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FCA fines Arian Financial LLP £288,962.53 for failings relating to cum-ex trading
The FCA has fined Arian Financial LLP (Arian) £288,962.53 for failing to ensure it had effective systems and controls against financial...

Financial Conduct Authority
Jan 103 min read
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Japanese Yakuza Leader Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Materials Trafficking, Narcotics, and Weapons Charges
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan, New York, today to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear...

US Department of Justice
Jan 85 min read
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Canadian National Sentenced to 40 Months for Multimillion-Dollar Export Control Scheme
Defendant Exported Millions of Dollars of Electronics Used by Russia in Missiles and Drones Nikolay Goltsev, 38, of Montreal, Canada, was...

US Department of Justice
Jan 85 min read
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U.S. Transfers $50M in Forfeited Assets to the Republic of Estonia in Recognition of Assistance in the Danske Bank Prosecution and Forfeiture
The Justice Department announced today that it entered into an agreement to share $50 million in forfeited assets with the Republic of...

US Department of Justice
Jan 73 min read
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Delaware Man Pleads Guilty to Participation in International Sextortion and Money Laundering Scheme
A Delaware man pleaded guilty today in connection with his participation in a widespread international sextortion and money laundering...

US Department of Justice
Jan 72 min read
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Florida Woman Sentenced for Laundering Millions of Dollars from Romance Scams
A Florida woman was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for her role in a money laundering conspiracy connected to romance scams that...

US Department of Justice
Jan 72 min read
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Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing Material Support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and for Scheme to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones,
Founder of Iranian Company and his Co-Defendant, an Employee of a U.S. Microelectronics Manufacturer, Also Charged with Violating Export...

US Department of Justice
Dec 16, 20246 min read
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Virginia Man Convicted for Crypto Financing Scheme to ISIS
A jury convicted Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 35, of Springfield, Virginia, on Dec. 13 for charges relating to his efforts to provide...

US Department of Justice
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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OFAC-Sanctioned Afghan Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Narco-Terrorism and Witness Tampering
Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf Attempted to Send Ton-Quantity Shipments of Heroin for Distribution in New York City to Benefit the Haqqani...

US Department of Justice
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Fourteen North Korean Nationals Indicted for Carrying Out Multi-Year Fraudulent Information Technology Worker Scheme and Related Extortions
Justice Department Continues Efforts to Seize the Illicit Proceeds of the Scheme Note : View the indictment here and FBI Wanted Posters...

US Department of Justice
Dec 12, 20246 min read
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TD Bank Insider Arrested and Charged with Facilitating Money Laundering
A former Florida-based employee of TD Bank N.A. was arrested and charged by criminal complaint yesterday for facilitating money...

US Department of Justice
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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Telemarketer Sentenced for $67M Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
A Florida man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his role in a wide-ranging conspiracy to defraud Medicare by billing over $67...

US Department of Justice
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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