NCA’s New Call to Action: Help Stop Livestreamed Child Sex Abuse
Britain’s National Crime Agency on Monday launched its first joint initiative with the financial industry aimed at detecting and disrupting payments by U.K. offenders who pay facilitators overseas to livestream the sexual abuse of children.
OFAC Reaches $275mn Settlement with Adani, DOJ Drops Case against Founder
Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprises Ltd. has agreed to pay $275 million to settle U.S. allegations that it imported Iranian liquefied petroleum gas through a Dubai-based middleman while routing dollar payments through American banks, OFAC disclosed on Monday.
Iraqi Militia Commander Planned U.S. Attacks in Retaliation for Iran War: DOJ
Federal authorities Friday announced the arrest of a senior commander of the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kata’ib Hezbollah, accusing him of directing nearly 20 terrorist attacks across Europe and Canada and plotting to strike Jewish institutions in New York, Los Angeles, and Scottsdale, Arizona.
SDNY Offers Broad Leniency for Self-Reported Fraud, Even After Headlines
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are urging Wall Street companies to confess to fraud in exchange for behind-the-scenes deals that would spare them from criminal charges, fines, and public disclosure of their wrongdoing.
Leaked Messages Show Bolsonaro Family Ties to Banco Master Scandal
Brazilian lawmaker and presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro negotiated $24 million in financing from jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro to bankroll a biographical film about his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Fugitive Jho Low Is Seeking a Trump Pardon for 1MDB Charges
Jho Low, the fugitive Malaysian financier accused of masterminding the multibillion-dollar 1MDB fraud, has submitted a request for a presidential pardon to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ecuador Probes Suspected Money Laundering at Banco Guayaquil
Ecuador’s financial regulators have launched a joint probe into possible money laundering at Banco Guayaquil, the country’s third-largest bank by net profit.
Brazilian Senator and Bolonaro Ally Tied to Banco Master Scandal
Brazilian federal police are targeting Senator Ciro Nogueira, a powerful ally of former President Jair Bolsonaro, as part of an expanding probe into the failed Banco Master.
Hungarian Police Freeze Accounts of Top Orbán-Era Media Mogul
Hungarian police have opened a misappropriation and money-laundering investigation into the companies of Gyula Balásy, one of the country’s most prominent media and advertising figures and a long-time architect of Viktor Orbán’s government propaganda campaigns.
ING Belgium Pays €1.6mn for Failing to Flag Reynders’ Suspicious Activity
ING Belgium has agreed to pay a €1.6 million settlement over alleged failures to report suspicious transactions linked to former European Commissioner Didier Reynders.