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Weekly Roundup: FinCEN Pitches Real Estate Plan, Iranian Finances Flowed Through German Bank, and More

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network unveiled a long-awaited plan to increase transparency and combat money laundering in residential real estate, ACAMS moneylaundering.com reported. More Iran used Germany's Varengold Bank to funnel funds to Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthi rebels in Yemen, Politico reported. More Sources told AFP that French prosecutors are preparing to charge global cement manufacturer Lafarge and nine former employees with financing terrorism after the company admitted funneling €13 million through a middleman to the Islamic State group in Syria in 2013 and 2014 to continue operating in the country. More A draft of the EU's next...

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