
In this episode of Financial Crime Matters, Kieran Beer of moneylaundering.com, Tiffany Polyak of ACAMS and Jonathan Dupont of Western Union, discuss how the financial services industry can help combat sexual abuse of children by online predators.
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25
On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, a Swedish court cleared Swedbank’s former chief executive Birgitte Bonnesen of charges that she deliberately misled investors about the extent of the lender’s anti-money laundering failures in the Baltics. (Sofi Eriksson, News Øresund)
EU Prolongs Financial Sanctions Against Russia by Six Months
The Council of the European Union issued a press release on its decision to extend the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy in light of the country’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
FinCEN Seeks Feedback on Renewed Measure Concerning North Korea
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published a notice in the Federal Register seeking information relating to a special measure with respect to North Korea.
UK Agencies Update Somalia Sanctions Guidance
HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation and other agencies updated statutory guidance that aims to ensure compliance with the the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
Federal Judge Sentences Two Participants of ML, Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Justice Department announced that two additional defendants were sentenced for participating in a fake sweepstakes scheme that defrauded elderly Americans.
In this episode of Financial Crime Matters, Kieran Beer of moneylaundering.com, Tiffany Polyak of ACAMS and Jonathan Dupont of Western Union, discuss how the financial services industry can help combat sexual abuse of children by online predators.