All news on the topic: Financial Crime

A Cypriot law firm long linked to major Russian oligarchs—including Vladimir Potanin and Viktor Kharitonin—has quietly rebranded and appears to have obtained diplomatic protection following a scandal in 2024.

A woman who calls herself a fortune teller and feng shui master, accused of orchestrating a $70 million fraud scheme with her daughter, allegedly spent $880,193.37 of the stolen funds at two major casinos in Sydney

On Wednesday, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a Myanmar rebel group and several associates for running cyber scam operations that target Americans and exploit trafficked workers.

An assessment of the money laundering risk facing the Isle of Man’s banking sector was a reflection of the “complex” and rapidly evolving crime landscape, the home affairs minister has said.

A significant financial crime case has recently made headlines after a Chinese woman involved in an international fraud scheme confessed to possessing illegally obtained cryptocurrency valued in the billions.

Three female journalists from Azerbaijan’s Abzas Media report being mistreated in prison after initiating a hunger strike in solidarity with their jailed director, emphasizing the increasing repression of independent media in the country.

New Zealand’s Ministry of Justice is poised to prohibit crypto ATMs as part of an extensive overhaul of the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) framework.

Offshore companies, mystery lenders, and a flat near a Belarus-linked tycoon’s business—investigations reveal how Lithuania’s prime minister secured public loans, undeclared real estate, and private backing—all while denying any wrongdoing.

While under a court-ordered asset freeze, Robert Agius’s wife set up a company that was able to buy and sell properties worth millions of euros. Another company he co-owned also engaged in significant real estate transactions.

The digital bank Starling has suffered a 25% drop in annual profits and said it would turn down government guarantees on £28m of Covid loans losses after conceding its own weak controls were to blame.

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley — a reality TV couple who were sentenced in 2022 to lengthy prison terms for financial crimes and fraud.

Initially a standout in Lithuania’s cryptocurrency industry, the Bankera digital coin raised tens of millions but has since seen its value plummet.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has exposed the trader behind a series of high-risk trades on Hyperliquid, linking the activity to a UK-based individual with a history of financial crimes.

Leaked documents reveal how scam call centers drew on a secret industry of service providers that used shell companies, proxy account holders, and sham paperwork to receive funds from their victims through accounts at major commercial banks, or turn it into cryptocurrency.