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Former Guyanese Presidential Candidate and Businessman Charged in $50 Million Tax Evasion and Money Laundering Scheme

Fraud, Bribery & Corruption November 28, 2025

MIAMI – A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment on Oct. 2 charging two Guyanese nationals with participating in a multi-year scheme to evade millions of dollars in taxes and royalties owed to the Government of Guyana through fraudulent gold export practices...

Leader of Colombian Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Laundering Drug Proceeds

November 26, 2025

A Colombian national was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to launder drug proceeds. He was also ordered to forfeit $1.2 million. According to court documents, Michael Nunez Daza, also known...

Nigerian Man Convicted in Federal Trial of Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy

November 26, 2025

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal jury convicted Saheed Sunday Owolabi, 34, from Nigeria on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role in several cyber...

Utah Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding the COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program Out of $437,230

November 25, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Troy Campbell, 57, of Taylorsville, Utah, was sentenced today to 18 months’ imprisonment for wire fraud and money laundering after he engaged in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection...

Money Laundering

Former Guyanese Presidential Candidate and Businessman Charged in $50 Million Tax Evasion and Money Laundering Scheme

Fraud, Bribery & Corruption November 28, 2025

Leader of Colombian Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Laundering Drug Proceeds

November 26, 2025

Nigerian Man Convicted in Federal Trial of Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy

November 26, 2025

USA
Events: 10,500 events
Fines: USD290 Bn
Imprisonment: 1,245,000 months
Entities (including individuals and organizations): 17K

UK
Events: 1,750 events
Fines: USD18 Bn
Imprisonment: 150,000 months
Entities: (including individuals and organizations): 3K

India
Events: 510 events
Fines: USD45 Mn
Imprisonment: 3,800 months
Entities: (including individuals and organizations): 400

South Africa
Events: 120 events
Fines: USD32 Mn
Imprisonment: 20,090 months
Entities: (including individuals and organizations): 190

Screening

Ukraine: New draft law proposes foreign direct investments screening regime

Recent Regulations & News November 12, 2025

In brief A new draft law No. 14062 “On Screening of Foreign Direct Investments” (“Draft Law”) was registered in the Ukrainian Parliament on 22 September 2025, proposing to introduce a screening mechanism and mandatory notification requirements...

BSP Mandates Integration of Adverse Media Screening into Customer Due Diligence Framework

Due Diligence May 27, 2025

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has taken a significant step to strengthen the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime by issuing Memorandum No. M-2025-017 on May 27. The directive mandates all...

ESG

Brazil: CONAR announces new rules to combat greenwashing

ESG November 27, 2025

In brief The National Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (CONAR) approved a new wording for Article 36 of the Brazilian Advertising Self-Regulation Code, promoting the creation of “Section 10 – Environment and Communication of Socio-Environmental Aspects” and Annex “U,” in order to establish specific parameters for advertising that uses claims of sustainability and socio-environmental responsibility. More details On 24 October 2025, the CONAR approved important updates to Article 36 and Annex “U” of the Brazilian Code of Advertising Self-Regulation in order to curb “greenwashing” practices in advertising by product and service suppliers in Brazil. The new rules, which will come into force 30 days after publication, aim to strengthen transparency and accountability in...

Crypto

U.S. ATTORNEY HEAP ANNOUNCES FORFEITURE OF CRYPTOCURRENCY AND RETURN OF FRAUD PROCEEDS TO VICTIM

November 24, 2025

SAVANNAH, GA: Margaret E. Heap, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, today announced that, through a civil asset forfeiture action, the government has forfeited, liquidated, and returned approximately $84,327.50 to...

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Former Colombian Ministers Charged in Expanding Vote-Buying Scandal

Fraud, Bribery & Corruption December 1, 2025

Colombia’s widening political corruption scandal deepened on Monday as prosecutors formally charged two former...

Colombia Charges Former Ministers in Alleged Congressional Vote-Buying Scheme

December 1, 2025

Colombian prosecutors on Monday charged two former senior members of President Gustavo Petro’s government in what authorities describe as a wide-ranging congressional vote-buying scheme, deepening a political scandal that has already resulted in...