Dutch officials have seized cryptocurrency worth €7 million after taking two Russian-linked exchanges offline.
FIOD, the Netherlands financial intelligence unit, said it has taken down the servers of Servers of PM2BTC and Cryptex.
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Italy: €2.4 million seized from companies evading anti-dumping duties
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 1 October 2024) – At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Nucleo di Polizia Economico Finanziaria - Guardia di Finanza) in Ferrara executed a freezing order of nearly €2.4 million from two companies involved in the import of stainless steel coils. The companies and their administrators are being investigated for evading customs duties and ideological forgery.
Police recover $777,000 of a victim’s funds stolen in BEC scam
Australia Federal Police
Police have recovered $777,000 stolen in a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam after the victim sought help quickly – highlighting the importance of reporting cybercrimes to authorities as soon as possible.
As part of Cyber Security Awareness Month, which starts today (1 October, 2024), the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3) is sharing how Australians commonly become victims of BEC scams and how they can protect themselves by setting up multi-factor authentication (MFA) and checking the accuracy of email addresses.
SEC Charges Olayinka Oyebola and His Accounting Firm With Aiding and Abetting Massive Fraud
SEC
Washington D.C., Sept. 30, 2024 —
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Olayinka Oyebola and his Public Company Accounting Oversight Board-registered accounting firm, Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants), with aiding and abetting a massive securities fraud perpetrated by Mmobuosi Odogwu Banye, also known as Dozy Mmobuosi, and three related U.S. companies that Mmobuosi controlled (the Tingo entities). The SEC recently obtained a $250 million final judgment against Mmobuosi and the Tingo entities.