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Goldman Sachs reaches multi-billion dollar settlement in 1MDB case

UK eyeing tougher laws to scrutinise foreign investment

Crime expert welcomes UK’s move to spare certain trusts from 5MLD

Job losses forecast in compliance banking sectors

Londongrad Laundromat: Welcoming the oligarchs with open arms

Bellingcat reveal disgraced Wirecard COO’s whereabouts

Danske Bank to boost AML procedures following FSA inspection

Deutsche Bank investors seek damages after multi-million dollar payout

Wirecard subsidiary CEO confesses wrongdoing in scandal

Latvia’s Signet Bank hit with near €1 Million fine over AML regulations

Dutch banks join forces in fight against money laundering

Streamlined AML checks could cut cross-border transaction waiting time

Canada set to implement new AML legislation

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Slovakia: EPPO indicts farmer for fraud involving agricultural funds
European Public Prosecutor's Office
April 29, 2025
(Luxembourg, 29 April 2025) – Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) filed an indictment at the Specialised Criminal Court against one individual, for fraud involving projects for the cultivation of agricultural land. Over the course of three years (2020, 2021 and 2022), the accused individual, in his role as self-employed farmer, requested direct payments under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for agricultural areas exceeding 100 hectares in East Slovakia.
Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens related to Dah Sing Bank, Limited
April 29, 2025
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Dah Sing 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.
US traveller charged over $4.8 million failed cocaine import
April 29, 2025
A Californian man appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday (28 April, 2025) charged with allegedly importing 15kg of cocaine in his black suitcase. The man, 28, came to police attention on Sunday (27 April, 2025) after he arrived at Melbourne Airport on a flight from San Francisco, United States. When Australian Border Force (ABF) officers searched his suitcase, they allegedly found 12 vacuum-sealed packages, with a total weight of about 15.3kg. The contents tested positive for cocaine.