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Illicit Finance
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AFRICA’S AML TEST GETS TOUGHER: REGULATORS TOLD TO PROVE CRIMINALS ARE ACTUALLY LOSING THEIR MONEY
HAMAS CRYPTO CHANNEL HIT: US SEIZES $560,000 AND TAKES CONTROL OF FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE
COUNTERFEIT CASH, STOLEN CARS AND GUNS: KADUNA CRACKDOWN EXPOSES DEEPER CRIMINAL NETWORK
GHANA’S CYBER FRAUD ALARM: 1,818 ONLINE FRAUD CASES HIT DIGITAL FINANCE IN JUST SEVEN MONTHS
04
Sep
MONEY LAUNDERING GOES PROFESSIONAL: FATF WARNS CRIMINAL NETWORKS ARE BUILDING A GLOBAL LAUNDERING INDUSTRY
Money laundering is becoming a professionalised service industry, with criminal...
03
Sep
GERMANY’S MOST WANTED NARCO ARRESTED: FIVE YEAR HUNT EXPOSES EUROPE’S ILLICIT FINANCE NETWORK
Spanish and German authorities have arrested a fugitive described as Germany’s...
24
Aug
Brazil’s PCC Faces Sanctions as Cocaine Network Fuels Money Laundering Across Europe
Abstract A major Brazilian criminal organisation is facing sanctions as...
24
Aug
Australia’s Record Cocaine Bust Expands as Two More Men Face Drug and Firearms Charges
Abstract Australian authorities have charged two more men in an investigation...
24
Aug
Egmont Group Gives FIUs New Tools to Follow the Money Behind Environmental Crime
Abstract Criminals exploiting forests, wildlife, fisheries and mineral...
19
Aug
THE BIG STORY- The Luxury Mask: What the KC Luxury Cocaine Case Reveals About Nigeria’s Compliance Blind Spots
The Meat of the Story… On 18 August 2026, the NDLEA announced what it described...
13
Aug
Kenya Moves to Expose Trust Ownership as FATF Grey-List Pressure Mounts
A new Trust Administration Bill would require trusts to disclose beneficial...
10
Aug
Al Shabaab’s $200m Money Machine Exposes East Africa’s AML Weaknesses
Al Shabaab is no longer simply a terrorist organisation collecting money to...
27
Jul
Giles Thomson Takes the FATF Helm as the Fight Against Financial Crime Enters a New Phase
The incoming FATF President inherits a global system under pressure from fraud,...
27
Jul
Inside Singapore’s Money Laundering Crackdown, The Compliance Lessons From a Financial Centre Fighting Dirty Money
From scam proceeds and money mules to cross border laundering networks,...
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