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AMLA's NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD: From top left: Rikke Louise Petersen, Bruna Szego (chair), Marcus Pleyer. Bottom (l to r): Simonas Krėpšta, Derville Rowland and Manuel Vega Serrano who were voted in by the 54-member General Board on Tuesday.
By AML Intelligence Correspondents
MEPs today (Thursday) picked the five successful candidates for the new AMLA Executive Board.
They are:
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FinCEN
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting suspicious activity related to the financing of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Advisory highlights how ISIS and its global affiliates fund themselves and receive financial support from sympathizers internationally and describes several typologies ISIS uses to transfer money between its affiliates. The Advisory also provides red flags that may assist financial institutions in identifying related suspicious activity.
OFAC
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice, is targeting a network of six entities and two individuals based in Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) responsible for the procurement of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components on behalf of Iran-based Qods Aviation Industries (QAI)—a leading manufacturer for Iran’s UAV program. This network has also facilitated procurement for other entities in Iran's military-industrial complex, to include Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) and Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group (SBIG). Today’s action marks the second round of sanctions targeting Iranian weapons proliferators since the President issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 2 on February 4, 2025, ordering a campaign of maximum pressure on Iran.
European Public Prosecutor's Office
(Luxembourg, 1 April 2025) – Two ringleaders of an international criminal group were convicted on Friday, 28 March 2025, at the Regional Court of Dusseldorf (Germany) for a multi-million VAT fraud, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg, code-named Goliath. They were convicted of criminal association and VAT fraud on a large scale, by means of a VAT carousel fraud – a complex criminal scheme that takes advantage of EU rules on cross-border transactions between its Member States, as these are exempt from value-added tax. The Court established that the damage caused by the illegal activities of the defendants amounted to approximately €26 million.
