News and Blogs

Three arrests as NCA uncovers million pound cannabis farm in Coventry nightclub

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/three-arrests-as-nca-uncovers-million-pound-cannabis-farm-in-coventry-nightclub

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Brazil Cracking Down on Rising Illegal Diamond Mining

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/brazil-illegal-diamond-mining/

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‘FinCEN Files’ leaker harmed US anti-laundering regime and should be prosecuted, say bankers

Read here: https://blogs.thomsonreuters.com/answerson/fincen-files-leak-prosecution/

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Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies

Read here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-national-strategy-critical-emerging-technologies/

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Business As Usual? Cocaine Seizures On the Rise At Bolivia-Brazil Border

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/cocaine-seizures-rise-bolivia-brazil/

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Bribes allegation investigated at one of Ireland’s largest retailers

Read here: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/bribes-allegation-investigated-at-one-of-ireland-s-largest-retailers-1.4382346

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Drugs trafficker admits global MDMA conspiracy

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/drugs-trafficker-admits-global-mdma-conspiracy

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Argentina Marijuana Trade Unfazed by Increased Security Controls

Read here: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/argentina-marijuana-seizures/

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Iranian who ran payment platform for cyber criminals arrested in UK

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/iranian-who-ran-payment-platform-for-cyber-criminals-arrested-in-uk

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Mexico’s ex-defense minister detained in the U.S. at the request of DEA

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/16/mexicos-ex-defense-minister-detained-in-the-us-at-the-request-of-dea.html

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Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Employees Accused Of Coronavirus Relief Fraud

Read here: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/15/923976874/wells-fargo-fires-more-than-100-employees-for-alleged-coronavirus-relief-fraud

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‘Lover Boys’ Cashing in on Girlfriends Arrested In France

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/lover-boys-cashing-in-girlfriends-arrested-in-france

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Spain extradites former banker sentenced in Iran for corruption

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/10/15/spain-extradites-former-banker-sentenced-in-iran-for-corruption

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Founder and CEO of Iranian Financial Services Firm Sentenced to Prison for Conspiring to Violate U.S. Sanctions

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/founder-and-ceo-iranian-financial-services-firm-sentenced-prison-conspiring-violate-us

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Singapore Charges Keppel FELS Manager and Subcontractors with Bribery

Read here: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/singapore-charges-keppel-fels-manager-and-subcontractors-with-bribery

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CEO of Multibillion-dollar Software Company Indicted for Decades-long Tax Evasion and Wire Fraud Schemes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ceo-multibillion-dollar-software-company-indicted-decades-long-tax-evasion-and-wire-fraud

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Private Equity CEO Enters into Non-prosecution Agreement on International Tax Fraud Scheme and Agrees to Pay $139 Million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/private-equity-ceo-enters-non-prosecution-agreement-international-tax-fraud-scheme-and-agrees

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Angola Seizes Assets of Allies of Former President Dos Santos

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-14/angola-seizes-assets-of-allies-of-former-president-dos-santos

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Switzerland: Government opens investigation into IKEA wood sourcing

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/government-opens-investigation-into-ikea-wood-sourcing/46099688

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U.N. rights official urges easing of North Korea sanctions over coronavirus strain

Read here: https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-northkorea-un/u-n-rights-official-urges-easing-of-north-korea-sanctions-over-coronavirus-strain-idUSKBN2700UO

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United States Unseals Superseding Indictment Charging Nationwide Money Laundering Network [foreign drug cartels and Asian money laundering networks]

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-unseals-superseding-indictment-charging-nationwide-money-laundering-network

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Justice on trial: three years after the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2020/oct/15/justice-on-trial-three-years-after-murder-daphne-caruana-galizia

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India: ED files chargesheet against Bihar liquor mafia in money laundering case

Read here: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hooch-tragedy-ed-files-chargesheet-against-bihar-liquor-mafia-in-money-laundering-case/articleshow/78695943.cms

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Shamo Sentenced To Life In Prison After Conviction For Organizing, Directing Drug Trafficking Organization

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/shamo-sentenced-life-prison-after-conviction-organizing-directing-drug-trafficking

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Officials Announce International Operation Targeting Transnational Criminal Organization QQAAZZ that Provided Money Laundering Services to High-Level Cybercriminals

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/officials-announce-international-operation-targeting-transnational-criminal-organization

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20 Arrests in QQAAZZ Multi-Million Money Laundering Case

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/20-arrests-in-qqaazz-multi-million-money-laundering-case

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Six arrested in UK as part of international investigation into money laundering network working for top cyber criminals [QQAAZZ]

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/six-arrested-in-uk-as-part-of-international-investigation-into-money-laundering-network-working-for-top-cyber-criminals

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Italian police break up counterfeit wine ring

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/15/europe/italy-wine-fakes-intl-scli/index.html

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How a Syrian Ambassador’s Friend Made a Million Selling Him an Embassy

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/how-a-syrian-ambassadors-friend-made-a-million-selling-him-an-embassy

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Escalating DeFi scams tarnishing the crypto yield farming market niche

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/escalating-defi-scams-tarnishing-the-crypto-yield-farming-market-niche

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Supplemental Advisory on Identifying and Reporting Human Trafficking and Related Activity

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/resources/advisories/fin-2020-a008

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Australia: NAB’s sex industry woes

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/nab-s-sex-industry-woes-20201015-p565bq

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Brazil: Police find cash hidden between Bolsonaro ally’s buttocks

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/15/brazil-police-cash-jair-bolsonaro-ally-buttocks-chico-rodrigues

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UK: Three lethal firearms seized in Isle of Dogs

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/three-lethal-firearms-seized-in-isle-of-dogs

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Head of Cyprus’ Parliament Steps Down for Role in Passport Scandal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/13258-head-of-cyprus-parliament-steps-down-for-role-in-passport-scandal

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HMRC tells 24,000 freelancers to hand back Covid support grants

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tax/news/hmrc-tells-24000-freelancers-hand-back-covid-support-grants/

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Cayman fund liquidators sue Deutsche Bank for $200M for ‘turning a blind eye to fraud’

Read here: https://www.offshorealert.com/madison-asset-llc-cayman-liquidators-sue-deutsche-bank.aspx  

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Klarna under investigation by UK regulator for ‘unsolicited’ emails

Read here: https://www.fintechfutures.com/2020/10/klarna-under-investigation-by-uk-regulator-for-unsolicited-emails/

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A crackdown in Bangladesh reveals corruption on a daunting scale

Read here: https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/10/15/a-crackdown-in-bangladesh-reveals-corruption-on-a-daunting-scale

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