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TOP JOB: The nominees from Austria and Portugal are seen as the top contenders to secure the financial services Commissioner job - and an office in the Berylaymont building (pictured).

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NEWS: Shareholder backlash at TD Bank AGM following money laundering scandal

INSIGHT: How the 2025 election ‘supercycle’ creates new compliance risks for banks

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NEWS: MEPs assess drug trafficking security at Port of Rotterdam and Antwerp

By STEPHEN RAE for AML Intelligence A EUROVISION-style voting system could decide where Europe’s new AML Authority (AMLA) is located as negotiators were locked in discussions at today’s “Super Tuesday” trilogue on the agency. MEPs meanwhile also want the new authority to oversee sanctions enforcement – which would be a huge burden on an agency…

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NEWS: Shareholder backlash at TD Bank AGM following money laundering scandal

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    AK rifles and grenades seized as firearms trafficking route into France dismantled

    Europol

    An international firearms trafficking network smuggling assault rifles and grenades into Western Europe has been dismantled following a series of coordinated raids in France, Spain and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the gang, which is believed to have sourced high-powered weapons from illegal markets in the Western Balkans and trafficked them into France for onward distribution. The joint operation – supported by Europol and Eurojust – has taken down the full supply chain behind the trafficking route, from source to destination.

  • Germany: Members of criminal organisation convicted for €24 million VAT fraud involving simulated export of cars

    European Public Prosecutor's Office

    (Luxembourg, 11 April 2025) – Three perpetrators of a €24 million VAT fraud involving simulated exports of cars were convicted yesterday by the Hagen District Court in Germany, following an investigation carried out by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne. The three, who were accused of being the ringleaders of a criminal organisation dedicated to car sales and systematic evasion of VAT, were sentenced to five years and nine months (reduced by three months, considered as served), three years and nine months and one year and nine months in prison.

  • Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens related to Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited

    HKMA

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Shanghai Commercial Bank 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.

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