreement: https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/932166/download?inline Emigrant Bank enforcement notice: https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/932156/download?inline

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Research reveals low public understanding of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)

Read here: https://www.moodys.com/web/en/us/kyc/resources/insights/research-reveals-low-public-understanding-politically-exposed-persons-peps.html

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Treasury sanctions Hezbollah’s network in Colombia, but what took so long?

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/09/21/treasury-sanctions-hezbollahs-network-in-colombia-but-what-took-so-long/

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Mozambique can sue Privinvest in London ‘tuna bond’ case, UK court rules

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/mozambique-sue-privinvest-london-tuna-085441775.html

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International operation closes down Piilopuoti dark web marketplace

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/international-operation-closes-down-piilopuoti-dark-web-marketplace

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Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) records highest civil penalties for financial crimes in latest enforcement report

Read here: https://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/Headlines/mas-records-highest-civil-penalties-for-financial-crimes-in-latest-enforcement-report

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Computer System Administrator and Spouse Plead Guilty in Massive Scheme to Sell Pirated Business Telephone System Software Licenses

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/computer-system-administrator-and-spouse-plead-guilty-massive-scheme-sell-pirated-business

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Archegos founder Bill Hwang to face SEC fraud charges over $36B firm’s epic collapse

Read here: https://nypost.com/2023/09/19/archegos-founder-bill-hwang-must-face-sec-fraud-charges/

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Operations co-funded by the EU lead to 197 arrests in Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/operations-co-funded-eu-lead-to-197-arrests-in-spain

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Massachusetts Gaming Company ‘Golden Hearts Games’ Deemed Illegal In Michigan

Read here: https://www.playma.com/news/michigan-shuts-down-massachusetts-gaming-company/

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Mexico’s Oil Firm Resumes Trading With Vitol After 2020 Bribery Scandal

Read here: https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Mexicos-Oil-Firm-Resumes-Trading-With-Vitol-After-2020-Bribery-Scandal.html

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Human smuggling and trafficking ecosystems in North Africa and the Sahel

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/human-smuggling-trafficking-ecosystems-north-africa-sahel-2023/

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MrQ fined £690,947 by UK Gambling Commission for AML failings

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/lindar-media-limited-faces-gbp690-947-regulatory-action

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Halliburton equipment imported to Russia despite sanctions

Read here: https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/europe/pipelines-europe/534532/halliburton-equipment-imported-to-russia-despite-sanctions/

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City watchdog ex-chair says some crypto exchanges FCA was pressed to allow to trade in UK now being investigated in the US

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/19/city-watchdog-fca-ex-chair-says-he-faced-political-pressure-to-let-in-crypto-firms

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How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/18/how-a-burnt-out-abandoned-ship-reveals-the-secrets-of-a-shadow-tanker-network

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