A six-figure fine has been handed down to a Latvian credit institution for violating AML/CFT laws.
AS Privatbank will fork over €768,653 in penalties. The order comes from the national regulator – the Financial and Capital Market Commission.
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Update to the UK Sanctions List: Global Anti-Corruption Regime
OFSI
Today, 2 April, The UK Government has Sanctioned 12 individuals and 1 entity under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime. This package targets cronies used by corrupt leaders to undermine democracy and the rule of law in Guatemala, Moldova and Georgia.
The following individuals and entity have been sanctioned:
Fine for trust office Amicorp for insufficient customer due diligence
DNB
De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) imposed an administrative fine of €530.450,- on trust office Amicorp Netherlands B.V. (Amicorp) on 25 March 2025. The fine was imposed because the customer due diligence carried out by Amicorp did not meet the legal requirements.Trust offices may not enter into a business relationship or provide a trust service until customer due diligence has been carried out that meets the legal requirements as set out in the Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices 2018 .
Slovakia: EPPO indicts two individuals and one company for subsidy fraud involving EU agricultural funds
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 2 April 2025) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) has filed an indictment against two individuals and one company for subsidy fraud and misappropriation of funds, in an investigation regarding the modernisation of fruit warehouses worth over €500 000 and co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).