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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India ED Arrests IAS Officer and Middleman in KPSC Veterinary Recruitment Money Laundering Probe
India’s Enforcement Directorate has arrested suspended IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar and alleged middleman Basavaraj Kannale under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection…
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Turkey Arrests 191 in $3 Billion International Investment Fraud and Money Laundering Probe
Turkish authorities have arrested 191 suspects in a wide-ranging investigation into an international investment fraud network that prosecutors say operated from Turkey and took more…
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Six Indian Nationals Charged in Fiji Over FJD183,000 Undeclared Cash and Money Laundering
Six Indian nationals have been charged in Fiji with money laundering and failing to declare foreign currency after authorities intercepted them while they were preparing…
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India ED Attaches ₹42.13 Crore in Shares in PACL Money Laundering Case
India’s Directorate of Enforcement has provisionally attached 2,946,341 equity shares of Industrial Investment Trust Limited held by N. N. Financial Services Private Limited in the…
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Former Vitol Trader Sentenced to Four Years in $500 Million International Bribery Scheme
A former Vitol oil trader has been sentenced to 48 months in U.S. federal prison for his role in two interrelated schemes to bribe government…
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India Arrests Food Supplier Promoter in ₹230 Crore Tirupati Ghee Money Laundering Probe
India’s Enforcement Directorate has arrested Kailash Chand Mangla, promoter of Sukriti Foods Pvt Ltd, as part of a money laundering investigation into the alleged fraudulent…
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U.S. Returns $2.5 Million in Corruption Proceeds to The Gambia for Jammeh Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice has returned approximately $2.5 million in corruption proceeds to the Republic of The Gambia, with the money designated to compensate…
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U.S. Returns $29.7 Million in Laundered Lottery Proceeds to Curaçao
The U.S. Department of Justice is returning $29.7 million to Curaçao after U.S. courts enforced Curaçaoan restraint and forfeiture orders against proceeds of an eight-year…
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Korea and Tajikistan FIUs Sign AML/CFT Information-Sharing Agreement
South Korea’s Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU) and the Financial Monitoring Department under the National Bank of Tajikistan have signed a memorandum of understanding to…
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Australian Police Charge Man Over A$2 Million in Suspected Retail Money Laundering Transactions
Australian Federal Police have charged a 21-year-old Chinese national over an alleged money laundering scheme involving more than A$2 million in high-frequency, low-value transactions at…
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