Regions
Browse AML/CFT regulation, enforcement, compliance practices and financial crime developments by jurisdiction. Regional coverage helps readers understand how international standards are implemented across different legal and regulatory environments.
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Singapore Police Investigate 231 Scammers and Money Mules in S$4.1 Million Islandwide Operation
Singapore Police are investigating 231 people for suspected involvement in scams as scammers or money mules following a two-week islandwide enforcement operation conducted from 13…
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AUSTRAC Expands Pacific AML Capability With Financial Intelligence and Crypto Tracing Training
AUSTRAC has expanded its anti-money laundering and financial-intelligence capability-building work across the Pacific, delivering two intensive training programs in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon…
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 50 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Concealment Money Laundering
A Missouri man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison without parole for his role in a fentanyl-trafficking and money-laundering conspiracy. The U.S.…
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Handshakes Launches AI Agent for Corporate Due Diligence and Risk Screening
Singapore-based corporate intelligence provider Handshakes launched the beta version of Handshakes Agent on 26 August 2026, adding an AI-powered investigation layer for corporate due diligence,…
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Singapore Arrests Two Over Singpass Scheme Linked to 160+ LiquidPay Accounts and Scam Proceeds
Singapore Police arrested two male Chinese Malaysians, aged 25 and 47, on 25 August 2026 over an alleged scheme that compromised Singpass accounts and used…
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Malaysia’s Former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Charged Over Undeclared Assets Amid Money Laundering Probe
Malaysia’s former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on 27 August 2026 with failing to declare specified assets…
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Surro Connections Executives Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud and Money Laundering Case
Three people linked to U.S. surrogacy agency Surro Connections have been charged in a federal case alleging the misappropriation of millions of dollars entrusted by…
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Massachusetts Mayor Indicted Over $1.5 Million Pandemic Loan Fraud and Money Laundering
U.S. prosecutors have indicted Lawrence, Massachusetts Mayor Brian A. DePena, 61, on four counts of wire fraud and seven counts of money laundering over an…
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ACAMS Omaha Event Focuses on Financial Clues in Human Trafficking Investigations
ACAMS’ Greater Omaha Chapter is holding an in-person event on August 26, 2026 focused on how financial information can help identify and disrupt human trafficking…
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EPPO Arrests Five in €20 Million Cross-Border VAT Fraud Probe
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said five suspected organisers of a cross-border VAT fraud scheme were arrested in Czechia on 26 August 2026 as…
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