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Weekly Roundup: Mexican FIU Ordered to Justify Account Freezes, Crown Resorts Executive Pledges Compliance Overhaul, and More

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador asked the country's financial intelligence unit to show the evidence behind its decision to block 80 bank accounts allegedly linked to a massive ATM-skimming scheme, according to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. More Crown Resorts' interim executive chairwoman pledged to improve the casino's anti-money laundering controls and overall culture of compliance after an inquiry found that the gaming firm handled vast sums of illicit money, Reuters reported. More Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales plan to tighten oversight of poker machines amid concerns that the devices are vulnerable to...

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