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Former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze Receives Reduced Sentence in Plea Deal

A high-profile criminal case involving former Georgian...

New Zealand Moves to Overhaul AML/CFT Framework, Balancing Regulatory Relief With Stronger Enforcement

New Zealand’s proposed Anti-Money Laundering and Countering...

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Former Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze Receives Reduced Sentence in Plea Deal

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...

RBI Tightens Framework for Suspected Money Mule Accounts, Introduces Time-Bound Debit Holds to Combat Cyber Fraud

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 Moves to Overhaul AML/CFT Framework, Balancing Regulatory Relief With Stronger Enforcement

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 Moves to Strengthen Stablecoin Regulation Under Proposed Payment Services Act Amendments

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 Arrested in $700,000 COVID Fraud and Money-Laundering Caseption Case

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...

Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan Detained and Charged in New Corruption Case

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...

U.S. Treasury Expands Iran Sanctions to Digital Assets in Sweeping Economic Campaign

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...

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Just Lost Its Teeth for US Companies. The Risk It Was Built to Catch Didn’t Go Anywhere.

Last week saw a truly seismic change in the Anti Money Laundering landscape. In the USA, FinCen announced that The Corporate Transparency Act no...

Liberia Charges Former Vice President in Transnational Drug Trafficking Investigation

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...

Former New Mexico Legislator Convicted in Federal Kickback Scheme Involving Public School Funds

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...

CTA Rollback: FinCEN Permanently Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting for U.S. Companies

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)...

IFSCA Tightens AML and KYC Framework, Bringing Greater Focus on Risk, Reporting and Digital Controls

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...

FinCEN Hits UBS Financial Services With Record $125 Million BSA Penalty

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...

California Man Sentenced in Connection With Cross-Country Money Laundering Conspiracy

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....

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