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EBA Consults on Key Money Laundering Technical Standards
The EBA is consulting on draft AML/CFT technical standards to shape EU compliance, risk assessments, due diligence, and enforcement under th

OpusDatum
Mar 62 min read
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Defensive SAR Reporting: Safeguarding Compliance or Undermining Law Enforcement?
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) are a crucial tool in the global fight against financial crime, including money laundering and...

Elizabeth Travis
Mar 35 min read
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Minneapolis Man Arrested for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan was arrested yesterday and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support to a foreign...

US Department of Justice
Feb 282 min read
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FCA charges two individuals with multiple fraud charges, forgery & money laundering
The FCA has started criminal proceedings against Kerry Nelson and Jacqueline Stephens for alleged fraud, forgery, and money laundering.  ...

Financial Conduct Authority
Feb 282 min read
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Olumide Osunkoya sentenced to 4 years for illegally operating crypto ATM network
Olumide Osunkoya, 46, was sentenced on 28 February 2025 to 4 years in prison for illegal crypto activity worth over £2.5m and associated...

Financial Conduct Authority
Feb 283 min read
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Tajik National Arrested in Brooklyn for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS
Defendant Also Charged with Illegally Possessing Firearms and Immigration Fraud Mansuri Manuchekhri, 33, of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New...

US Department of Justice
Feb 273 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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