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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Two Auditors Implicated In India Fraud Case
Two Auditors Implicated In India Fraud Case
June 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

India has implicated two auditors working with Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) with 22 auditing violations that the country called “organized crime,” according to a...

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Glitch Causes Deutsche Bank To Miss Suspicious Transactions
Glitch Causes Deutsche Bank To Miss Suspicious Transactions
May 23, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A software glitch that was in effect for almost a decade prevented Deutsche Bank from detecting potentially suspicious transactions that would be flagged for authorities....

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EU Fines Banks Billions For Manipulating Currency Prices
EU Fines Banks Billions For Manipulating Currency Prices
May 16, 2019  |  Regulation

The European Union has slapped Barclays, RBS, Citigroup, JPMorgan and MUFG with a €1.07bn fine over allegations that they worked together to manipulate the foreign exchange...

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Fitch: AML Shortcomings Impact Bank Credit Ratings
Fitch: AML Shortcomings Impact Bank Credit Ratings
May 10, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

As part of a broader look at environmental, social and governance factors on credit scores, Fitch Group Inc. noted that shortcomings in financial crimes and...

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Loomis To Launch Internal Money Laundering Inquiry
Loomis To Launch Internal Money Laundering Inquiry
May 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Loomis, the Swedish cash handling company, said it will launch an internal inquiry into allegations it was involved in a money laundering scandal in Denmark....

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Ex-Goldman Banker Extradited To US On 1MDB Charges
Ex-Goldman Banker Extradited To US On 1MDB Charges
May 06, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A former Goldman Sachs banker in Malaysia has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges stemming from the scandal at the 1MDB state fund....

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SoftBank Mulls Stake In Wirecard
SoftBank Mulls Stake In Wirecard
April 24, 2019  |  Investments

SoftBank is considering investing in German financial company Wirecard, according to Bloomberg. The Japanese company could get as much as a 5 percent stake in Wirecard,...

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Deutsche Bank Internal Investigation Finds Russian ‘Dirty Money’
Deutsche Bank Internal Investigation Finds Russian ‘Dirty Money’
April 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An internal investigation at Deutsche Bank has found that it processed at least €175 million (nearly $197 million USD) in dirty money for Russian criminals...

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Data Dive, Criminality Edition: Fingerprints And Wire Fraud And Money Laundering (Oh My!)
Data Dive, Criminality Edition: Fingerprints And Wire Fraud And Money Laundering (Oh My!)
April 15, 2019  |  Data Dive

Not every innovation is a good innovation. Some, like the pet rock, are merely fads. Others, like the iPhone, are change-the-world impactful. Then there are...

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