All posts tagged "DoJ"
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90AML / KYCFinCEN Publishes First Government-wide AML/CFT Priorities
FinCEN will publish new rules within 6 months reflecting the priorities, which identify the most significant AML/CFT threats currently facing the US.
July 6, 2021 -
90EnforcementUS Judge Orders Goldman, Former Execs to Face 1MDB Lawsuit
A US district court judge said it "strains credulity" for Goldman Sachs to contend it had no indication that funds were being siphoned from 1MDB.
July 2, 2021 -
178EnforcementUS Federal Court Sanctions Australian Trader for Spoofing
The Propex Derivatives trader is required to repay $21,000 in disgorgement and cease and desist from violating anti-spoofing and manipulation rules.
June 16, 2021 -
115AML / KYCUS DOJ Recovers $2.3mn of Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers
Investigators were able to track multiple transfers of bitcoin by reviewing the Bitcoin public ledger, and subsequently seized 63.7 bitcoins.
June 9, 2021 -
273AML / KYC
US DOJ Forms Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force
The task force will be used to coordinate efforts to combat ransomware attacks, which will now be treated with the severity of terrorism threats.
June 7, 2021 -
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DOJ Settles Julius Baer Money Laundering Probe for $80m
Julius Baer admitted it conspired to launder over $36mn in bribes through the US to soccer officials with FIFA and other soccer federations.
May 28, 2021 -
232AML / KYCUS DOJ Repatriates $460m of Seized 1MDB Funds to Malaysia
Seized and repatriated 1MDB funds are being utilised to repay and service 1MDB and SRC’s debts, which remain above $10.2billion.
May 17, 2021 -
221AML / KYCUS DOJ Penalises Swiss Life for Facilitating Tax Evasion
Swiss Life and its subsdiaries created and marketed insurance products specially designed for US persons seeking to hide offshore assets and evade tax.
May 17, 2021 -
137AML / KYCEx-Netflix VP Convicted of Money Laundering, Fraud
The executive approved millions of dollars in contracts for Netflix to purchase IT products and services in exchange for kickbacks.
May 5, 2021 -
226AML / KYCHSBC Agrees to Share Documents in Meng Extradition Case
A Hong Kong judge has approved an agreement between Huawei and HSBC that includes document sharing by the bank, with some redactions.
April 14, 2021
