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United States Seizes $2M in Crypto from Hamas-Linked BuyCash Network
The United States has unsealed a civil forfeiture action targeting approximately $2 million in cryptocurrency linked to a Gaza-based...

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Jul 213 min read
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Wolfsberg Group reinforces the centrality of a risk-based approach in financial crime compliance
The Wolfsberg Group has reaffirmed its longstanding position that the risk-based approach (RBA) remains fundamental to the design and...

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Jul 212 min read
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Mexican Nationals Jailed for Roles in Sophisticated Black Market Peso Money Laundering Scheme
Two Mexican nationals have each been sentenced to 55 months in prison for their roles in an elaborate trade-based money laundering scheme...

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Jul 202 min read
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Foreign National Sentenced for Violating US Sanctions by Exporting Heavy Machinery to Iran
A Lebanese national has been sentenced to 44 months in prison for conspiring to export US-made drill rigs to Iran in violation of US...

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Jul 202 min read
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UK Tightens Oil Price Cap in Blow to Putin’s War Machine
The UK government is ramping up economic pressure on Russia with a decisive new measure directly targeting the Kremlin’s vital oil...

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Jul 173 min read
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Illegal Cryptoasset Exchange Busted: Seven Crypto ATMs Seized & Two Arrested in London
In a significant crackdown on illicit crypto activity, two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and operating...

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Jul 162 min read
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OFSI launches online forms to simplify financial sanctions compliance
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has today launched a suite of new online forms designed to make reporting and...

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Jul 161 min read
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FCA fines Barclays £42 million for failures in financial crime controls
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a combined £42 million following two separate...

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Jul 152 min read
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CEO of Iranian Engineering Firm Arrested for Illegally Exporting Sophisticated Electronics to Iran in Violation of US Sanctions
The CEO of a Tehran-based engineering company has been arrested in the United States on allegations of orchestrating a covert export...

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Jul 102 min read
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FCA closes 1,600 websites as it fights financial crime
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its annual report, detailing a year of unprecedented action using data and technology...

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Jul 93 min read
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USAID Official & Executives Admit to $550 Million Bribery & Fraud Scheme
Four individuals, including a senior contracting officer for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have pleaded...

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Jul 82 min read
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Treasury Extends Deadline on Mexico-Based Financial Institutions Under Fentanyl Sanctions Powers
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has extended the implementation timeline for...

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Jul 82 min read
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