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FATF Monitoring: Countries Addressing Strategic Deficiencies

Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring by the FATF Countries...

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Sentenced to 20+ Years in Odebrecht Bribery Scandal

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo has been...

Ex-Mexican Security Chief Sentenced for Bribery and Aiding Sinaloa Cartel’s Drug Trafficking

Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's former Secretary of...

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Former Albanian PM Sali Berisha Formally Charged with Corruption, Claims Political Motive

Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Wednesday that he has been formally charged with corruption related to a property deal, calling the...

FBI Releases 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report: Over $5.6 Billion in Losses

The FBI released its 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report on September 9. In 2023, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 69,000 complaints related...

UK Amends 2024 Iran Sanctions

The UK Government has amended Iran Sanctions Regulations 2024, which provide for new trade sanctions measures in relation to Iran.   The amendments extend prohibitions on...

Consultation on Proposed Amendments to Combat APP Fraud

Why we're consulting The Treasury has proposed changes to the Payment Services Regulations (PSRs 2017) allowing Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to delay transactions if there's...

Ex-Deputy Minister of Agriculture and His Daughter Convicted of Fraud and Embezzlement

Alisher Turayev, the former deputy minister of agriculture, was found guilty of embezzlement and fraud involving the supply of 1 million grape seedlings valued...

Ex-Minister Marios Demetriades Faces Corruption Charges in Golden Passports Scandal

Former Transport Minister in the Anastasiades government, Marios Demetriades, has been charged in connection with the golden passports scandal, facing accusations of corruption, bribery,...

Operational Alert: Identifying Tax Evasion and Money Laundering Risks in Real Estate

Purpose This Operational Alert aims to assist reporting entities in identifying potentially illicit financial transactions within the real estate sector that may be associated with...

Ex-Defense Official Detained in Russia’s Military Corruption Crackdown

A former Defense Ministry official was detained on Thursday in a fraud case, marking the latest high-profile arrest in what appears to be a...

Treasury Issues New Rules to Combat Illicit Finance in Real Estate and Investment Advisory Sectors

Today, in its ongoing efforts to combat illicit finance and protect U.S. national security, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department...

George Santos Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Identity Theft, and Campaign Embezzlement

George Santos, a former Congressman, has pleaded guilty to a series of severe criminal offenses, including wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, embezzling funds, and...

West Virginia Senator Stripped of Leadership Role After Indecent Exposure Charges

After being charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct, the chair of a key West Virginia state legislative committee was removed from his position...

Ukraine’s Deputy Energy Minister Arrested in Major Corruption Scandal

Ukraine's deputy energy minister, Oleksandr Kheilo, was arrested on corruption charges, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported on Aug. 12. While the SBU initially...

Burkina Faso Ex-Minister Vincent Dabilgou Sentenced to 11 Years for Corruption

Vincent Dabilgou, Burkina Faso's former Minister of Transport, was sentenced to eleven years in prison, with seven years to be served, for charges including...

Mozambique’s Ex-Finance Minister Convicted in $2 Billion Fraud and Bribery Case

Manuel Chang, the former Finance Minister of Mozambique, was found guilty today by a federal jury of conspiring to commit wire fraud and money...

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