EU Considers Blacklisting UAE After ‘Dubai Uncovered’ Leaks
Following revelations of how criminals, sanctioned Russian oligarchs, and corrupt officials are big property investors in...
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Lebanon Central Bank Governor’s Son Moved Millions Abroad While Lebanese Watched Blocked Savings Dwindle
In late 2019, a financial crisis led Lebanese banks to block most depositors from withdrawing or transferring U.S. dollars....
Italy and Bulgaria Bust ‘Cloned’ Companies Tax Evasion Scheme
Italian and Bulgarian authorities busted an elaborate tax scam that deprived the Italian budget of at least 69 million euro...
U.S. Settles Accusations Against Facilitators of Telemarketing Fraud
The operator of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP,) has settled with the U.S government for facilitating tens of millions...
The Czech Republic to Enact the Magnitsky Act
The Czech Republic’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the country could soon adopt the Magnitsky Act - a law that...
Interpol: Illegal Gold Mining is Devastating Latin America
Illegal gold mining – often led and by organized criminal groups – is having a devastating effect on both ecology and local...
US SEC to Expand Cyber Investigations Unit Amid Growing Crypto-Threats
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to almost double its cyber and cryptocurrency investigations staff under...
Searches Conducted into EU funds Fraud, Money Laundering Investigation
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), Romanian authorities searched ten locations throughout the...
Dubai Uncovered: Data Leak Exposes How Criminals, Officials, and Sanctioned Politicians Poured Money Into Dubai Real Estate
Russian politicians under Western sanctions, financial criminals, and corrupt European officials all own real estate in the...
Below the Radar: How an Indian Tycoon’s Petrochemicals Empire Quietly Dodged Iran Sanctions
Indian tycoon Yogesh Mehta has made a fortune with Petrochem, his Dubai-based petrochemicals distributor. But one aspect of...
The Kremlin Connections Behind Cyprus’s RCB Bank
RCB Bank was set up and owned by a Russian bank dubbed Putin’s “piggy bank." Despite making moves to obscure its...
Three Sentenced in Nationwide Card Fraud, Money Laundering Conspiracy
U.S. courts sent three men behind bars for installing skimming devices on ATMs and gas pump pay machines to steal financial...