A team of U.S. financial crime experts has arrived in Cyprus to assist with a government probe into suspected Russian sanctions violations following ICIJ’s Cyprus…
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Twitter The law enforcement agencies of 26 European countries arrested 566 people during an operation conducted between Nov. 13 and 18 targeting organized crime networks,…
European Union lawmakers have criticized Cyprus for its lax enforcement of sanctions against Russia and called for loopholes in anti-money laundering systems to be closed…
Twitter Cypriot former lawmaker Georgios Varnava has asked the island’s attorney general, Georgios Savvides, to reopen an investigation into a business transaction that involved a…
Welcome to this week’s AML Roundup. In our anti-money laundering news this week, the Basel AML Index is reporting an increase in the global money…
Twitter Belgian and Greek authorities disrupted a network that was smuggling illegal migrants via Belgian airports to other European nations – often Norway – using…
In the 24 hours since ICIJ published its Cyprus Confidential investigation, Cyprus’ president, European lawmakers and even a German book publisher have responded to revelations…
Chelsea FC, once owned by Roman Abramovich, could face punishment over secret payments, experts warn
Chelsea Football Club faces fresh questions over how previous owner Roman Abramovich funded the club, after leaked files revealed secret payments that may have breached…
Over the past decade, the global accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers, or PwC, has become entangled in a series of scandals, government probes and media exposés relating…