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US Advising Latin American Allies on Drafting Sanctions Laws Against Venezuela
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thumbnail readersupportednews­.org - "They’re urging Latin American leaders to join the U.S., Canada and European allies to starve the oil-dependent Caracas government," McClatchy noted. n yet another attempt at undermining Venezuela's …
New Times Investigation: Drug Traffickers Are Buying Up Planes in South Florida
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thumbnail www­.miaminewtimes­.com - When soldiers searched the plane, they discovered a bounty: assault weapons, pistols, three small boats with outboard motors, and 500 kilos of cocaine, most of it in bales, worth about $15 million on…
Narcotics And Terrorist Financing: How Al Shabaab Profit From The Global Heroin Trade
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thumbnail theowp­.org - In the first two months of 2018, almost 1,400 kilograms of narcotics were intercepted in the Indian Ocean, not far from the east African coast. According to the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority…
Malta launches its first national anti-money laundering strategy - Xinhua
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www­.xinhuanet­.com - VALLETTA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Maltese Finance Minister Edward Scicluna on Wednesday has presented the country's first-ever anti-money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) strategy, saying th…
Indian Pressure on Cryptocurrency Market Backfires – P2P Solutions Foundation – Medium
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medium­.com - The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has explicitly prohibited regulated entities from doing business with any companies dealing in virtual currencies. Last week’s decision raised concerns regarding a ful…
How Anonymous Is the Purchase of Crypto? Regulations, Practice, Risks
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thumbnail cointelegraph­.com - This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. In a worldwide enviro…
Bitfinex Implicated in Money Laundering Investigation- Cryptocurrency News - Smartereum
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thumbnail smartereum­.com - Hong Kong-based trading platform Bitfinex has come under investigation for its alleged role in laundering money for a Columbian drug cartel. The investigation carried out by the Polish authorities in…
Facing the myths surrounding proliferation financing
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thumbnail thebulletin­.org - In February, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—an intergovernmental body responsible for promoting policies to protect the global financial system—released a report on the financing of WMD proli…
MoA - Trump Asks Russia To Roll Over - It Won't
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thumbnail www­.moonofalabama­.org - Donald Trump may perceive these bad cop/good cop tweets as a serious way to negotiate with Russia. They ain't. Donald J. Trump - @realDonaldTrump - 10:57 AM UTC - 11 Apr 2018 Russia vows to shoot dow…
Asia-Pacific's Link to the Russian Oligarchs - Corporate Compliance Insights
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thumbnail www­.corporatecomplianceinsights­.com - On April 6, the U.S. imposed economic sanctions on a number of Russian individuals and entities (specially designated nationals, or SDNs). Wendy Wysong, Nick Turner and Ali Burney offer insights into…
Telegram considers cancelling its ICO - Coingeek
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thumbnail coingeek­.com - Rumors have begun to surface that indicate Telegram might back away from its ongoing initial coin offering (ICO). It’s still early in the game, with plenty of time remaining before the final buzzer, …
National Currency, Scam And Police Violence: What’s Going On With Crypto In India
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thumbnail cointelegraph­.com - India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has caused a stir on April 5, 2018 by announcing that it would not allow regulated institutions like banks, payment service providers and non ban…
The crucial role of KYC in shaping a compliant framework
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thumbnail www­.thepaypers­.com - Could you introduce QGen Group to our readers? What are the services you provide and how did this start? QGen is a KYC/KYB/KYP managed service provider, which started in late 2006 offering these serv…
Overcoming AML challenges in correspondent banking
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thumbnail www­.swift­.com - Correspondent banks face tough challenges around anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. And many banks with correspondent banking activities have seen compliance costs soar. Banks need to sift throu…
Is Your AML Program Up to the Task?
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thumbnail www­.k2intelligence­.com - Even as regulators’ awareness of the burden posed by anti-money laundering (AML) and counterterrorism financing (CTF)/sanctions compliance grows, financial institutions must remain diligent, stay ope…
Ex-Colombian Rebel Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges
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thumbnail www­.occrp­.org - Colombian authorities arrested a former rebel leader on Monday who allegedly conspired to produce 10 tons of cocaine and import them to the US. The suspect was one of five former rebels with a seat i…
Mossad chief ‘100 per cent certain’ Iran seeks nuclear bomb
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thumbnail indianexpress­.com - The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency is “100 per cent certain” that Iran remains committed to developing a nuclear bomb and believes the international community must change or scrap its nu…
AML and KYC — Tales from the Trenches – Coinmonks – Medium
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thumbnail medium­.com - I get referrals all the time. Some good, some great, some suck. I appreciate all of them and regardless I know it’s all for the good: making the connections, wanting to help a client and hopefully ma…
Big data firm automates AML process that cost banks £4 billion since 2000
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thumbnail www­.fx-mm­.com - Posted: 7 June 2017 | Fortytwo Data | No comments yet Automating Account Activity Reviews (AARs) has the potential to save banks billions in the next decade or so… A third of the £12 billion of AML f…
Firm facing $2.6m fine under money laundering, terrorism financing laws
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thumbnail www­.nzherald­.co­.nz - More than $100 million in transactions may have not been properly checked under money-laundering laws by Qian DuoDuo Limited (QDD), which now faces a multi-million dollar government fine, a court has…
Standards being raised to stem corruption in betting and gaming
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thumbnail jamaica-gleaner­.com - In its push to ensure responsible gaming, Tashia Hutton, president of the Jamaica Gaming Association (JGA), has warned that they will be constantly raising standards to rid the industry of the negati…
Follow the Money: Civilizing the Darkweb Economy
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thumbnail www­.wilsoncenter­.org - Digital payment systems and financial services have become an essential part of modern technological infrastructure, growing exponentially over the past three decades and continuously innovating to m…
Frozen $500 million in Angolan fraud probe came from central bank account with Standard Chartered
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thumbnail www­.reuters­.com - LUANDA/LONDON (Reuters) - The $500 million at the center of an alleged fraud involving the son of Angola’s former president was transferred out of a Standard Chartered (STAN.L) account held by Angola…
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FINTRAC responds to letter to the editor | REM | Real Estate Magazine
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Russia – the sanctions impact of escalating geopolitical tensions
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Europol Busts Cryptocurrency Drug Money Laundering Ring
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China Filed The Most Blockchain Patents In 2017
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Opinion | After the Gaza killings, it’s time to crack down on Israel
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Trump praised Emir of Qatar as a "great advocate" to combat terrorist financing |
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Europol and Interpol to Increase Measures Against BTC Laundering and Terrorism Financing - My Trade Cryptocurrency
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Questions of Power: Beyond the Conventional Wisdom on Sanctions and Coercion
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US Senate Holds Confirmation Hearing for New S. Sudan Envoy
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Kim’s Message for Trump: China Is Back on Our Side
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The real threat to Trump
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Justice Department Leads Effort to Seize Backpage.Com, the Internet’s Leading Forum for Prostitution Ads, and Obtains 93-Count Federal Indictment
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Day 448 – Building the Wave
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Nigerian government plans to regulate, profile NGOs | Civil Society Newspaper
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Aadhaar Can't Be Duplicated, Will Help In Generating Revenue: Centre To Supreme Court
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Operationalizing Compliance Through a Root Cause Analysis - Compliance Report
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Why Cannabis Legalization Reduces Violent Crime
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Exclusive: China's ZTE planned U.S. computer sale to Iran
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Martin Kenney: Hey, the G-7 countries sell passports too - The FCPA Blog - The FCPA Blog
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Exposed By Bots: How Trump And Brexit Work As One
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US DOJ Accuses Listings Site Backpage Of Laundering Millions In Crypto
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US Authorities Charge Backpage.com Operators with Laundering $500 Million - Bitcoin News
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