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...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has introduced a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for banks to identify and manage suspected money mule accounts,...
New Zealand’s proposed Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Omnibus) Amendment Bill seeks to reshape the country’s anti-financial-crime framework, combining greater flexibility for...
Singapore is moving to formalise and strengthen its regulatory framework for stablecoins, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) publishing a consultation paper proposing...
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...
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...
The United States has significantly expanded its sanctions framework targeting Iran, bringing the country’s digital-assets sector directly into the scope of a new campaign...
Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged...
A former high-ranking New Mexico Democratic legislator and public school administrator has been convicted on dozens of federal charges following a yearslong scheme in...
The long-running debate over corporate ownership transparency in the United States has entered a decisive new phase, with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has updated its Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing and Know Your Customer (AML/CFT/KYC) Guidelines, consolidating regulatory changes made...
The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has imposed a $125 million civil money penalty on UBS Financial Services Inc. (UBSFS) for...
Baltimore, Maryland – A federal judge sentenced a California man, today, for his involvement in a cross-country money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds from marijuana trafficking....