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Financial Crime
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Thailand Cuts Electricity, Internet to Myanmar Scam Compounds
By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2025
Thailand took action because kidnapping risk caused a downturn in tourism from China. Laos has now stepped in to provide electricity to Myanmar.
PEPs & Sanctions
US DOJ Shifts Focus to Cartels and Transnational Crime
By Manesh Samtani | 11/02/2025
The DOJ is disbanding Task Force KleptoCapture and changing the way the FCPA and Foreign Agents Registration Act are enforced.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
DOJ Secures Guilty Plea in SEC Case of Social Media Account Hack
By Thisanka Siripala | 10/02/2025
Eric Council Jr admitted to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud and is due to be sentenced on 16 May
Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Bangladesh: Former Chair of BSEC Arrested, Denied Bail
By Nithya Subramanian | 10/02/2025
Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam allegedly received $361,000 in bribes and was involved in money laundering.
Conduct, Culture & Accountability
Korea FSS Reveals Results of Probe into Shinhan Trading Losses
By Mark Johnston | 10/02/2025
Shinhan Investment Corp, when acting as an ETF liquidity provider, engaged in speculative futures trading and lost KRW 130 billion.
Anti-Money Laundering
Malaysian Authorities Arrest 10 Foreigners in AML Operation
By Nithya Subramanian | 10/02/2025
Authorities arrested 10 foreign nationals for offering unlicensed money transfer services to Indonesian and Indian customers
PEPs & Sanctions
US Seizes Second Plane Belonging to Venezuela
By Editors | 10/02/2025
The seizure was overseen by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Venezuelan foreign ministry called him “an aircraft thief”.
PEPs & Sanctions
Singapore-Listed Firm Linked to Myanmar Junta’s Oil Supply
By Nithya Subramanian | 10/02/2025
Singapore-listed Interra Resources reportedly supplied oil worth more than $150mn to Myanmar’s military regime.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Announces Sanctions on International Criminal Court
By Manesh Samtani | 10/02/2025
Executive order says the US will impose “tangible and significant consequences” on those responsible for the ICC’s “transgressions”
PEPs & Sanctions
Canada Announces New Sanctions Over Sudan Conflict
By Editors | 10/02/2025
The targeted individuals are “contributing to continued gross and systematic international humanitarian law and human rights violations”.
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