The penalty includes $1.81bn criminal and $2.51bn forfeiture fines. Binance already submitted its guilty plea in November 2023 and this legal approval, which was given on Friday, 23 February 2024, brings the matter to a close. According to Reuters, the plea resolved an extensive probe that investigated Binance’s failure to report over 100,000 transactions attached…
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The investigation focuses on adherence to the critical "know-your-customer" (KYC) regulations, which serve as a fundamental measure against money laundering activities. This development occurs amidst additional investigations by the United States Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), making Raiffeisen, the leading Western bank operating in Russia, a subject of international regulatory attention. According…
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The arrests comprised a significant operation involving more than 38 FCA and NCA officers across three residential sites. During this exercise, the authorities also seized several tech devices. After interviewing the suspects, two were released under investigation and one on unconditional bail. The fourth, a 48-year-old man, also remains under investigation. Don’t miss out the…
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In one of the largest anti-money laundering operations, the Singapore police arrested and charged 10 foreigners. The authorities laid their hands on S$2.4bn in assets that ranged from luxury properties and cryptocurrencies to motor vehicles. Singapore is widely known for its tough stance on money laundering. This incident raised eyebrows, and many are wondering if…
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Binance is already facing legal troubles with US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Last week the regulator announced filling 13 charges against Binance and its founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao with various securities law violations, among which operating without registration and offering unregistered securities. In February 2022, following an investigation conducted by the specialized interregional jurisdiction…
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This customer had started placing suitcases full of cash in a safe deposit box at Credit Suisse. He was later shot dead in 2005. The prosecutors believe that Banev and his associates used a practice called smurfing. This entails breaking down a large sum of money into smaller amounts, which are below the AML alert…
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Alongside Arthur Hayes, charges were also made against co-founders Ben Delo, Samuel Reed and Greg Dwyer. Each of them was accused of violating the Bank Secrecy Act, as well as the conspiracy to violate the act as a group. Each of these offences will carry a maximum sentence of five years of prison time. Founders…
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The largest Ponzi scheme in the crypto world, as Leaprate reported not long ago, is OneCoin. While there are many fake ICOs, OneCoin stands out as the largest one - defrauding the global economy of approximately $4 billion in under 5 years. While the founder, Ruja Ignatova, and her brother are the main "heroes" of…
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It should come as no surprise that crooks also know the benefits of outsourcing, especially when it comes to money laundering. To perform the entire operation on your own would require a multitude of phony companies, bank accounts, and the ability to transfer and deposit at will, not exactly what a common thief could build…
Read moreThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that it has filed a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against Defendant Charles H. McAllister, of Auburn, Alabama, charging him with fraud and misappropriation in connection with contracts of sale of precious metals through his company, BullionDirect, Inc.…
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