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Weekly Roundup: Spanish Soccer Club Washed Criminal Proceeds, Convicted Money Launderer Finances Digital-Currency Launch, and More

Canadian authorities are investigating casinos in British Columbia for possible money laundering following reports of suspicious cash transactions at a Vancouver-area gaming center popular with Chinese patrons, Reuters reported. More Spanish police arrested Alexander Grinberg and 10 other Russians for allegedly laundering more than €30 million through a water-bottling company, golf course and the domestic soccer team he owns, the Local said. More European lawmakers accused officials at soccer governing bodies FIFA and UEFA of enabling tax evasion by players and agents, the Guardian reported. More German investigators searched the Frankfurt offices of Swiss lender UBS AG on suspicion that...

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