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Record-Breaking Crypto Seizure Exposes Global Ransomware Laundering Network
In a sweeping enforcement action that has stunned the digital crime landscape, federal investigators have executed a record-breaking...
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3 days ago4 min read
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SEC Charges Washington Man and Indiana Portfolio Manager in $275 Million Ponzi-Like Fraud Scheme
Washington, D.C., Aug. 14, 2025 — The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against Ryan Wear of Marysville, Washington,...
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4 days ago3 min read
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Norway’s $2 Trillion Wealth Fund to Exclude Six Companies Linked to West Bank and Gaza
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world with assets of around $2 trillion, announced this week that it has chosen to...
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5 days ago2 min read
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FATF Framework Sets Global Blueprint to Close Loopholes in Fight Against Illicit Finance
Financial crime thrives on loopholes, fragmented oversight, and secrecy, and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is determined to...
Flexi Group
Aug 144 min read
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Spanish Police Chief Arrested After €20 Million Found Hidden in Home Linked to Record Cocaine Seizure
Spanish authorities have arrested one of the country’s most senior police officers after €20m (£17m) in cash was discovered concealed in...
Flexi Group
Aug 132 min read
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US Sanctions Mexican Rapper El Makabelico Over Alleged Cartel Money Laundering
A high-profile enforcement action has placed the global music industry squarely within the crosshairs of anti-money laundering...
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Aug 124 min read
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U.S. Treasury Targets Iran’s Shadow Banking Network in Sweeping Sanctions Action
Iran’s hidden banking network functions like a financial ghost—slipping past international safeguards and linking sanctioned institutions...
Flexi Group
Aug 114 min read
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BIS Issues Stark Warning on Transactional Data Misuse and Global AML Threats
A single click can now launch a global investigation—such is the scale of risk tied to the misuse of transactional data. When this...
Flexi Group
Aug 84 min read
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Italy Seizes €36.5 Million in Landmark Money Laundering Case Involving Emilian Entrepreneur
Italian financial crime authorities have dismantled a highly sophisticated money laundering network centered around an Emilian...
Flexi Group
Aug 74 min read
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Money Laundering and VAT Fraud: EPPO Expands International Reach with Cabo Verde Crackdown
A €35 million VAT fraud scheme centered on essential food commodities has now drawn international attention, as a sweeping enforcement...
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Aug 65 min read
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Sigma Faces Second FCA Enforcement Over Faulty Transaction Reporting
Sigma Broking Limited has once again found itself in the crosshairs of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following a series of...
Flexi Group
Aug 52 min read
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UK Government Moves to Boost AML Compliance Through Digital Identity Reforms
The UK government is preparing to unveil new guidance aimed at assisting financial institutions in the adoption of digital identity...
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Aug 43 min read
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Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Licensing Regime Launches August 2025 with Stringent AML/CFT Controls
Hong Kong is set to enter a new era of digital asset regulation as it launches its landmark licensing regime for stablecoin issuers on 1...
Flexi Group
Aug 14 min read
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Bitcoin Lifeline or Security Risk? Argentina Confronts Terror Financing Through Crypto Amid Economic Crisis
The recent freezing of several Bitcoin wallets linked to alleged terrorism financing has sent shockwaves through Argentina—a country...
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Jul 314 min read
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South Africa Faces Crucial FATF Onsite Review in Bid to Exit Greylist
South Africa stands on the brink of a decisive juncture as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Africa Joint Group conducts its onsite...
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Jul 305 min read
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NAB’s Compliance Comeback: AUSTRAC Closes Enforceable Undertaking in Landmark AML Overhaul
National Australia Bank (NAB) has successfully concluded one of the most heavily scrutinized remediation efforts in Australian financial...
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Jul 295 min read
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Luxury Under Fire: Louis Vuitton Netherlands at the Center of €3 Million Money Laundering Scandal
In an extraordinary turn of events shaking the global luxury sector, Louis Vuitton Netherlands is now under the microscope in a sweeping...
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Jul 285 min read
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HKMA Crackdown Sends Shockwaves Through Hong Kong Banking Over AML Failures
In a move that has sent reverberations throughout Hong Kong’s financial industry, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has penalized...
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Jul 255 min read
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Sanctions Evasion and Money Laundering: The Case of Brian Assi Exposes the Cross-Border Weak Links in Export and AML Controls
The recent sentencing of Brian (Brahim) Assi in the United States offers a critical lens into the convergence of sanctions evasion,...
Flexi Group
Jul 245 min read
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U.S. Investment Advisers Remain Exposed as AML Rule Delayed Until 2028
The recent confirmation by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that implementation of the...
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Jul 235 min read
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