All posts tagged "drug trafficking"
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227AML / KYCUS Secures Extradition of Former Crypto Exchange Operator
Alexander Vinnik is alleged to have laundered more than $4bn through a crypto exchange he operated known as BTC-e until it was shut down in 2017.
August 9, 2022 -
523AML / KYCNSW to Strengthen State AML Laws to Target Organised Crime
New legislation will be introduced around September to enable police to stop-and-search for and seize unexplained wealth and ban encrypted devices.
June 24, 2022 -
300AML / KYCAustralian Federal Police Sets Sights on Italian Crime Groups
Australian Police will use data obtained during Operation Ironside to target Italian organised crime syndicates for drug trafficking and money laundering.
June 16, 2022 -
700AML / KYCMONEYVAL Calls for Clampdown on Crypto-enabled Money Laundering
Some smaller cryptocurrencies are being established specifically with the motive of laundering, while larger virtual assets are seeing "heavy" manipulation.
May 11, 2022 -
1.6KAML / KYCSuisse Secrets: Data Leak Reveals Criminals Clients at Swiss Bank
The data unearthed evidence that Credit Suisse accounts were used by clients involved in torture, drug trafficking, money laundering, corruption and other serious crimes.
February 21, 2022 -
1.7KAML / KYCEuropol Outlines Different Ways Criminals Use Cryptocurrency
A new Europol report highlights that the illicit use of crypto includes "all types of crime that require transfers of monetary value".
January 29, 2022 -
522AML / KYCFATF Calls for Global Action on Environmental Crime
For the first time, the UNODC, UNEP and CITES met with the FATF to discuss partnerships to fight money laundering from environmental crimes.
December 13, 2021 -
290AML / KYC
AFP Wins First Asset Confiscation Case Under Operation Ironside
A$6mn in cash obtained as a result of the forfeiture order will be redistributed to support crime prevention, law enforcement and related community initiatives.
October 1, 2021 -
788AML / KYCAPG Releases 2021 Typologies Report, Case Studies
The report includes information on the risks associated with proliferation financing, Covid-19, cryptocurrencies, shell companies, and real estate.
August 26, 2021 -
1.1KAML / KYCNew FATF Report Sounds Alarm Over Environmental Crime
The report highlights the use of trade-based fraud and shell companies by criminals to launder proceeds from environmental crime.
June 29, 2021
