ENFORCEMENT

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    US DOJ Charges Russian Hacker for LockBit Ransomware Attacks

    By Mark Johnston | 22/06/2023

    Ruslan Astamirov is the third person to be charged over the LockBit ransomware variant. A global cybersecurity advisory has also been issued.

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    Ex-PBOC Deputy Governor Arrested on Bribery Suspicions

    By Editors | 22/06/2023

    Fan Yifei has been arrested and is now the subject of a criminal investigation for alleged bribery and abuse of power offences.

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    Terra Founder Jailed for Four Months in Montenegro

    By Mark Johnston | 22/06/2023

    Do Kwon and another former Terra executive were arrested in Montenegro in March for possessing fake passports.

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    Philippines: Lenders, Subcontractors Face Charges for Borrower Harassment

    By Editors | 21/06/2023

    Charges filed under new consumer protection law which in May 2022 explicitly outlawed the harassment and humiliation of borrowers.

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    SEBI Punishes 135 Entities Over Stock Manipulation Scheme

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/06/2023

    SEBI fined 135 entities and barred them from accessing the securities market over a stock manipulation scheme.

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    US Jury Finds Ex-Goldman Sachs VP Guilty of Insider Trading

    By Mark Johnston | 21/06/2023

    Brijesh Goel tipped his friend about six potential mergers that Goldman Sachs was considering funding.

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    Korea FTC Investigates Securities Firms for Price Fixing

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/06/2023

    The FTC sent investigators to the offices of Samsung Securities, Meritz Securities, Kiwoom Securities and KB Securities and seized documents.

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    Singapore Sentences Two Former Wirecard Employees to Jail

    By Karen Ng | 21/06/2023

    These are the first convictions in the Wirecard scandal that brought down the German payment processor.

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    SFC Fines Taiping Securities Employee Dealing Control Failures

    By Editors | 19/06/2023

    Responsible officer had 293 transactions that exceeded the trading limit prescribed for his personal account.

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    Canada Sanctions Iranian Judges Citing Human Rights Violations

    By Mark Johnston | 19/06/2023

    Canada says Iran’s Revolutionary Courts are “notorious for issuing death sentences and harsh prison terms following sham trials and based on evidence gathered under torture”.

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