Financial Crimes

US authorities deport Arturo Murillo, Bolivia’s former interior minister, to face charges at home

Bolivia’s former interior minister, Arturo Murillo, has been deported from Florida back to his home country, where he now faces serious charges. The accusations...

Alejandro Toledo receives second prison term in Peru’s Odebrecht scandal

Peru has once again been shaken by a corruption scandal involving one of its former presidents. Alejandro Toledo, who led the country from 2001...

AUSTRAC issues A$187,800 penalty to Revolut Australia for delayed funds transfer reports

Revolut Payments Australia Pty Ltd has been fined A$187,800 by Australia’s financial crimes regulator, AUSTRAC, for failing to report...

German wind executives convicted in Taiwan bribery case as local official found guilty of extortion

Taiwan has been racing to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Offshore wind farms have been at the...

Shadow bank moved R$46 billion for cartel in one of Brazil’s biggest financial scandals

Brazil has carried out the biggest crackdown on organised crime in its history. Authorities exposed a multibillion-dollar money laundering...

FinCEN raises concern over $312B laundering scheme that hides Mexican cartel profits via Chinese exchanges

The United States has raised alarm over a massive money laundering network connecting China and Mexican drug cartels. Officials...

Religious leaders exploit vulnerable victims in $50M trafficking and money laundering scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice has revealed a disturbing case involving two people accused of running what officials call...

Bunq penalized €2.6 million as regulator cites ineffective anti-money laundering system

Online bank Bunq has been fined €2.6 million for not doing enough to stop money laundering between January 2021...
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