Officers from Europol, together with the Spanish National Police, have dismantled an organised criminal network that smuggled migrants from Syria into Europe.
The investigation also involved law enforcement authorities in France, Germany, and Norway.
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Alabama Man Pleads Guilty in Connection with Securities and Exchange Commission X Account Hack
SEC
An Alabama man pleaded guilty today in connection with the January 2024 unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s social media account on X, formerly known as Twitter, in which hackers posted a fraudulent message in the name of the then-SEC Chairman, temporarily causing the value of Bitcoin (BTC) to increase by more than $1,000.
Financial sanctions update: Russia
OFSI
On 10 February 2025 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office updated the UK Sanctions List on GOV.UK. This list provides details of those designated under regulations made under the Sanctions Act.
The following entry has been removed from the Russia financial sanctions regime and is no longer subject to an asset freeze or trust services sanctions:
Romania: EPPO arrests ringleader of €100 million fraud scheme with mafia ties
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 10 February 2025) – A suspected ringleader of a €100 million subsidy fraud was arrested last week, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) into a criminal organisation believed to have mafia ties. According to the investigation, the suspect, an Italian citizen, operated a criminal group dedicated to systematic fraud involving EU funding.