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Former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Sentenced to 19 Years in Major Corruption Case

In a significant development underscoring a widening...

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

Australia's financial intelligence authority AUSTRAC confirmed that...

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Austria’s Ex-Chancellor Kurz Convicted of Perjury: Political Future Uncertain

Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has been given an eight-month suspended sentence by a Vienna court for perjury following a four-month trial. Kurz, once...

FATF’s Grey List: Monitoring Progress and Jurisdictional Updates

Jurisdictions undergoing increased monitoring are actively collaborating with the FATF to rectify strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and proliferation financing frameworks....

Kenya and Namibia Join FATF ‘Grey List’ Over Anti-Money Laundering Efforts

The FATF, an international crime watchdog, recently added Kenya and Namibia to its 'grey list' due to insufficient measures against money laundering and terrorism...

Former Illinois State Senator Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion Charges

During the third day of former Illinois State Senator William Samuel McCann Jr.’s trial before U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless, McCann pleaded guilty to...

FinCEN Proposes Rule to Tighten Oversight of Investment Advisers

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at preventing criminals and...

Former RCMP Official Sentenced to 14 Years for Leaking Secrets

An Ontario Superior Court judge has sentenced Cameron Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official convicted last year of leaking classified information to police targets,...

Combatting Financial Crime: Best Practices for Bank-Corporate Service Provider Partnerships

Optimal strategies for financial institutions to mitigate the risks of money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing linked to referrals received from corporate service...

Tunisian Court Sentences Opposition Leader Amid Crackdown

A Tunisian court sentenced opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi to three years in prison for allegedly receiving foreign contributions, amid a crackdown on dissent. The...

Atlantic City Political Operative Faces Election Fraud Charges

A repeat offender, Craig Callaway, 64, known for his influential role in Atlantic City politics, faces fresh charges of election fraud. His prowess in...

German MPs Charged in Azerbaijan Bribery Scandal: Corruption Probe Widens Across Europe

Former German MPs Axel Fischer and Eduard Lintner, both from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), have been charged with bribery and corruption by German...

Malaysia Charges Former Finance Minister in Anti-Corruption Crackdown

On Monday, Malaysia formally charged a former finance minister for violating anti-corruption laws by not complying with a notice to declare assets, as part...

Former Qatar Airways Chairman and Finance Minister Sentenced to 20 Years for Money Laundering

Ali Sharif Al-Emadi, former chairman of Qatar Airways and ex-finance minister of Qatar, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for money laundering,...

Fiala Faces Fine for Undisclosed PDZ Stake in Money Laundering Prob

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala may be fined CZK 50,000 for failing to disclose ownership of a stake in the Podnikatelska druzstevni zalozna (PDZ)...

Federal Reserve Fines ICBC $2.4M for Unauthorized Disclosure of Supervisory Info

On Friday, the Federal Reserve Board imposed an enforcement action, levying a fine of approximately $2.4 million on the Industrial and Commercial Bank of...

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