Offshore online gambling site seeks to become legal U.S. operator
2nd October 2020
Offshore online gambling site seeks to become legal U.S. operator
A Costa Rica-based online sportsbook that illegally took bets from American customers for years has reached a nonprosecution agreement with the U.S. Justice Department, as the company attempts to move into the legal sports-betting market in the U.S. Gambling site 5Dimes and federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania… Read More
UK Foreign Minister ‘carefully considering’ options for sanctions against Hong Kong officials
30th September 2020
UK Foreign Minister ‘carefully considering’ options for sanctions against Hong Kong officials
Britain’s Foreign Minister Dominic Raab has confirmed that his government is open to the possibility of imposing sanctions against officials involved in Hong Kong’s affairs under its Global Human Rights (GHR) regime. In a letter to an MP this month, Raab condemned the disqualification of 12 pro-democracy hopefuls from standing… Read More
Sanctions risk is back in Russia. Here’s what’s at stake.
30th September 2020
Sanctions risk is back in Russia. Here’s what’s at stake.
Russian markets are once again being plagued by multiple sanctions threats that could materialize before the end of the year. The prospect of new Western sanctions has helped drive the ruble back toward a four-year low reached during the oil price crash in March. Only Turkish government bonds have performed… Read More
Mexico says drug cartels prey on mining companies
30th September 2020
Mexico says drug cartels prey on mining companies
AP – Mexico launched a special government guard force for mining operations Monday, admitting that drug cartels have preyed on the companies, many of which are foreign. The first 118 mine guards graduated Monday from a special training course. They are equipped with assault rifles. Public Safety Secretary Alfonso… Read More
Brazil goes after gang finances but with little guarantee of success
30th September 2020
Brazil goes after gang finances but with little guarantee of success
By Chris Dalby, Insight Crime, 28 September 2020 Insight Crime – Recent operations in Brazil against the country’s two leading gangs, the PCC and Red Command, show that authorities are varying up their tactics but may still struggle to have a long-term impact. In mid-September, Brazilian police and prosecutors… Read More
The evolution of serious and organised crime: the diversifying nature of criminal operations in the digital age
30th September 2020
The evolution of serious and organised crime: the diversifying nature of criminal operations in the digital age
Organised crime groups (OCGs) have evolved and adapted techniques designed to facilitate criminal activities, evade detection and enable criminal enterprise to endure. The National Crime Agency’s (NCA) national strategic assessment of serious and organised crime (SOC) 2020 reports that SOC continues to have more impact on UK citizens than… Read More
France probes banking giant BNP Paribas for alleged complicity in Sudan crimes
29th September 2020
France probes banking giant BNP Paribas for alleged complicity in Sudan crimes
French prosecutors have opened an inquiry into banking giant BNP Paribas over claims of complicity in crimes against humanity, genocide and torture in Sudan, sources said Thursday. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), which had filed a complaint against the French bank, announced on Twitter that an investigation… Read More
Brazil prosecutors bring graft charges against Bolsonaro’s son
29th September 2020
Brazil prosecutors bring graft charges against Bolsonaro’s son
Brazilian state prosecutors in Rio de Janeiro on Monday brought charges against the president’s son, Flavio Bolsonaro, for alleged embezzlement, laundering and running a criminal organization, domestic newspaper O Globo reported. The indictments ratchet up pressure in a long-running probe into the son of right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro. The younger… Read More
Top-secret records show Canadian companies received millions in suspicious transfers
28th September 2020
Top-secret records show Canadian companies received millions in suspicious transfers
Off the coast of Mauritania in northwest Africa, thick black smoke billowed from a massive fishing trawler, trapping the crew on a vessel operated by a Canadian shell company. It was July 19, 2019, and the Ivan Golubets, an imposing vessel comparable to the size of a soccer field, was… Read More
How a Coral Gables lawyer and an ex-Miami cop became cogs in massive alleged Ponzi scheme
28th September 2020
How a Coral Gables lawyer and an ex-Miami cop became cogs in massive alleged Ponzi scheme
John Gerant has played several roles in his life — Miami police officer, pilot, Realtor, drug trafficker and informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration. His latest act: alleged facilitator in a multimillion-dollar global Ponzi scheme. Leaked documents from the U.S. Treasury Department show that Gerant and his son, Sean,… Read More
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