Money Laundering | Certain Risk

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South Africa’s ‘Rhino Baron’ Accused of Running Massive Horn-Trafficking Ring

South African authorities have accused captive rhino breeder John Hume of leading one of the largest rhino-horn trafficking syndicates on record and using domestic reporting requirement to conceal his illicit activity.

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FCA Defends Hiring Palantir to Fight Financial Crime

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) defended its decision to award a short-term artificial intelligence contract to Palantir Technologies on Tuesday, telling lawmakers the U.S. firm would not have access to regulatory intelligence as concerns mounted over sensitive data and the growing reach of major technology providers in government.

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Crime Group Used Macau Casinos to Launder Billions: Taiwan Prosecutors

Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted 10 people accused of operating a cross-border money laundering network that used Macau casinos and credit cards to launder more than $1 billion in funds.

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U.S. Judge Strikes Down FinCEN Rule on Cash Real-Estate Purchases

A U.S. judge has struck down a Treasury Department rule that required disclosure of the beneficial owners of companies making all-cash real estate purchases, dealing a setback to a Biden-era effort to curb money laundering through the property market.

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FCA to Investigate MFS Collapse Amid Fraud Allegations

Britain’s financial regulator has opened an investigation into collapsed mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, marking the first formal regulatory probe into the Mayfair-based group after its failure amid fraud allegations.

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Chelsea FC to Pay Millions for Offshore Payments Under Abramovich’s Ownership

Chelsea FC were fined £10.75 million and handed a suspended transfer ban by the Premier League over undisclosed payments made during Roman Abramovich’s ownership, in a case that drew renewed attention to offshore money flows and hidden financial arrangements in football.

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UK’s Top-Paid Oil Exec Faces Global Asset Freeze Over Siphoned Iran Funds

North Sea oil executive Francesco Mazzagatti could soon be the subject of a worldwide asset freeze stemming from a London lawsuit alleging he siphoned funds from former business partners tied to an Iranian petrochemicals business.

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Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering are Worsening in the UK: NCA

Serious and organized crime became more diverse and more harmful in 2025, with drugs, organized immigration crime, and illicit finance all worsening, according to a new report by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).

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SEC Enforcer Leaves Agency After Little Over 6 Months on the Job

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday that Judge Margaret Ryan has stepped down as director of its Division of Enforcement after little more than six months on the job.

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Australia’s Worsening Mortgage Fraud Scandal Spurs Talk of AML Changes

Major Australian banks are working with the country’s financial-crimes watchdog to assess the scale of an alleged mortgage fraud scheme that may extend well beyond an earlier A$1 billion estimate.