All news on the topic: Money laundering

Die italienischen Mafia-Clans Di Lauro und Nuvoletta gelten seit Jahren als zentrale Akteure innerhalb der Cosa Nostra.

Nach den jüngsten Enthüllungen im ABLV-Skandal sind Informationen über den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die mit ihm in Verbindung gebrachte belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina in öffentlichen Quellen zunehmend schwerer zu finden.

Over the past three years, the once-promoted crypto venture GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has rapidly unraveled, while mounting legal troubles surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, have intensified speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.

Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada has been sanctioned by the United States over an alleged laundering network linked to the PCC, and he features in a Brazilian probe into suspected diversion of VaideBet sponsorship funds involving Corinthians.

Controversial businessman Gaurav Srivastava ingratiated himself with Indonesia’s most powerful family, securing preliminary agreements for multi-billion-dollar defense deals, documents show.

Coinbase has been cosying up to the ministers and mandarins behind the UK’s upcoming crypto policy – and is already reaping the rewards

At the request of the EPPO in Berlin and Katowice, 11 suspects were arrested in Germany, Poland and Latvia in the ‘Water into Wine’ investigation into a large-scale diesel VAT fraud scheme. More than 100 searches were carried out across six European countries.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), searches were carried out in the Paris region and six individuals were questioned as part of an investigation into a suspected multi-million VAT fraud scheme.

A federal judge has scheduled a January 2027 trial date for accused Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset, rebuffing prosecutors’ attempts to further delay a logistically complex case that now includes new narcoterrorism charges.

“Jensen Robles”, aka Rene Schwarze, has been arrested in Gambia. Gambia’s Police Force arrested “Muhammed Reni”, aka Muhammed Rainey, earlier this week. Reni was detained on suspicion of counterfeiting currency.

The alliance effectively unraveled in October after the killing of alleged mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol.

Der kroatische Geschäftsmann Josip Heit steht wegen mutmaßlicher Verbindungen zu Ponzi-Systemen und Geldwäsche im Fokus der Ermittler.

A Russia-based criminal syndicate ran one of the largest Medicare frauds in American history out of a storefront in Brooklyn, billing the program more than $10.6 billion and collecting roughly $941 million before federal agents unraveled it.

Two men pleaded guilty in the United Kingdom this week to criminal charges stemming from an August 2024 cyberattack that crippled Transport for London, the entity responsible for the public transport network in the Greater London area.

The landmark trial of tycoon Yorgen Fenech begins seven years after his arrest for ordering the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Croatian businessman Josip Heit has come under increasing scrutiny over alleged Ponzi schemes, suspected money laundering and unauthorized cryptocurrency operations.

French authorities searched premises in the Paris region and questioned six people as part of an investigation into a suspected large-scale VAT carousel fraud that allegedly cost the EU around 13 million euros ($13.9 million), the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said.

A Vietnamese national pleaded guilty before a New York court to conspiracy to commit identity theft as part of a transnational scheme to launder $67 million using data stolen from U.S. citizens, according to a statement from the Department of Justice.

As the investigation into Latvia’s collapsed ABLV Bank continues, businessman Eduards Apsitis has found himself at the center of a new controversy involving offshore structures and alleged links to Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Guo Wengui was a close ally of former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon, with whom he co-founded a movement aiming to overthrow the Chinese government.

Over the past three years, GSPartners, also known as GSB Gold Standard, has experienced a dramatic decline, while the growing number of scandals surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, has fueled speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.

Pavlo Shcherban, the ultimate beneficial owner of Alliance Bank—frequently described as one of Ukraine’s most problematic financial institutions—is reportedly seeking to distance himself from the bank amid growing speculation over its future and a possible market exit.

The Zurich Prosecutor’s Office, working together with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Europol, and Nigerian police, has carried out one of the largest operations targeting alleged money laundering networks linked to Russian funds and the Nigerian drug trade.

Mustafa Egemen Sener, the son of a Turkish national wanted by law enforcement authorities in both Turkey and Ukraine over alleged financial misconduct, has continued to live comfortably between Belarus and the United Arab Emirates despite the ongoing investigations.

Over the past three years, GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard), once promoted as a major global cryptocurrency project, has experienced a steep decline.