European Regulators Question AMLA’s Vision
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Breaking May 20, 2025: 8:01 am ET
Justice Department Targets Money Laundering, Other ‘High Impact’ Crimes
By Chelsea Carrick
U.S. prosecutors will pursue more cases against drug traffickers and professional money launderers under the Justice Department's new strategy against crime.
May 19, 2025
Cybercrime proceeds move through restaurants, NATO money-laundering case expands, and more, in the weekly roundup.
May 16, 2025
US Blue States See Widening Federal Gap Against Financial Crime
By Chelsea Carrick
State attorneys general and regulators plan to pursue more cases against graft and other crimes against which U.S. authorities plan to scale back enforcement.
May 16, 2025
By Koos Couvée
AMLA, the AI revolution, geopolitical tension and fraud topped the agenda of The Assembly Europe this year.
May 15, 2025
Enforcement Actions
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates imposed a financial penalty of AED 200 million on an unnamed exchange house for major deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing framework.
May 20, 2025
The Solicitors Regulation Authority entered into a settlement agreement with the Bolton, U.K.-based firm that requires it to pay a £12,759 fine and investigation costs of £600 for breaches of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 201
May 20, 2025
Legs & Regs
Council of EU Issues Statement on Lifting of Syria Sanctions
The Council of the EU issued a statement on the lifting of financial sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.
May 20, 2025
UK Sanctions Individuals, Illegal Settler Outposts for West Bank Violence
The U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced sanctions targeting three individuals, two illegal settler outposts, and two organizations for supporting violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank.
May 20, 2025
UK Announces Major Sanctions Targeting Russia
The U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced wide-ranging sanctions on Russia in response to Putin intensifying his strikes against innocent Ukrainians.
May 20, 2025
EU Adopts 17th Sanctions Package Against Russian Military, Hybrid Threat Actors
The European Union adopted its 17th sanctions package against Russia to target the country’s war economy, military-industrial network, and state-driven campaigns of human rights violations and foreign destabilization.
May 20, 2025
March 24, 2025
In this episode of Financial Crime Matters, Geoff White, author of three books on illicit finance, and Kieran Beer, editor in chief of ACAMS moneylaundering.com, discuss how hackers managed to steal $1.5 billion of Ethereum from Bybit, a global cryptocurrency exchange.
May 8, 2025
In the latest episode of Sanctions Space, Justine Walker, head of global sanctions and risk at ACAMS, and Kimberly Donovan, director of the Atlantic Council’s economic statecraft initiative, discuss geopolitical trends, sanctions compliance and the emergence of a global "axis of evasion."
More News
Breaking May 20, 2025: 8:01 am ET
Justice Department Targets Money Laundering, Other ‘High Impact’ Crimes
By Chelsea Carrick
U.S. prosecutors will pursue more cases against drug traffickers and professional money launderers under the Justice Department's new strategy against crime.
May 19, 2025
Cybercrime proceeds move through restaurants, NATO money-laundering case expands, and more, in the weekly roundup.
May 16, 2025
US Blue States See Widening Federal Gap Against Financial Crime
By Chelsea Carrick
State attorneys general and regulators plan to pursue more cases against graft and other crimes against which U.S. authorities plan to scale back enforcement.
May 16, 2025
By Koos Couvée
AMLA, the AI revolution, geopolitical tension and fraud topped the agenda of The Assembly Europe this year.
May 15, 2025
Enforcement Actions
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates imposed a financial penalty of AED 200 million on an unnamed exchange house for major deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing framework.
May 20, 2025
The Solicitors Regulation Authority entered into a settlement agreement with the Bolton, U.K.-based firm that requires it to pay a £12,759 fine and investigation costs of £600 for breaches of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 201
May 20, 2025