News and Blogs

Ex-Airline Employee Pleads Guilty to Charge for Role in Scheme Where Fake Airline IDs Were Manufactured to Obtain Free Flights

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/ex-airline-employee-pleads-guilty-charge-role-scheme-where-fake-airline-ids-were

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SWIFT and BAE Systems Applied Intelligence published ‘Follow the Money’ report

Read here: https://www.baesystems.com/en-financialservices/insights/news/report-reveals-how-cyber-attackers-cash-out-following-heists

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Best practices KYC: What to do when your client is in the headlines

Read here: https://www.complianceweek.com/opinion/best-practices-kyc-what-to-do-when-your-client-is-in-the-headlines/29393.article

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Dubai-bound gold bars smuggled in lunchbox to be auctioned

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-53935974

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Police Reportedly Raid Headquarters of Bithumb, South Korea’s Largest Exchange

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/police-raid-headquarters-for-bithumb-koreas-largest-exchange

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Colorado Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Moderating Disputes on Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/colorado-man-sentenced-11-years-prison-moderating-disputes-darknet-marketplace-alphabay

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The Mole Agent: the story of the most unusual documentary of the year

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/01/mole-agent-most-unusual-documentary-year-sundance-maite-alberdi

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United States Reaches Settlement to Recover more than $60 Million Involving Malaysian Sovereign Wealth Fund

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-reaches-settlement-recover-more-60-million-involving-malaysian-sovereign-wealth

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Woman arrested in property rental network money laundering probe

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/woman-arrested-in-property-rental-network-money-laundering-probe

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Taiwan: Pingtung officials seize more than 1 tonne of drugs

Read here: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2020/08/29/2003742463

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The Biggest AML Compliance Challenges Facing Financial Institutions in 2020

Read here: https://www.quantexa.com/blog/aml-compliance-challenges-facing-financial-institutions-2020

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Bahrain Sentences Three Central Bank of Iran Officials for Money Laundering

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/bahrain-sentences-three-central-bank-of-iran-officials-for-money-laundering

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Pair jailed over gun deal in Kent

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/pair-jailed-over-gun-deal-in-kent

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Hoarding of $100 bills reportedly linked to tax avoidance

Read here: https://torontosun.com/news/national/hoarding-of-100-bills-reportedly-linked-to-tax-avoidance

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Industry Advisory on North Korea Ballistic Missile Procurement

Read here: https://www.state.gov/industry-advisory-on-north-korea-ballistic-missile-procurement/

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Rolex watches and a Rolls-Royce seized from flashy criminals

Read here: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/rolex-watches-rolls-royce-seized-18859737

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Next steps outlined for UK’s use of digital identity

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/next-steps-outlined-for-uks-use-of-digital-identity

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Foreign National Arrested At Pensacola International Airport Pleads Guilty To National Security Offenses

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/foreign-national-arrested-pensacola-international-airport-pleads-guilty-national

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Four Charged For Multi-Million Dollar Elder Fraud Schemes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/four-charged-multi-million-dollar-elder-fraud-schemes

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Stopping Illicit Financial Flows Across Borders: The Case of Trade Misinvoicing

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/stopping-illicit-financial-flows-across-borders-the-case-of-trade-misinvoicing/

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Nordic Maritime hit with $31m American fine

Read here: https://splash247.com/nordic-maritime-hit-with-31m-american-fine/

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FATF Compliance Effort Adds Huobi, Bitfinex and Tether to Governance Task Force

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/shyft-network-fatf-veriscope-huobi-bitfinex-tether

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Chair’s Statement following the 1 September meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action

Read here: https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/84643/chairs-statement-following-1-september-meeting-joint-commission-joint-comprehensive-plan_en

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The Database: Collecting the world’s financial data. How some private companies use personal financial information and the human impact this has

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeraworld/2020/09/database-collecting-world-financial-data-200902090254832.html

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Mexican authorities arrest Gerardo Sosa Castelán over money laundering at university

Read here: https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/mexican-authorities-arrest-gerardo-sosa-castelan-over-money-laundering-university

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Lee Jae-yong: Samsung heir faces fresh charges over 2015 merger

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53981033

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Philippines says won’t stop projects with China firms blacklisted by U.S.

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-china/philippines-says-wont-stop-projects-with-china-firms-blacklisted-by-u-s-idUSKBN25S3Q9

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Head of Brazil’s ‘Car Wash’ anti-graft task force quits with team’s future in doubt

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-corruption/head-of-brazils-car-wash-anti-graft-task-force-quits-with-teams-future-in-doubt-idUSKBN25S61Q

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ANALYSIS: Interactive Brokers Sends AML Warnings New and Old

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-analysis/analysis-interactive-brokers-sends-aml-warnings-new-and-old

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How Group America’s Money Feeds the Balkan Economy

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/group-america/how-group-americas-money-feeds-the-balkan-economy

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Head of New York Medical Clinics Sentenced to 156 Months in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Money Laundering and Health Care Kickbacks Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/head-new-york-medical-clinics-sentenced-156-months-prison-multimillion-dollar-money

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Combatting child sexual abuse and exploitation: The IEWG Project Report is now available

Read here: https://egmontgroup.org/en/content/combatting-child-sexual-abuse-and-exploitation-iewg-project-report-now-available

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Statement by FinCEN Regarding Unlawfully Disclosed Suspicious Activity Reports

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/statement-fincen-regarding-unlawfully-disclosed-suspicious-activity-reports

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The Dark Side of Beauty: An Overview of the Counterfeit Cosmetics Industry

Read here: https://sayari.com/blog/the-dark-side-of-beauty-an-overview-of-the-counterfeit-cosmetics-industry  

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Concern over ‘opaque’ Covid-related contracts awarded around world

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/01/concern-over-opaque-covid-related-contracts-awarded-around-world

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Takeaway orders – Covid19 and Cocaine

Read here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344015874_Takeaway_orders_-_Covid19_and_Cocaine

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Bitsonar Whistleblower Says Law Enforcement Faked His Murder in Attempt to Protect Him

Read here: https://www.coindesk.com/bitsonar-whistleblower-assassination-ukraine

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Scammers target UK music festivals forced online by coronavirus

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/sep/01/scammers-target-uk-music-festivals-forced-online-coronavirus

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UAE makes it mandatory for hawala service providers to register

Read here: https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/uae-makes-it-mandatory-for-hawala-service-providers-to-register-

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Wirecard Inquiry Probes Why Germany Missed Fraud of Century

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-31/wirecard-inquiry-zooms-in-on-why-germany-missed-fraud-of-century

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