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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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G7 Issues First-Ever Joint Guidance to Prevent Evasion of Russia Sanctions

Today, the G7 nations—the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Union—released their first-ever joint guidance to help...

New U.S.-led Actions Expand Global Commitments to Counter Commercial Spyware

Ahead of a groundbreaking inaugural September 22 meeting on the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Department of State announced that Austria,...

Australia: Strengthen Human Rights Sanctions Process

(Sydney) - The Australian government’s human rights sanctions process should be strengthened through better civil society engagement and bolder steps to sanction corrupt or...

UN: Israel Inquiry Should Include Lebanon Attack

VO: On October 13, 2023, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed Issam Abdullah, a Reuters journalist. The attack injured six other journalists from Reuters, Agence...

Dangerous Setback for Minority Rights in South Korea

South Korea’s commitment to equal rights has suffered a dangerous setback with the appointment of Ahn Chang-ho as chairperson of the government’s National Human Rights...

Vietnam’s New Leader is Same Old Rights Violator

Vietnam’s new president, To Lam, is one of many world leaders with poor human rights records visiting New York City this week for the United...

Former Agriculture Minister Aziz Voitov Accused of Embezzling Over 200 Billion UZS

Part of the charges against former Minister of Agriculture Aziz Voitov stem from his time as Chairman of the Board of "Uzsanoatqurilishbank" JSC. The...

Former Deputy PM Zilaliev Detained on Corruption Charges, Held Until November 4

According to a ruling by the First May District Court of Bishkek, former Deputy Prime Minister Duyshonbek Zilaliev will remain in detention until November...

Final Verdict Announced in Corruption Case Against Former Public Security Director

The Ministry of Interior has announced the final court ruling in the corruption case involving Lieutenant General Khalid bin Qarar Al-Harbi, the former Director...

Overview of the AML/CTF Amendment Bill

 Objectives of the Bill The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Amendment Bill, introduced to Parliament on September 11, 2024, aims to enhance Australia’s AML/CTF...

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...

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