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  Florida Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Family to Hide from the IRS More than $90M In Offshore Bank Accounts

  US Department of Justice

  March 10, 2025

  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.

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  Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens related to Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited

  HKMA

  March 10, 2025

  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.

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  Shipping Registries and PF Factsheet

  APG

  March 10, 2025

  To assist members’ preparation for the 4th round of mutual evaluations and to respond to emerging regional risks, the APG Secretariat, with support from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, is pleased to announce the publication of a Shipping Registries and PF Risk Factsheet. The factsheet includes an overview of the relevant FATF Recommendations and explains why the FATF standards are applicable to shipping registries. However, this non-binding note does not provide an interpretation of the FATF Standards nor override the FATF Standards and its assessment Methodology, any of the FATF training modules or mechanisms for coming to a conclusion on Recommendation 7.