The U.S. Department of Justice created what it calls Task Force KleptoCapture, “an interagency law enforcement task force dedicated to enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export restrictions, and…
Crackdowns on Money Laundering Networks Are Delivering Dividends
What do the next 12 months look like regarding the rising focus on anti-money laundering (AML) regulations around the world? As surveillance by regulatory bodies…
Whistleblower Accuses Hertz of Using Police as ‘Repo Men’
Rental car company Hertz is under fire from lawmakers after hundreds of customers say they were pulled over by police and told the rental car…
Sens. Grassley and Warren Focus on Strengthening SEC Whistleblower Protections
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have introduced legislation to strengthen whistleblower protections at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Their bipartisan…
Odebrecht Scandal Continues with Arrest of Carlos Polit Faggioni in Miami
A former senior Ecuadorean official who was convicted in his home country of extorting millions from Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht S.A. was arrested in Miami…
CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam Celebrate Success of Whistleblower Program
During a keynote speech earlier this month, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Rostin Behnam celebrated the success of the organization’s whistleblower program,…
Francis Haugen Slams Nick Clegg for Misleading Meta
Tireless whistleblower Frances Haugen says the wrong man is guiding Mark Zuckerberg in what is being termed a breakthrough revelation. The ex-company executive, who is…
US Treasury Needs Help from Whistleblower to Track Down Hidden Russian Assets
The US Treasury Department has established a new program, the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program, to incentivize whistleblowers to identify and help recover Russian oligarchs’…
SPACS Proving to Be a Regulator’s Nightmare
In a recent interview with Fox Business, Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt explained the many “concerns” surrounding a special purpose acquisition company or (SPAC) on…
Former Paraguayan Lawmaker Slapped with Jail Sentence for Money Laundering Cocaine Scheme
A former member of Paraguay’s Congress was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for her role in an international money laundering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip…