News and Blogs

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev’s Nephew Accused of Embezzling from State

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16701-kazakhstan-nazarbayev-s-nephew-accused-of-embezzling-from-state

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Criminals target NFTs as fears of theft and money laundering escalate

Read here: https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/nft-theft-money-laundering-criminals-report-20220825

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Man arrested as part of investigation into sim swapping, account takeover and money laundering

Read here: https://www.joe.ie/news/man-arrested-part-investigation-sim-swapping-account-takeover-money-laundering-754188

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Mobile Gaming App ‘Investment’ Scammers Plead Guilty to $21M Fraud

Read here: https://www.casino.org/news/mobile-gaming-app-investment-scammers-plead-guilty-to-21m-fraud/

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President and Treasurer of Super PAC Sentenced for Dark Money Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/president-and-treasurer-super-pac-sentenced-dark-money-scheme

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Dutch city of The Hague seeks exemption from EU sanctions against Russia

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dutch-city-hague-seeks-exemption-155825032.html

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UK’s former Myanmar ambassador arrested in Yangon, report says

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/25/uk-former-myanmar-ambassador-arrested-yangon-report-vicky-bowman

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UAE: Priority remains to detect, investigate and understand money laundering and terrorist financing, top official says

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-priority-remains-to-detect-investigate-and-understand-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing

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Rhino Poaching Falling but Population Still Under Threat

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16700-report-rhino-poaching-falling-but-population-still-under-threat

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UK: Purplebricks acts to prevent more compliance gaffes

Read here: https://thenegotiator.co.uk/purplebricks-acts-to-prevent-more-compliance-disasters/

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PRA and FCA conclude investigations into senior managers in relation to the 2008 failure of HBOS plc

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/pra-and-fca-conclude-investigations-senior-managers-relation-2008-failure-hbos-plc

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Priest whose ‘life has ended’ over money laundering case gets bail

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/live-blog-witnesses-testify-fr-luke-seguna-money-laundering-case.976403

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Are sanctions on Russia working?

Read here: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/08/25/are-sanctions-working

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‘The Shell Bank Loophole’: Wyden Investigation Uncovers Major Loophole In Offshore Account Reporting

Read here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-investigation-uncovers-major-loophole-in-offshore-account-reporting Link to report: https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Mirabaud%20Report.pdf

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As Russia Condemned the West, Putin’s Daughter – And an Army of Bodyguards – Made Dozens of Trips to Europe

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/as-russia-condemned-the-west-putins-daughter-and-an-army-of-bodyguards-made-dozens-of-trips-to-europe

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Ruling to keep Tornado Cash developer in jail for 90 days sparks backlash

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ruling-to-keep-tornado-cash-developer-in-jail-for-90-days-sparks-backlash

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Portugal Fighting Back Against Rising Tide of Cocaine

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/portugal-fighting-back-against-rising-tide-cocaine/

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Ronin Hackers Converted Some Stolen Ether to Bitcoin

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/08/22/ronin-hackers-converted-some-stolen-ether-to-bitcoin-slowmist-researcher/

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Sanctions risks increase Turkish bank vulnerability

Read here: https://www.euromoney.com/article/2aj1w23pdr02xlidv9jwg/banking/sanctions-risks-increase-turkish-bank-vulnerability

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Federated Machine Learning and Its Impact on Financial Crime Data

Read here: https://insidebigdata.com/2022/08/25/federated-machine-learning-and-its-impact-on-financial-crime-data/

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Latin American Traffickers Sentenced for Smuggling 760 Kilos of Cocaine

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16693-us-latin-american-traffickers-sentenced-for-smuggling-760-kilos-of-cocaine

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The Netherlands’ measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/mutualevaluations/documents/mer-netherlands-2022.html

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Germany’s measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/mutualevaluations/documents/mer-germany-2022.html

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UK at risk of joining global anti-corruption partnership ‘list of shame’

Read here: https://www.times-series.co.uk/news/national/20742684.uk-risk-joining-global-anti-corruption-partnership-list-shame/

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Venezuelan Businessman Charged in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/venezuelan-businessman-charged-bribery-and-money-laundering-scheme

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A Notary Is Arrested For Drug Money Laundering In The Canary Islands

Read here: https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/A-notary-is-arrested-for-drug-money-laundering-in-the-Canary-Islands

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Tether’s Tornado Cash Noncompliance Is Less Brave Than You Think

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/08/25/tethers-tornado-cash-non-compliance-is-less-brave-than-you-think/

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Sanctioned Bitcoin Mining Firm BitRiver Loses Another Client as SBI Leaves

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/25/sanctioned-bitcoin-mining-firm-bitriver-loses-another-client-as-sbi-leaves-sources/

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Singapore: Strengthening AML/CFT Practices for External Asset Managers

Read here: https://www.mas.gov.sg/publications/monographs-or-information-paper/2022/strengthening-amlcft-practices-for-external-asset-managers Link to paper: https://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/MAS-Media-Library/publications/monographs-or-information-paper/CMI1/2022/Strengthening-AML_CFT-Practices-for-External-Asset-Managers.pdf

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Iran’s Largest Steel Company Caught in Billion-Dollar Corruption Scandal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16694-iran-s-largest-steel-company-caught-in-billion-dollar-corruption-scandal

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What the UK’s updated anti-money laundering rules mean for the art market

Read here: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/anti-money-laundering-uk-regulations-update/

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Three Members Of Miami Crew Charged With Defrauding Banks And Cryptocurrency Exchange Of More Than $4 Million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/three-members-miami-crew-charged-defrauding-banks-and-cryptocurrency-exchange-more-4

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Leaked files shed light on financial structures behind oligarchs’ seized yachts

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/leaked-files-shed-light-on-financial-structures-behind-oligarchs-seized-yachts/

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Hackers Used Deepfake of Binance CCO to Perform Exchange Listing Scams

Read here: https://news.bitcoin.com/hackers-used-deepfake-of-binance-cco-to-perform-exchange-listing-scams/

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Rep. Emmer demands an explanation of OFAC’s Tornado Cash sanction from Sec. Yellen

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/rep-emmer-demands-an-explanation-of-ofac-s-tornado-cash-sanction-from-sec-yellen

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ACFCS’ Fincrime Virtual Week Snapshot: In flurry of fraud, synthetic IDs rising, swarming from digital data graveyard

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/fvw-snapshot-in-flurry-of-fraud-synthetic-ids-rising-swarming-from-digital-data-graveyard/

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Analysis: How Kyrgyzstan is Losing its Transparency

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/16680-analysis-how-kyrgyzstan-is-losing-its-transparency

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Hacker tries to exploit bridge protocol, fails miserably

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/hacker-tries-to-exploit-bridge-protocol-fails-miserably

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LockBit ransomware group implicated in crippling attack on French hospital

Read here: https://therecord.media/lockbit-ransomware-group-implicated-in-crippling-attack-on-french-hospital/

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