October 7, 2021, The National Westminster (NatWest) Bank Plc entered guilty pleas to criminal charges filed by United Kingdom (UK)Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under the Money Laundering Regulations 2007 (MLR 2007). To Access full articles: Click here Click hereRead More

On October 3rd, 2021, The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released their latest investigation: The Pandora Papers. The Pandora Papers is a leak of close to Twelve (12) Million documents that reveals hidden wealth, tax avoidance and money laundering by some of the world's powerful and wealthy. To Access full articles: Click here Click hereRead More

On August 26th, 2021, The U.S. Treasury Department, The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), announced that Bank of China (UK) Limited (“BOC UK”), located in London, the United Kingdom (UK), has agreed to remit $2,329,991 to settle its potential civil liability for processing transactions in apparent violation of OFAC’s now-repealed  Sudan  sanctions  program. To...Read More

OFAC (The Office of Foreign Assets Control), The U.S. Treasury Department, announced on July 23rd, 2021, Payoneer Inc. (“Payoneer”), a publicly traded New York-based online money transmitter and provider of prepaid access, has agreed to pay $1,400,301.40 to settle its potential civil liability for 2,260 apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs. To Access full article:...Read More

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued the first government wide priorities for anti-money laundering & countering the financing of terrorism policy. To Access full article: Click hereRead More

On June 30th, 2021, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the delivery of two (2) key requirements to the US Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the "AML Act"), which includes the Corporate Transparency Act and provided a 180-day update. To Access full article: Click hereRead More

On June 25, 2021, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), updated its statements concerning jurisdictions under increased monitoring with Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Counter-Proliferation (CFP) strategic deficiencies. To Access full article: Click hereRead More

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), United Kingdom regulator filed criminal charges against National Westminster Bank (NatWest) a UK bank for alleged involvement in money laundering offenses. To Access full article: Click hereRead More

On March 5, 2021, John David McAfee, the antivirus software pioneer and Executive Adviser of his cryptocurrency team, was indicted in Manhattan Federal Court, New York for Fraud and Money Laundering Conspiracy Crimes stemming from two cryptocurrency schemes. To Access full article: Click hereRead More

Thursday February 25, 2021, John Geddert who had coached the 2012 US Olympic women's gymnastics team, was found dead after being charged with 24 felonies in connection with the abuse of young gymnasts. To Access full article: Click hereRead More