Most remittance dealers and remittance network providers did not submit any SMRs in the reporting period assessed by AUSTRAC.
September 28, 2022Personal income tax evasion was the most common suspected offence, linked to 52% of SMRs, though the associated values were low.
September 27, 2022Alexander 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, 2022New legislation will be introduced around September to enable police to stop-and-search for and seize unexplained wealth and ban encrypted devices.
June 24, 2022Australian Police will use data obtained during Operation Ironside to target Italian organised crime syndicates for drug trafficking and money laundering.
June 16, 2022Some smaller cryptocurrencies are being established specifically with the motive of laundering, while larger virtual assets are seeing "heavy" manipulation.
May 11, 2022The 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, 2022A new Europol report highlights that the illicit use of crypto includes "all types of crime that require transfers of monetary value".
January 29, 2022For the first time, the UNODC, UNEP and CITES met with the FATF to discuss partnerships to fight money laundering from environmental crimes.
December 13, 2021A$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