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Enforcement
3M Settles SEC Bribery Case Involving Chinese Subsidiary
By Mark Johnston | 27/08/2023
3M’s Chinese subsidiary paid nearly $1mn to fund at least 24 trips for Chinese government officials that included tourism activities.

AML / KYC
HK Police Arrest 11 in HK$124m Money Laundering Case
By Editors | 27/08/2023
Police believe the laundered funds could be tied to more than 20 fraud cases, including email and loan scams, and commercial and investment fraud.

Enforcement
Indonesia OJK Issues New Regulations on Criminal Investigations
By Editors | 25/08/2023
The new regulations empower OJK to decide whether to pursue investigations, and agree to resolutions with the parties responsible for a criminal offence.

Enforcement
US Banks Agree to Settle Stock Lending Lawsuit for $500m
By Editors | 25/08/2023
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and UBS denied wrongdoing but agreed to settle the lawsuit to avoid further litigation.

AML / KYC
Malaysia Considers Lawsuit Against Goldman Sachs Over 1MDB
By Editors | 25/08/2023
Prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said as much as 68% of the 1MDB losses have been recovered, but that his administration is considering ways to recover more from Goldman.

Crypto / Digital Assets
US Court Jails Former OpenSea Exec for NFT Insider Trading
By Mark Johnston | 24/08/2023
Nate Chastain will spend three months in prison, followed by three months of home confinement, and three years of supervised release.

Enforcement
BSEC Forms Committee to Investigate Stock Market Rumours
By Mark Johnston | 24/08/2023
Recent rumours have involved the removal of the floor price, the resignation of BSEC’s chairman, and institutional investor sell-offs.

AML / KYC
US Sanctions Tornado Cash Co-founder, Arrests Another
By Manesh Samtani | 24/08/2023
Russian national Roman Semenov was added to OFAC’s sanctions list. Another co-founder, Roman Storm, was arrested on Wednesday.

Crypto / Digital Assets
Thailand Threatens to Ban Facebook Over Fraudulent Crypto Ads
By Mark Johnston | 24/08/2023
Thailand has threatened to ban Facebook if it does not stop allowing fraudulent crypto ads on its platform.

Enforcement
UK Energy Regulator Fines Morgan Stanley Over WhatsApp Use
By Editors | 24/08/2023
This is the first-ever fine issued in the UK for failures to record and retain electronic communications relating to energy market trades.
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