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U.S. Treasury Eases Customer Due Diligence Rules in Major Shift Toward Risk-Based Compliance

In a significant regulatory shift aimed at...

Malaysia’s Top Court Reinstates Corruption Conviction Against Veteran Politician Isa Samad

In a landmark ruling underscoring Malaysia’s continued...

Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

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Confronting the Climate Crisis Can Also Advance Socio-Economic Rights

Data confirms that the impacts of the climate crisis fall hardest on countries and people who are already struggling and who have contributed the...

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...

The start of the ‘Double secured is double safe’ campaign is intended to encourage Dutch citizens to set up two-factor verification for e-mail and...

The Government campaign entitled ‘Double secured is double safe’ starts today. This campaign is an initiative of the Ministry of Justice and Security and...

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...

Sanctions against people-smuggling network operated by the Syrian regime

On 22 January 2024 the European Union added a number of persons and entities to the EU sanctions list. This is because they are...

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...

Qatar’s Ex-Finance Minister Al-Emadi Gets 20-Year Sentence for $5.6B Money Laundering

Ali Sherif al-Emadi, who served as Qatar's Minister of Finance from June 2013 until his arrest in May 2021, has been sentenced to 20...

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