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Chile Cracks Down on Tren de Aragua’s Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
3.7.2025
Chile recently cracked down on a money laundering scheme that involved moving millions of dollars to various countries, including Venezuela, Colombia, the U.S., Paraguay, Mexico, Spain, and Argentina. The Tren de Aragua used crypto assets to launder some of these criminal funds. Chile Dismantles...
U.S. Shuts Down North Korean Crypto Money Laundering Network
17.12.2024
OFAC says a front company in the UAE had been converting crypto into cash for North Korea
Crypto Money Laundering: Aussie Agency to Target Crypto ATM Providers
8.12.2024
Australia’s financial intelligence agency has said it will crack down on cryptocurrency ATM providers to combat money laundering and scams. Task Force Targets Crypto ATMs The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), Australia’s financial intelligence agency, announced...
South Korea Vows to Crack Down on Crypto Money Laundering
4.12.2024
South Korea’s financial regulator says it is taking steps to combat money laundering and other financial crimes involving virtual assets. Virtual Assets and Financial Crime The head of South Korea‘s financial services industry regulator recently vowed to crack down on those who...
Crypto scam launderer pleads guilty to role in $73M scheme
13.11.2024
Daren Li is looking at a maximum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in laundering crypto in a $73 million scam scheme
20-Year Prison Sentence Looms for Man Accused of Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
18.10.2024
A North Carolina man has been indicted for allegedly laundering more than $380,000 in a wire fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice. The suspect is accused of moving illicit funds through payment platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges, transferring over $240,000 to crypto addresses....
US FinCEN Accuses TD Bank of Failing to Report $3B in Crypto Money Laundering
15.10.2024
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has accused TD Bank of failing to report suspicious…
Brazilian Authorities Launch Operation Targeting Entities Facilitating Crypto Money Laundering
10.10.2024
The Brazilian Federal Police launched Operation Alcacaria this Wednesday, aiming to thwart the action of a network focused on providing money laundering services using cryptocurrency. The operation involved 62 search warrants, 13 arrest warrants, and the seizure of funds of the involved entities...
Hong Kong Arrests 25 in HK$7M Crypto Money Laundering Case
27.9.2024
Hong Kong police have cracked down on a crypto laundering group and have arrested 25 people for executing…
Latam Insights: Brazilian Federal Police Cracks Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings, Brazil Uses AI to Detect Crypto Tax Fraud
16.9.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, Brazilian police dismantle $9.7 billion crypto laundering rings, Brazil uses an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to detect tax fraud linked to cryptocurrency...
Chinese gov't mulls anti-money laundering law to 'monitor' new fintech
14.9.2024
According to the Chinese government, 1,391 individuals have been prosecuted on money laundering-related charges in the first half of 2024
Chinese gov’t mulls anti-money laundering law to ‘monitor’ new fintech
14.9.2024
According to the Chinese government, 1,391 individuals have been prosecuted on money laundering-related charges in the first half of 2024
China Moves to Address Crypto Money Laundering Activities With New Law Draft Revision
14.9.2024
China is moving to update its legislation to tackle new money and cryptocurrency money laundering crimes. The Chinese Congress is set to introduce new money laundering concepts in the second review of the money laundering law draft revision, which will establish additional requirements...
Operation Niflheim: Brazilian Authorities Crack Down on $9.7 Billion Crypto Money Laundering Rings
12.9.2024
The Brazilian Federal Police dismantled an operation that used crypto to launder money from criminal sources, sending it abroad. Operation Niflheim involved the issuance of eight arrest warrants and 19 search and seizure orders against these groups that operated in Caxias do Sul, Sao Paulo...
Jailed Binance Exec's Nigeria Case to Be Heard a Month Early
27.8.2024
The trial was expected to resume on Oct. 11 but is now set to resume next week after defence lawyers requested that the case be heard sooner
Man Faces 20-Year Prison Sentence in Crypto Money Laundering Case
23.8.2024
A Rhode Island resident has pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy linked to an international drug trafficking ring. The operation laundered over $25 million using cryptocurrency, with Villa directly involved in converting cash into crypto. Villa faces up to 20 years in prison and...
Binance Faces Renewed Legal Battle Over Alleged Crypto Money Laundering
21.8.2024
Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), are facing a revived class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle. The lawsuit, filed by three cryptocurrency investors, alleges that Binance facilitated money laundering of stolen crypto assets...
Venezuelan Crime Organization Tren De Aragua Gets Sanctioned by OFAC on Crypto Money Laundering Allegations
18.7.2024
Tren de Aragua (Aragua’s Train), a criminal gang with Venezuelan origins, has been sanctioned by OFAC as a transnational organization engaging in kidnapping, human trafficking, extortion, and other illegal behavior. The U.S. Department of the Treasury also stated that the organization...
US Media Executive Charged in $67 Million Fiat-to-Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
4.6.2024
The U.S. DOJ has charged the CFO of a media company with one count of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud for participating in a scheme that laundered criminal proceeds using cryptocurrency. Authorities allege that Weidong Guan and his accomplices used bank accounts opened with stolen...
Feds bust $73M crypto scam, arrest two masterminds
18.5.2024
The scammers convinced victims to transfer millions of dollars into these U.S. bank accounts, which were then used to launder the illicit funds