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Singapore: Syndicate member behind S$2.5m cross-border investment scam gets jail

A member of a syndicate linked to S$2.5 million worth of cross-border investment scams, perpetuated via shell companies with fake office fronts at Marina Bay Financial Centre, was given 12 years and one month’s jail on Monday (Apr 19). China national Wei Yong, 44, gambled away most of his criminal… Read More

Bagman for one of Ireland’s biggest drug mobs earned €7,000 per month travelling to collect payments for The Family

The Irish Sun can reveal a secret ledger exposed Co Laois builder Darren Hoey’s extra income. Hoey — who worked in construction — earned the cash by travelling across Ireland to collect payments from customers of ‘The Family’. Once collected, the gangland financial controller’s role was… Read More

ABN Amro to settle money laundering probe for €480 million

Dutch bank ABN Amro on Monday said it had reached a 480-million-euro ($574 million) settlement with prosecutors in the Netherlands over money laundering allegations, which will impact its first-quarter results. ABN Amro said in a statement it had agreed to pay a fine of 300 million euros and 180 million… Read More

14th April 2021

Latvian probe fails to prove ABLV managers’ involvement in corruption

The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) has not found evidence of corruption on the part of ABLV Bank’s managers, which has been alleged by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), LETA learned. At the same time, KNAB has not managed to find evidence to… Read More

6th April 2021

Dismantled Network Illustrates Pattern in the Exploitation of Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia

A sophisticated human trafficking network dismantled in Colombia, illustrates a pattern in how Venezuelan citizens, particularly women, are recruited. On March 27, Colombian authorities managed to arrest and indict members of an organized criminal group (Grupo de Delincuencia Organizado – GDO) known as “Los PEP,” who… Read More

6th April 2021

South Korean Prosecutors Sell (and Profit Off) Bitcoin Taken From Criminals

For the first time in the country’s history, South Korean prosecutors have sold bitcoin confiscated from criminals, CoinDesk Korea reported. The sale turned a profit of around 12.3 billion won (around US$10.9 million), which has been transferred to the national treasury. On April 1, the Suwon… Read More

5th April 2021

US Judge Orders Alleged Leader of “Group America” to Stay in Jail

OCCRP — The alleged leader of a criminal clan known as Group America who was arrested at the end of February in New York will remain in custody after a U.S. judge refused to set bail for him citing flight risk. A… Read More

31st March 2021

Ex-Braskem CEO to Plead Guilty in $250 Million Bribery Case

The former chief executive officer of Braskem SA, Brazil’s largest petrochemicals company, will plead guilty to federal charges tied to a $250 million bribery plot the U.S. said also involved Braskem’s parent company, Odebrecht SA. Jose Carlos Grubisich, who prosecutors said pocketed… Read More

29th March 2021

Champion racehorse owner Damion Flower pleads guilty to drug importation

Racehorse owner Damion Flower has pleaded guilty to two charges for his role in a syndicate smuggling commercial quantities of cocaine through Sydney Airport. Flower, the 48-year-old part owner of champion stallion Snitzel, was arrested in May 2019 along with Qantas baggage handler To’or’o “John” Mafiti for importing cocaine from… Read More

26th March 2021

Feds slash Swiss banker’s sentence in Venezuelan money laundering case in Miami

A Swiss banker who was thrust into the spotlight of a billion-dollar Venezuelan money laundering case in Miami has received one of the biggest sentence reductions in U.S. history because of his assistance in helping federal authorities unravel an international web of financial corruption. Matthias Krull, who has been free… Read More

25th March 2021

Former Citgo Procurement Officer Pleads Guilty in Bribery, Money Laundering Scheme

A former Citgo Petroleum Corp. procurement officer pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge for his role in a scheme involving the payment of millions of dollars in bribes to help individuals obtain contracts from Citgo and its parent company, the U.S. Justice Department said this week. Jose Luis De… Read More

24th March 2021

Brazil Supreme Court tosses evidence against Lula in corruption cases

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had not been treated impartially in graft probes, strengthening his chances of running against President Jair Bolsonaro in next year’s vote. A dramatic reversal by Justice Carmen Lucia led a five-judge panel to… Read More

24th March 2021

Man accused of laundering money through spending at Dublin hotel

A man has appeared before the non-jury Special Criminal Court on Monday accused of laundering money through spending at a five-star south Dublin hotel and by carrying out renovations to his home. Graham Whelan (38), with an address at Walkinstown Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, appeared before the three-judge… Read More

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