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...
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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...
Report: Western Balkans’ Criminals are Finding a Safe Haven in the UAE
Organized criminals in the western Balkans and particularly Albania are increasingly using the United Arab Emirates as a...
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Swiss Account Casts New Light on Bosnian Customs Official Previously Accused of Corruption
Janko Jovanović denies having a Swiss bank account, but records show he kept the equivalent of $1.7 million at Credit...
US Indicts Russian Lawmaker and His Two Staffers
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a Putin-aligned Russian lawmaker and two of his staffers for operating an...
Human Smugglers, Forgers Use War in Ukraine to Profit
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created a fertile ground for various crimes, including human smuggling and forging...
Russian Oligarch Charged with Violating US Sanctions
United States prosecutors indicted a Russian oligarch for violating sanctions imposed against him in 2014 over his support...
Report: Isolated Russia Could Turn to Africa's Gold Industry
Blocked from international financial and gold markets following its invasion of Ukraine, Russia could use its influence in...