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Former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze Receives Reduced Sentence in Plea Deal

A high-profile criminal case involving former Georgian...

Singapore Moves to Strengthen Stablecoin Regulation Under Proposed Payment Services Act Amendments

Singapore is moving to formalise and strengthen...

Former Ecuador President Lenín Moreno Sentenced to Five Years in Prison in Sinohydro Bribery Case

Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has been...

Money Laundering

Former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze Receives Reduced Sentence in Plea Deal

Fraud, Bribery & Corruption
A high-profile criminal case involving former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze has concluded with a plea agreement that significantly reduces his period of imprisonment while imposing substantial financial penalties and property confiscation. Burchuladze was found guilty of abuse of official authority and money laundering. The...

Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino Arrested in $700,000 COVID Fraud and Money-Laundering Caseption Case

Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino has been arrested and charged with allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $700,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits and federally backed small-business loans, then using the proceeds for real estate...

Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan Detained and Charged in New Corruption Case

Armenian state prosecutors have detained former President Robert Kocharyan and formally charged him with multiple corruption-related offences, opening a new legal battle involving one of the country’s most prominent opposition figures and deepening...

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Just Lost Its Teeth for US Companies. The Risk It Was Built to Catch Didn’t Go Anywhere.

Last week saw a truly seismic change in the Anti Money Laundering landscape. In the USA, FinCen announced that The Corporate Transparency Act no longer applies to US companies or US persons. What began as...

Money Laundering

Former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze Receives Reduced Sentence in Plea Deal

Fraud, Bribery & Corruption
A high-profile criminal case involving former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze has concluded with a plea agreement that significantly reduces his period of imprisonment while imposing substantial financial penalties and property confiscation. Burchuladze was found guilty of abuse of official authority and money laundering. The...

Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino Arrested in $700,000 COVID Fraud and Money-Laundering Caseption Case

Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino has been arrested and charged with allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $700,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits and federally backed small-business loans, then using the proceeds for real estate...

Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan Detained and Charged in New Corruption Case

Armenian state prosecutors have detained former President Robert Kocharyan and formally charged him with multiple corruption-related offences, opening a new legal battle involving one of the country’s most prominent opposition figures and deepening...

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

Singapore Tightens AML/CFT Expectations for Digital Payment Token Service Providers

Due Diligence
Singapore’s monetary and financial regulator has set out detailed supervisory expectations for digital payment token service providers (DPTSPs), signalling a continued push toward stronger anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism controls...

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...

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

Singapore Moves to Strengthen Stablecoin Regulation Under Proposed Payment Services Act Amendments

Singapore is moving to formalise and strengthen its regulatory framework for stablecoins, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) publishing a consultation paper proposing legislative amendments to the Payment Services Act 2019. The proposed...

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Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze Receives Reduced Sentence in Plea Deal

Fraud, Bribery & Corruption
A high-profile criminal case involving former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze has concluded with...

Former Ecuador President Lenín Moreno Sentenced to Five Years in Prison in Sinohydro Bribery Case

Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has been sentenced to five years in prison after an Ecuadorian court found him guilty of accepting bribes linked to a multibillion-dollar hydroelectric project built by Chinese state-owned...

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Sanctions

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Just Lost Its Teeth for US Companies. The Risk It Was Built to Catch Didn’t Go Anywhere.

Last week saw a truly seismic change in the Anti Money Laundering landscape. In the USA, FinCen announced that...

Sanctions Notice

Sanctions Notice

Human Rights

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...

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...

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...

MIT in the media: Innovating and educating for the next 250 years of America | MIT News

Without federal support for curiosity-driven research, the innovation and...

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

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

Former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze Receives Reduced Sentence in Plea Deal

A high-profile criminal case involving former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze has concluded with a plea agreement that significantly reduces his period of imprisonment...

Singapore Moves to Strengthen Stablecoin Regulation Under Proposed Payment Services Act Amendments

Singapore is moving to formalise and strengthen its regulatory framework for stablecoins, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) publishing a consultation paper proposing...

Former Ecuador President Lenín Moreno Sentenced to Five Years in Prison in Sinohydro Bribery Case

Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has been sentenced to five years in prison after an Ecuadorian court found him guilty of accepting bribes linked...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Charged Over Undeclared Assets

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has been charged with failing to fully declare his assets, making him the third former Malaysian prime...

Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino Arrested in $700,000 COVID Fraud and Money-Laundering Caseption Case

Massachusetts State Representative Francisco Paulino has been arrested and charged with allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $700,000 in COVID-19 unemployment benefits and federally backed...

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