Money Laundering Risks Remain High in Switzerland, Financial Regulator Says May 6, 2025 Money laundering and cyber risks remained high in Switzerland, the head of the country’s financial market regulator said on Monday,...
Crime Syndicates in Southeast Asia Go Global, Defying Crackdowns April 21, 2025 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat Cyber crime syndicates that run multi-billion-dollar scam operations across Southeast Asia are still expanding despite recent law enforcement crackdowns, building...
Former Iowa Insurance Producer Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Money Laundering October 21, 2024 William Berg, an insurance producer and former financial advisor from Waukee, Iowa, was sentenced to nine years in prison on...
Four Charged In $10 Million No-Fault Insurance Fraud Scheme October 18, 2024 Four men have been charged with defrauding New York auto insurers by allegedly submitting more than $10 million in fraudulent...
Hong Kong Hits AIA With Record Fine for Anti-Money Laundering Lapses August 2, 2024 By Bei Hu and Kiuyan Wong AIA Group Ltd. was subject to a record fine of HK$23 million ($2.9 million) by the Insurance Authority for anti-money...
EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority Is Now Official; Candidates for Chair Can Apply June 27, 2024 By Tom Sims The regulation that sets up the European Union’s new agency to combat money laundering went into force on Wednesday, and...
Singapore Highlights Banks as Posing Highest Money Laundering Risk June 20, 2024 By Yantoultra Ngui and Xinghui Kok Singapore’s banking sector, including wealth management, poses the highest money laundering risk in the city-state, the government said in a...
US DOJ Slaps Criminal Fines on UK Brokers Tysers and H.W. Wood for Bribery December 5, 2023 By L.S. Howard The US Department of Justice has slapped criminal penalties on UK reinsurance brokers Tysers Insurance Brokers Ltd. and H.W. Wood...
Binance Was Used to Funnel Money to Hamas, Other Militant Groups November 22, 2023 By Allyson Versprille In February 2019, Binance Holdings Ltd.’s then-Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim acknowledged that the cryptocurrency exchange was being used to...
Tornado Cash Founders Charged by US in Money Laundering Scheme August 25, 2023 By Bob Van Voris and Allyson Versprille Two founders of Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixing service that has been under scrutiny by various US agencies for more...