All posts tagged "DoJ"
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43AML / 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 -
175AML / 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 -
158EnforcementUS Court Dismisses Collusion Case Against 10 Global Banks
The judge dismissed a case against 10 banks alleging manipulation of the US Treasuries market due to a lack of evidence of a conspiracy.
April 8, 2021 -
194EnforcementDOJ to Probe Visa Over Debit Card Routing Practices
Visa is alleged to have engaged in anti-competitive practices by preventing merchants from routing payments through other card networks.
March 25, 2021 -
137AML / KYCJohn McAfee Indicted for Crypto-related Fraud, Money Laundering
McAfee and his associate allegedly used their large Twitter following to promote altcoins and ICOs to investors through a so-called pump-and-dump scheme.
March 8, 2021 -
272EnforcementRipple, Top Execs File Responses to SEC Complaint
At meetings with crypto trading platforms as recently as 2019, SEC staff did not indicate it may have considered XRP a security, Ripple says.
March 7, 2021 -
156AML / KYC
US Prosecutors Unveils New Charges Against North Korean Hackers
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the three programmers said to be involved in the Sony, WannaCry, Bangladesh Bank and other attacks.
February 22, 2021 -
224EnforcementHK Court Finds JP Morgan Banker Not Guilty of Bribery
The prosecution had accused the banker of employing the son of a client as a bribe to win IPO business for JP Morgan.
February 2, 2021 -
296Fintech / Regtech
Ripple Files Response to US SEC Defending XRP as Virtual Currency
The response notes that the DOJ, FinCEN and regulators in the UK, Singapore and Japan have all concluded that XRP is a virtual currency not subject to securities regulation.
February 1, 2021 -
790AML / KYCAnti-Money Laundering a Priority for Incoming Treasury Secretary Yellen
Incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen thanked Congress for passing the AMLA, widely considered to be the most significant overhaul of AML legislation in the US since 2001.
January 25, 2021
