News and Blogs

Royal Navy seizes £11 million worth of drugs in Arabian Sea

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/royal-navy-seizes-11-million-worth-of-drugs-in-arabian-sea

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UK government unveils digital identity plans based on wallet tech

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2021/02/uk-government-unveils-digital-identity-plans-based-on-wallet-tech/

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Germany orders Greece’s Piraeus Bank to step up money laundering prevention

Read here: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/germany-orders-greeces-piraeus-bank-to-step-up-money-laundering-prevention-2021-02-17-0

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UK: Understanding risks and taking action for accountancy service providers

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-risks-and-taking-action-for-accountancy-service-providers/understanding-risks-and-taking-action-for-accountancy-service-providers

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British Virgin Islands: Finance industry copes with inquiry fallout

Read here: https://www.bvibeacon.com/25finance-industry-copes-with-inquiry-fallout/

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Financial crime co-operation should continue despite Brexit Trade Agreement changes

Read here: https://www.grcworldforums.com/financial-crime/financial-crime-co-operation-should-continue-despite-brexit-trade-agreement-changes/883.article

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Global Sanctions Dashboard

Read here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/econographics/global-sanctions-dashboard/

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‘Spy pixels in emails have become endemic’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56071437

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Bitcoin ATM boom fuels money laundering fears

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2021/02/17/bitcoin-atm-boom-fuels-money-laundering-fears/

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BNP Paribas to Face Human Rights Claims Over Sudan Work

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-16/bnp-paribas-to-face-human-rights-claims-over-sudan-work

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Banking documents reveal consulting giants’ cash windfall under Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luanda-leaks/banking-documents-reveal-consulting-giants-cash-windfall-under-angolan-billionaire-isabel-dos-santos/

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MTI was by far 2020’s biggest investment scam

Read here: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/moneyweb-crypto/bitcoin/mti-was-by-far-2020s-biggest-investment-scam-chainalysis/

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Top tips, tricks to detect red flags of human trafficking in your fincrime compliance program, including inconsistent income, frequent CC, booking cancellations

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/top-tips-tricks-to-detect-red-flags-of-human-trafficking-in-your-fincrime-compliance-program-including-inconsistent-income-frequent-cc-booking-cancellations/

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Black Market Medication Grows Controversial in Cuba

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/black-market-medication-controversial-cuba/

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Case Study – Spearphishing Compromises Fuel Chain Credit Card Transactions, Ends in Ransomware

Read here: https://www.kroll.com/en/insights/publications/cyber/spearphishing-fuel-chain-credit-card-transactions-ransomware

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Olympian Scott Miller charged after $2 million of ice allegedly found inside candles

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-16/scott-miller-former-olympian-arrested-alleged-ice-inside-candles/13158322

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ED attaches over Rs 17cr assets of Amnesty International India on money laundering charges

Read here: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ed-attaches-over-rs-17cr-assets-of-amnesty-international-india-on-money-laundering-charges/articleshow/80998009.cms

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ACFCS Back to the Future of Fincrime Summit Day Four Snapshot: How to rise in compliance career? Passion, hustle, ‘fire in the belly’

Read here: https://www.acfcs.org/acfcs-back-to-the-future-of-fincrime-summit-day-three-snapshot-how-to-rise-in-compliance-career-passion-hustle-fire-in-the-belly/

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OLAF [European Anti-Fraud Office] warns against fraudsters offering COVID-19 vaccines

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/anti-fraud/media-corner/news/15-02-2021/olaf-warns-against-fraudsters-offering-covid-19-vaccines_en

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Mexican Politician Denies Links to Riviera Maya Gang

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13878-mexican-politician-denies-links-to-riviera-maya-gang

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Biden administration asks Court to suspend TikTok & WeChat proceedings

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2021/02/biden-administration-asks-court-to-suspend-tiktok-wechat-proceedings/

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Colorado Attorney General, DEA Task Force Dismantle Major Drug Trafficking Ring

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2021/02/12/colorado-attorney-general-dea-task-force-dismantle-major-drug-trafficking

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More than 19,000 slavery and human trafficking crimes left unsolved by UK police forces since 2015 Modern Slavery Act

Read here: https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/more-19000-slavery-and-human-trafficking-crimes-left-unsolved-uk-police-forces-2015-modern-slavery-act-3130137

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Singapore says Myanmar situation ‘alarming’, but no need for broad sanctions

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-politics-singapore/singapore-says-does-not-support-widespread-sanctions-on-myanmar-idUSKBN2AG0EC

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Biden’s foreign policy shift should address cross-border corruption and illicit trade

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3121847/bidens-foreign-policy-shift-should-address-cross-border-corruption

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Cayman Islands: Registrar fines companies not revealing owners

Read here: https://caymannewsservice.com/2021/02/registrar-fines-companies-not-revealing-owners/

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Cryptocurrency exchanges warn Hong Kong’s new rules will drive retail investors onto unregulated platforms

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3121768/cryptocurrency-exchanges-warn-hong-kongs-new-rules-will

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Fishcor’s bank accounts frozen

Read here: https://www.namibian.com.na/98945/read/Fishcors-bank-accounts-frozen

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Ghanain Football Club Fights Turtle Poachers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13877-ghanain-football-club-fights-turtle-poachers

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Over HK$8 billion from scam victims laundered through Hong Kong bank accounts in 2020: police sources

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3121789/over-hk8-billion-scam-victims-laundered-through-hong

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Animation Films To Help Intermediaries Fight Money Laundering [translated from French]

Read here: https://www.fsma.be/fr/news/des-films-danimation-pour-aider-les-intermediaires-lutter-contre-le-blanchiment

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SolarWinds hack was ‘largest and most sophisticated attack’ ever: Microsoft president

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-solarwinds-microsoft-idUSKBN2AF03R

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Hackers Auction Data from Breach Against Polish Game Designer

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13868-hackers-auction-data-from-breach-against-polish-game-designer

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Venezuela’s Other Plight: Sex Trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-other-plight-sex-trafficking-trinidad-and-tobago/

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Crown Resorts chief Ken Barton resigns amid money laundering scandal

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-56065635

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UK Crypto Exchange EXMO Offline Amid DDoS Attack

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/uk-crypto-exchange-exmo-offline-amid-ddos-attack

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Police Recover £300K Stuffed in a Suitcase

Read here: https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2021/02/15/police-recover-300k-stuffed-in-a-suitcase/

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The United States, a Special Operations Unit and a Massacre in Mexico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/united-states-special-operations-massacre-mexico/

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