money laundering

Money laundering is the illegal process of concealing the origins of money obtained illegally by passing it through a complex sequence of banking transfers or commercial transactions.

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DOJ: Ex-Binance Head Deserves 3 Years in Prison
DOJ: Ex-Binance Head Deserves 3 Years in Prison
April 24, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal prosecutors want former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao to spend three years in prison. The one-time head of the world’s largest cryptocurrency platform deserves this sentence, the Department...

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Commerzbank Fined for Money Laundering Compliance Failure
Commerzbank Fined for Money Laundering Compliance Failure
April 22, 2024  |  AML

A German financial regulator has reportedly fined Commerzbank $1.5 million for anti-money laundering violations. BaFin said Monday (April 11) that the bank failed to update customer data on time and...

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Escaped Binance Exec Reportedly Located in Kenya
Escaped Binance Exec Reportedly Located in Kenya
April 22, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

A Binance executive who fled Nigerian custody last month has reportedly been found in Kenya. Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is the cryptocurrency giant’s regional manager for...

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Air Travelers Help Fuel $2 Trillion Global Money Laundering System
Air Travelers Help Fuel $2 Trillion Global Money Laundering System
April 21, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Each year, money launders funnel $2 trillion in ill-gotten gains into the financial system. And a lot of that money travels by air, in cash,...

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Report: Crypto Remains Underregulated Around Much of the World
Report: Crypto Remains Underregulated Around Much of the World
March 28, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

As of last June, most of the world’s governments hadn’t begun regulating the cryptocurrency sector. That’s according to a new report by the Financial Action Task...

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US Imposes Sanctions on 13 Russia-Linked Crypto FinTechs
US Imposes Sanctions on 13 Russia-Linked Crypto FinTechs
March 26, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.S. has sanctioned 13 Russia-linked FinTechs for allegedly using cryptocurrency to evade bans. “Russia is increasingly turning to alternative payment mechanisms to circumvent U.S....

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Leonteq Says It’s Not Aware of French Regulators Reporting Irregularities
Leonteq Says It’s Not Aware of French Regulators Reporting Irregularities
March 06, 2024  |  Regulation

Swiss-listed investment services company Leonteq said Wednesday (March 6) it was unaware that French regulators told prosecutors of possible irregularities at the firm.  The firm told...

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FATF Updates List of Countries Needing ‘Increased Monitoring’
FATF Updates List of Countries Needing ‘Increased Monitoring’
February 29, 2024  |  AML

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has added new countries to its “increased monitoring” list. FATF, which sets global standards for anti-money laundering and countering the financing...

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US Money Laundering Fight May Soon Turn Corner
US Money Laundering Fight May Soon Turn Corner
February 28, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Is the tide turning in America’s war on money laundering? Writing in the Financial Times Tuesday (Feb. 27), Casey Michel of the Human Rights Foundation...

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