Money Laundering


Markets

Firm Allegedly Facilitated Crypto Money Laundering With Encrypted Phones

According to the indictment, Sky Global sells encryption devices to criminal organizations to facilitate activities such as drug trafficking.

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Australian Man Arrested for Trying to Launder $4.3M With Bitcoin

The man was arrested in his car, where police found $1 million in cash, cocaine and electronic devices.

Sydney's harbor.

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US Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Involving $13M in Bitcoin

During a 28-month period, Hugo Mejia illegally exchanged millions of dollars in bitcoin while attempting to hide his activity.

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Philippines Issues Crypto Industry Guidelines to Guard Against Money Laundering

New guidelines bring the nation's digital asset industry in line with Financial Action Task Force standards.

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Owner of Crypto Exchange RG Coins Gets 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $5M

The 53-year-old Bulgarian national was convicted for laundering funds via cryptocurrency for a fake online auctions gang.

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US Man Admits Using Bitcoin to Help Launder $630K From Romance, Lottery Scams

Austin Nedved pleaded guilty to involvement in scams that reaped over $600,000 by targeting the elderly and vulnerable.

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Over 13% of Bitcoin Crime Proceeds Laundered Through 'Privacy Wallets': Elliptic

The number of crypto criminals using so-called privacy wallets to help hide their identities is on the rise, according to analytics firm Elliptic.

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Markets

Payza Founders Sentenced in $250M Money Laundering Case

Canadian brothers Firoz and Ferhan Patel are headed to prison after admitting their payments company had broken the law.

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US Charges 6 With Laundering Mexican Drug Cartel Cash Using Crypto and Casinos

The U.S. Department of Justice charged the six individuals with alleged involvement in laundering funds from Mexican drug cartels after an investigation spanning years.

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Authorities Arrest 20 Suspected of Ties to Russian Rapper's Alleged Money Laundering Syndicate

Authorities accuse QQAAZZ of mounting a laundering-as-a-service operation for the criminal underworld.

Maksim Boiko was arrested in March.