All posts tagged "DoJ"
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90EnforcementCFTC Fines Tether as US Regulators Scrutinise Crypto Markets
The CFTC has fined Tether $41mn and Bitfinex's parent $1.5mn. Meanwhile New York prosecutors have directed two crypto lending platforms to cease operations.
October 21, 2021 -
121AML / KYCCredit Suisse Settles Charges Over Mozambique ‘Secret Debt’
Transactions that raised over $1bn were used to "perpetrate a hidden debt scheme", pay kickbacks to investment bankers, and bribe government officials.
October 20, 2021 -
188AML / KYCUS DOJ Creates National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
The NCET will cooperate with international law enforcement agencies as well as private sector actors to target the criminal misuse of cryptocurrency.
October 8, 2021 -
192AML / KYCUS DOJ Links Singapore, Hong Kong to Tax Evasion Case
An unsealed indictment shows that six individuals and a Swiss firm used accounts in Singapore and Hong Kong to help US clients evade taxes from 2009 to 2014.
September 30, 2021 -
225AML / KYCUS DOJ Agrees to Release of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou
Under a deferred prosecution agreement, Meng admitted to making material misrepresentations to HSBC regarding Huawei’s operations in Iran.
September 27, 2021 -
295AML / KYCCFTC Investigates Binance for Possible Insider Trading
Binance reportedly has plans to become a licensed financial institution, with a centralised headquarters, to make it easier to work with regulators.
September 23, 2021 -
396EnforcementBaFin Joins US SEC, DOJ in Probing Collapsed Allianz Funds
Allianz is facing probes from BaFin, SEC and DOJ, as well as 25 investor lawsuits, over last year's collapse of its Structured Alpha Funds.
September 8, 2021 -
245EnforcementUS SEC Charges BitConnect for $2bn Cryptocurrency Fraud
BitConnect promised investors lucrative returns through the use of a proprietary trading bot, but investor funds were siphoned off by the company's founder and others.
September 6, 2021 -
122AML / KYC
Chinese Nationals Face US Jail For Laundering Drug Money
Six Chinese nationals face jail for conspiracy to launder money for El Chapo-linked drug cartels, using casinos, front companies, and false passports.
August 12, 2021 -
151AML / KYC
US DOJ Repatriates Additional $452bn in 1MDB Funds to Malaysia
The total funds belonging to 1MDB that have been returned to date amount to over $1.2bn, the DOJ said in a statement.
August 8, 2021
