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  CPS authorises charges against NCA officer

  The Crown Prosecution Service

  March 13, 2025

  Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime Division, said: “We have authorised Merseyside Police to charge National Crime Agency officer Paul Chowles with 15 offences relating to the alleged theft of 50 Bitcoin, worth nearly £60,000 in 2017, during an investigation into online organised crime. “Mr Chowles, 42, is due to be charged with 11 offences of concealing, disguising, or converting criminal property, three offences of acquiring, using or possessing converting criminal property and a single count of theft.

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  First General Board meeting of AMLA takes place in Frankfurt

  AMLA

  March 13, 2025

  The first General Board meeting of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism was chaired by Bruna Szego on Tuesday, 11 March 2025. This Tuesday (11 March 2025) the AMLA General Board came together for the first time under the Chairpersonship of Bruna Szego, the agency’s first Chair. The meeting was an occasion for the Member States representatives to start working together in AMLA and to adopt the rules of procedure for AMLA’s General Board. It represents a further step in formalizing the governance structure of AMLA. 

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  Fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens related to China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited

  HKMA

  March 13, 2025

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation 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.