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Midweek Roundup: U.S. Eases Myanmar Sanctions, HSBC to Apologize for AML Lapses, and More
printHSBC Holdings Plc will apologize to a U.S. Senate subcommittee Tuesday for failing to stop money laundering at the bank, according to a memo obtained by Bloomberg. The bank's chief executive officer said in the memo that it's "right that we are held accountable" for the compliance lapses. More HSBC could pay the United States as much as $1 billion to settle alleged Bank Secrecy Act, sanctions and tax evasion violations, sources told ACAMS MoneyLaundering.com in May 2011. More On Tuesday, India hinted at its own interest in the U.K.-based bank, offering 100 HSBC clients the chance to come clean...
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The United States should more frequently blacklist foreign financial institutions that flout American sanctions barring Iranian oil sales, a lawmaker said Tuesday.
U.S. lawmakers called for testimony from federal investigators Thursday as part of an effort to push for more aggressive punishment of individuals and financial institutions that aid money launderers and sanctions dodgers.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a general license Friday allowing American banks to transact with four financial institutions in Myanmar included on its Specially Designated Nationals List.
The Holy See hired Swiss lawyer Rene Bruelhart to help bolster the city-state's AML controls, Liechtenstein is weighing whether to enter a withholding tax agreement with Germany, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Russia's Economic Development Ministry have drafted a bill to strengthen AML measures in the country, a U.S. Justice Department probe of alleged sanctions violations at the Royal Bank of Scotland has led to the departure of a senior risk manager, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Officials in India are looking to strengthen anti-money laundering and terrorist financing controls, U.S. Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Henry Waxman (D-CA) suspect Wal-Mart's Mexico branch of money laundering, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The Federal Reserve Board ordered Asian Bank to strengthen its written Bank Secrecy Act program, a former executive at Lloyds Banking Group admitted to orchestrating a fraud and money laundering scheme worth over $3 million, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Some countries may take years to fully implement the revised FATF recommendations, China's foreign minister spokesman protested U.S. sanctions against Bank of Kunlun Co., and more, in this weeks' roundup.
The world's wealthiest hid at least $21 trillion in tax havens by the end of 2010, Ethiopia's financial intelligence unit wants to amend the nation's AML law in order to meet international standards, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Qatar has addressed most of the deficiencies previously identified in its anti-money laundering regime, Finra fined Integrated Financial Planning Services, Inc. $32,500 for AML violations, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The European Union tightened sanctions against Syria, Switzerland said that it will widen the power of its anti-money laundering unit, and more, in the midweek roundup.
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Uruguay's central bank released a national action plan aimed at curbing money laundering, the Philippines President signed two laws that strengthen the nation's AML and counterterrorist financing regimes, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Armenia's former Prime Minister and recently-elected parliament member Vartan Oskanian is accused of laundering money, a Swiss advocacy group is suing UBS AG for its ties to a corrupt Malaysian politician, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The son of former Zambian President Rupiah Banda was arrested for allegedly laundering money, investigations reveal that two sons of ex-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak engaged in money laundering and corrupt practices, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Law enforcement officials in Northern Ireland arrested eight individuals for alleged money laundering, organized crime groups in the U.K. are using litigation and alternative dispute resolution to launder illicit proceeds, and more, in the midweek roundup.
A federal district court in Miami sentenced a former director of international relations for Haiti's state-owned telecommunications company to nine years in prison, a former securities lawyer pleaded in New York to money laundering, and more, in the midweek roundup.
The European Union is set to impose tougher sanctions against Iran if it continues with its nuclear program, a former advisor of ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been accused of laundering illegal campaign donations, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Prosecutors in South Korea requested an arrest warrant for the nation's former Knowledge Economy Vice Minister for alleged money laundering, a Philippines Senator pressed lawmakers to expedite the passing of laws that will boost the country's AML regime, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Former Mexican state treasurer Hector Javier Villarreal is being investigated for alleged money laundering and engaging in organized criminal activity, seven people were arrested in London for their suspected involvement with terrorist financing, and more, in the midweek roundup.
Two Venezuelan politicians may be tied to five people arrested for running an alleged $10 million money laundering scheme, loopholes in New Zealand's AML legislation often let criminals go unpunished, and more, in the midweek roundup.