A federal judge in Florida has authorized the U.S. Justice Department to release grand jury transcripts from its sex-trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein, opening the…
Swiss prosecutors charge UBS over Credit Suisse-era failures in Mozambique money-laundering case
Swiss federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against UBS over alleged money-laundering failures linked to the long-running Mozambique “tuna bonds” scandal, pulling the bank deeper…
Brazil pushes for U.S. cooperation in probe into money laundering tied to fuel sector
Brazil’s government plans to seek direct cooperation from Washington after authorities uncovered a money-laundering network that allegedly used companies registered in Delaware to shield the…
Singapore court allows $2.7 billion case against Standard Chartered to move forward
Singapore’s High Court opened the door to a major legal challenge against Standard Chartered, clearing the way for liquidators connected to the 1MDB scandal to…
Ukraine moves to replace Energoatom board as $100 million corruption scandal unfolds
Ukraine said it will install a new supervisory board at Energoatom before the end of the year, aiming to contain a corruption scandal that has…
Chinese fraud mastermind sentenced in UK for laundering billions in bitcoin
A Chinese woman who led one of the largest Ponzi schemes in her country will spend more than 11 years in a British prison for…
Indian agency freezes Anil Ambani Group assets worth $853 million in money-laundering probe
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED), the country’s top financial crime agency, has frozen properties valued at more than 75 billion rupees ($853 million) linked to the…
Five indicted in €188 million VAT fraud and Hawala money laundering case
Hamburg prosecutors working with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) have filed charges against five suspects accused of running a massive cross-border VAT fraud and…
Ex-Citibank Employee Sentenced in Singapore’s $2.3 Billion Money-Laundering Case
A former Citibank relationship manager has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in one of Singapore’s largest-ever money-laundering scandals, according to…
UK’s Anti-Money Laundering Shake-Up Faces Backlash from Legal and Accounting Sectors
According to the Financial Times, law firms and accounting organizations across the United Kingdom are pushing back against a Treasury plan to give the Financial…