Legal Brief: Presidential Pardons and Illicit Finance
By Junko Nozawa
For Banks, Cartel-CMLN Nexus Means More SARs
By Charlie Passut
Digital Euro Raises Next-Gen AML Dilemma
By Gabriel Vedrenne
CFPB Wants Fintech, Non-bank Supervision Scaled Down
By Chelsea Carrick
UK Publishes Progress Report on Economic Crime Plan
The Home Office publishes a progress report on the outcomes of the Economic Crime Plan 2 of March 2023, which set out goals for combating financial crime, protecting national security, and supporting the U.K.’s legitimate economic growth and competitiveness.
HM Treasury Launches Consultation on Amendments to Money Laundering Regulations
HM Treasury launched a technical consultation on the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provision) Regulations 2025 that includes changes related to customer due diligence, pooled client accounts, crypto-asset regulation, and trust registration.
US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Oil Smuggling, Sanctions Evasion Network
The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions targeting a network of shipping companies and vessels led by Waleed al-Samarra’i that covertly blends Iranian oil with Iraqi oil to avoid sanctions.
OFAC Adds 17 Entries to Iran Sanctions List
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department added one individual, seven entities, and nine vessels to the Specially Designated Nationals List with respect to Iran.
In this episode of Financial Crime Matters, Geoff White, author of three books on illicit finance, and Kieran Beer, editor in chief of ACAMS moneylaundering.com, discuss how hackers managed to steal $1.5 billion of Ethereum from Bybit, a global cryptocurrency exchange.
In the latest episode of Sanctions Space, Justine Walker, head of global sanctions and risk at ACAMS, and Stephanie Baker, author of 'Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia,' discuss sanctions loopholes Russia exploits to finance its war with Ukraine, and U.S. use of 'secondary tariffs' to deter purchases of Russian oil.
Legal Brief: Presidential Pardons and Illicit Finance
By Junko Nozawa
For Banks, Cartel-CMLN Nexus Means More SARs
By Charlie Passut
Digital Euro Raises Next-Gen AML Dilemma
By Gabriel Vedrenne
CFPB Wants Fintech, Non-bank Supervision Scaled Down
By Chelsea Carrick