Financial Crime

Financial crime is defined as crime that is specifically committed against property. These crimes are almost always committed for the personal benefit of the criminal, and they involve an illegal conversion of ownership of the property that is involved.

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ThetaRay Partners with Qolo to Fight Financial Crime
ThetaRay Partners with Qolo to Fight Financial Crime
May 03, 2022  |  Partnerships

AI-powered cybersecurity firm ThetaRay is teaming up with omnichannel B2B payments startup Qolo to detect and prevent financial crimes across Qolo’s full range of curated...

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Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided by German Authorities in Money Laundering Probe
Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided by German Authorities in Money Laundering Probe
May 01, 2022  |  Legal

Deutsche Bank had its Frankfurt headquarters raided by Germany’s federal police office, criminal prosecutors and financial watchdog BaFin on Friday (April 29), the Financial Times...

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Crypto’s Furtive Past on Display With Guilty Plea in $750M Shadow Banking Case
Crypto’s Furtive Past on Display With Guilty Plea in $750M Shadow Banking Case
April 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

An alleged shadow banker for cryptocurrency exchanges is facing up to 90 years in jail after pleading guilty to bank fraud, bank fraud conspiracy and...

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Federal Jury Convicts Man for Defrauding American Express of $4.7M
Federal Jury Convicts Man for Defrauding American Express of $4.7M
April 27, 2022  |  Legal

A California man has been convicted by a federal jury for reportedly defrauding American Express for over $4.7 million and money laundering, according to a...

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Feds Charge 20 in Alleged $150M COVID Fraud Schemes
Feds Charge 20 in Alleged $150M COVID Fraud Schemes
April 20, 2022  |  Legal

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a number of people over the past few weeks for allegedly carrying out a variety of scams connected to...

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IMF Study Finds Corrupt Countries Use More Crypto, Argues for Crackdown
IMF Study Finds Corrupt Countries Use More Crypto, Argues for Crackdown
April 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Countries with more corruption tend to have more people using cryptocurrencies. So said a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) study that surveyed thousands of people...

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New Jersey Man Admits His Invoice Factoring Company Bilked Lenders of $50M
New Jersey Man Admits His Invoice Factoring Company Bilked Lenders of $50M
April 08, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

A New Jersey man admitted Thursday (April 7) to running a decade-long invoice factoring scheme that bilked lenders of $50 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office...

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How Augmented Analytics Can Fight Financial Crime
How Augmented Analytics Can Fight Financial Crime
April 04, 2022  |  AML

Machines can serve an important role in mitigating and anticipating the threat of financial crime, but humans have their part to play as well. People...

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Money Laundering Crimes Surge Along With DOJ Arrests as 7 Plead Guilty
Money Laundering Crimes Surge Along With DOJ Arrests as 7 Plead Guilty
March 30, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Over $2 trillion in illegally gained funds are reprocessed in the global economy as being legit despite the best efforts of financial institutions, new legislation...

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