FILE PHOTO: The Moldovan flag files during a ceremony marking the State Flag Day in Chisinau, Moldova April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo
A GANG of 12 people have been arrested in Moldova under suspicion of scamming more than 150 people using fake online advertisements.
Eurojust, an EU agency which helps countries tackle cross-border crime, said that the group sold a “non-existent investment scheme” to gain access to their victims’ bank accounts.
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GRECO will hold its 99th plenary meeting from 17 to 19 March 2025. During the session, the plenary will examine the evaluation report on Kazakhstan, assessing incriminations and political party funding. It will also review follow-up reports on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies for Albania, Azerbaijan, Germany, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Additionally, the plenary will consider follow-up reports on Portugal’s compliance with recommendations on preventing corruption among parliamentarians, judges, and prosecutors. Finally, the plenary will adopt the GRECO General Activity Report 2024.
Website Alert – Fraudulent website related to Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.
HKMA
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. relating to a fraudulent website, which has been reported to the HKMA. A hyperlink to the press release is available on the HKMA website.
$11m assets forfeited as part of organised crime syndicate investigation
Australia Federal Police
More than $11 million worth of assets, including Rolex watches, Cartier jewellery and art by Brett Whiteley has been forfeited to the Commonwealth as suspected proceeds of crime after an AFP-led Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) investigation.
The decision in the Supreme Court of Victoria grew out of AFP-led Operation Fuji, which focused on a large Middle Eastern organised crime syndicate's access to firearms, large-scale drug importation activity, and extensive wealth, as well as threats to life.