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California Man Sentenced in Connection With Cross-Country Money Laundering Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced a...

Former Federal Law Enforcement Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Inspector...

Corrupt Guatemalan Mayor Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge as Part of Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Initiative

A former Guatemalan mayor, Romeo Ramos Cruz,...

Money Laundering

California Man Sentenced in Connection With Cross-Country Money Laundering Conspiracy

Money Laundering
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced a California man, today, for his involvement in a cross-country money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds from marijuana trafficking. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Nicholas Parks, 54, of Winnetka, California, to three years years in federal prison,...

Former Federal Law Enforcement Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Inspector – a federal law enforcement officer authorized to carry a firearm, make arrests and execute search warrants – has agreed to plead guilty to allegedly stealing...

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Returns Home Amid Ongoing Legal Battle

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is set to return to his homeland on Sunday, marking his first visit since being extradited to the United States more than four years ago. His return...

Three Men Charged in $1.5 Million Deed Fraud and Money Laundering Schemes

BOSTON – Three individuals, including one from Massachusetts, have been charged for their alleged involvement in multi-state schemes to defraud property owners by impersonating them and selling their land, and launder the proceeds of the...

Money Laundering

California Man Sentenced in Connection With Cross-Country Money Laundering Conspiracy

Money Laundering
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced a California man, today, for his involvement in a cross-country money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds from marijuana trafficking. U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Maddox sentenced Nicholas Parks, 54, of Winnetka, California, to three years years in federal prison,...

Former Federal Law Enforcement Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Inspector – a federal law enforcement officer authorized to carry a firearm, make arrests and execute search warrants – has agreed to plead guilty to allegedly stealing...

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Returns Home Amid Ongoing Legal Battle

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is set to return to his homeland on Sunday, marking his first visit since being extradited to the United States more than four years ago. His return...

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

What Makes Someone a High-Risk Customer for Enhanced Due Diligence?

Due Diligence
In financial crime compliance (FCC), few topics generate more confusion and more consequential errors than Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Ask a room full of compliance professionals who qualifies as a high-risk customer, and you'll...

Australia’s AML/CTF Reform Brings Expanded PEP Obligations Into Force from March 2026

Due Diligence
Australia's financial intelligence authority AUSTRAC confirmed that significant AML/CTF reform obligations took effect on March 31, 2026, introducing expanded requirements for the identification and enhanced due diligence of Politically Exposed Persons. The reforms, which...

ESG

ESG Screening in 2026: Financial Institutions Navigate Climate, Governance, and Financial Crime Convergence

ESG
ESG screening has undergone a significant conceptual expansion in 2026: what began as a sustainability and reputational risk exercise is now formally integrated into AML, sanctions compliance, and financial crime risk management frameworks at leading financial institutions. The convergence reflects a structural recognition that environmental crime, governance failures, and financial crime are not parallel risks — they are frequently the same risk expressed through different channels. Climate-linked financial crime typologies now include illegal deforestation proceeds, illicit wildlife trade, illegal gold and artisanal mining laundering, and carbon credit fraud — all of which generate proceeds that enter the financial system through patterns that standard transaction monitoring may not capture without ESG-enriched...

Crypto

FATF: Stablecoins Have Overtaken Other Crypto Assets as Criminals’ Preferred Laundering Rail

The Financial Action Task Force's seventh targeted update on virtual assets, published July 16 at the opening of the United Kingdom's incoming FATF presidency, delivers a finding that will reshape how virtual asset...

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Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Most Wanted COVID-19 Fraud Fugitive Returned from Jamaica to Face Charges in $32 Million Scheme

A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List was returned Saturday to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for her alleged role in a scheme that fraudulently obtained more...

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Sanctions

Sanctions Notice

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Human Rights

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Returns Home Amid Ongoing Legal Battle

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is set to...

Repeat offender sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking, money laundering crimes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage woman was sentenced today...

Shooter Gets 22 Years in Prison for June 2020 Killing of Father of Four

Jamil Whitley, 38, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today...

Española Man Sentenced for String of Armed Robberies that Led to Murder

Ricky Eddie Martinez, Jr. was sentenced to 40 years...

AI / ML

Four Men Plead Guilty to $2M Minnesota Medicaid Fraud

Four Minnesota men pleaded guilty to defrauding Minnesota’s Housing...

How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks

In May 2019, the government of Baltimore, Maryland, fell...

Compliance Teams Cross the Adoption Threshold on AI Agents, Industry Survey Finds

A comprehensive practitioner survey released in mid-July by identity...

Hong Kong Regulator Warns Financial Firms of Rising AI-Driven Cybersecurity Threats

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has called on...

Compliance Technology Investment Surges as Regulatory Pressure and AI Adoption Converge in 2026

The 2026 AscentAI Benchmark Survey, released in April, provides...

California Man Sentenced in Connection With Cross-Country Money Laundering Conspiracy

Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced a California man, today, for his involvement in a cross-country money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds from marijuana trafficking....

Former Federal Law Enforcement Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty

BOSTON – A former U.S. Postal Inspector – a federal law enforcement officer authorized to carry a firearm, make arrests and execute search warrants...

Corrupt Guatemalan Mayor Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge as Part of Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Initiative

A former Guatemalan mayor, Romeo Ramos Cruz, 58, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to import more than five kilograms of cocaine...

Most Wanted COVID-19 Fraud Fugitive Returned from Jamaica to Face Charges in $32 Million Scheme

A fugitive on the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List was returned Saturday to the Southern District of Florida to face federal charges for her...

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández Returns Home Amid Ongoing Legal Battle

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is set to return to his homeland on Sunday, marking his first visit since being extradited to the...

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