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Attorney General Pamela Bondi Announces 29 Wanted Defendants from Mexico Taken into U.S. Custody
Today, the United States secured custody of 29 defendants from Mexico who are facing charges in districts around the country relating to...

US Department of Justice
Feb 275 min read


Trump’s $5 Million ‘Gold Card’ Visa: A Gateway for Financial Crime?
President Donald Trump’s proposal to replace the existing EB-5 visa program with a streamlined $5 million 'gold card' residency system...

Elizabeth Travis
Feb 264 min read


Court sets date for £64 million WealthTek fraud and money laundering trial
A trial has been scheduled for September 2027 at Southwark Crown Court in the criminal proceedings brought by the FCA against John Dance,...

Financial Conduct Authority
Feb 252 min read


Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Back in Effect with Extended Reporting Deadline; FinCEN Announces Intention to Revise Reporting Rule
Following the February 18, 2025, decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S....

US FinCEN
Feb 191 min read


FCA fines Mako for failings relating to cum-ex trading
The FCA has fined Mako Financial Markets Partnership LLP (Mako) £1,662,700 for failing to ensure it had effective systems and controls to...

Financial Conduct Authority
Feb 184 min read


The Hidden Cost of Dirty Money: Why Fighting Financial Crime is a Fight for Humanity
The international banking sector dedicates billions of dollars annually to fighting financial crime, investing in compliance programmes,...

Elizabeth Travis
Feb 104 min read


FinCEN Announces $37,000,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $37,000,000 civil money penalty against...

US FinCEN
Feb 62 min read


The Rising Use of Large Language Models in Customer Screening
In recent years, the financial industry has experienced a significant shift in how banks approach customer screening. Traditionally, this...

Elizabeth Travis
Feb 55 min read


Massachusetts Member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison for Terrorism Offenses
Minh Quang Pham, also known as “Amim”, 41, of Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 44 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised...

US Department of Justice
Feb 45 min read


Canadian Man Charged in $65M Cryptocurrency Hacking Schemes
Note : View the indictment here . A five-count criminal indictment was unsealed today in federal court in New York charging a Canadian...

US Department of Justice
Feb 33 min read


Justice Department Announces Seizure of Cybercrime Websites Selling Hacking Tools to Transnational Organized Crime Groups
The Justice Department today announced the coordinated seizure of 39 domains and their associated servers in an international disruption...

US Department of Justice
Jan 302 min read


Cracked and Nulled Marketplaces Disrupted in International Cyber Operation
At Least 17M U.S. Victims Affected The Justice Department today announced its participation in a multinational operation involving...

US Department of Justice
Jan 304 min read
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