Co-founder of cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX, Benjamin Delo, was sentenced to 30 months of probation for violating federal anti-money-laundering laws.
As part of an agreement with prosecutors and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Mr Delo also agreed to pay a $10M (€9.5M) fine.
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SFC obtains disqualification order against former financial controller of Anxin-China Holdings Limited
Securities and Futures Commission
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained a court order that the former financial controller of Anxin-China Holdings Limited (Anxin), Ms Yang Shuyan, be disqualified from being a director, liquidator, receiver or manager of the property or business, and being involved in the management, of any listed or unlisted corporation in Hong Kong without leave of the court, for a period of three years
Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Family to Hide from the IRS More than $90M In Offshore Bank Accounts
US Department of Justice
A Florida woman, and dual U.S. and Colombian citizen, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by, among other things, concealing tens of millions of dollars in undeclared foreign financial accounts, filing false tax returns, and evading taxes.
According to court documents and statements made in court, between 2010 and 2022, Gilda Rosenberg, of Golden Beach, Florida, conspired with two family members to conceal from the IRS more than $90 million in assets and income held in undeclared bank accounts in Andorra, Israel, Panama and Switzerland.
Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens related to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited
HKMA
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited relating to fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens, which have been reported to the HKMA. A hyperlink to the press release is available on the HKMA website.