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19 Indicted, Over $1M Confiscated in Plot to Launder Pesos for Dollars in Mass.
Officials from the U.S., Colombia and Jamaica shared how infiltration by undercover officers, cooperating witnesses and confidential sources revealed the complicated plot to exchange dollars for Colombian pesos and clean the money through U.S. banks.
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5 Stole Identities From Rideshare, Food Delivery App Users For Nationwide Scheme: Feds
Five Brazilian nationals charged by San Diego federal prosecutors for running a nationwide scheme that involved stealing the identities of rideshare and food delivery app customers have pleaded guilty, U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
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Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Plunges 10% After Report of Record Anti-Money Laundering Fine
Tencent shares fell nearly 10% to close at 331.80 Hong Kong dollars ($42.38), their lowest closing level since Dec. 5, 2019.
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UAE Is Placed on Money Laundering Watchdog's ‘Gray List'
The UAE is the financial hub of the Middle East, home to numerous international companies’ headquarters.
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UAE Set to Be Put on Money Laundering Watchdog's ‘Gray List,' Report Says
The UAE is the financial hub of the Middle East, home to numerous international companies’ headquarters.
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Venezuela Halts Talks After Maduro Ally Extradited to US
Venezuela’s government said Saturday it would halt negotiations with the country’s opposition in retaliation for the extradition to the U.S. of a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro wanted on money laundering charges. Jorge Rodríguez, who has been heading the government’s delegation in talks that started in August, said his team wouldn’t travel to Mexico City for the next...
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UK Police Seize Record $250 Million Haul of Cryptocurrency in London
British detectives have seized a record-breaking haul of cryptocurrency worth almost £180 million ($249 million) in London.
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Utah ‘Real Housewives' Star Seeks Fraud Case Dismissal
“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah and her defense attorneys have asked a federal judge this week to dismiss charges against her in a fraud case because officers allegedly coerced her into waiving her Miranda rights when she was arrested in Utah
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Ex-California Assemblyman Sentenced for Money Laundering
A former California Assemblyman who laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars that were supposed to be invested in San Francisco Bay Area coffee shop projects was sentenced Wednesday to a year and a day in federal prison.
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Attorney Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme Sentenced to One Day Behind Bars
A San Gabriel-based attorney who pleaded guilty to taking part in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that sold temporary green cards to foreign investors was sentenced Friday to one day behind bars and ordered to perform 120 hours of community service.
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Six Indicted in NY ‘Birth Tourism,' Money Laundering Scheme: Feds
Numerous individuals have been charged in connection with a birth tourism and money laundering scheme in Suffolk County that allegedly facilitated pregnant Turkish women to fraudulently enter the United States using tourist and business visas to give birth so that their children would obtain birthright citizenship and medical benefits, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
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Ex-Federal Agent Sentenced for Stealing Smuggled Drug Money
Authorities say a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security investigator has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison for stealing more than $100,000 in smuggled drug money
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Florida Wife, 26, Charged With Exploiting Husband, 77, For Money
A newly married 26-year-old woman has been arrested on charges alleging she tried to cash almost $1 million in checks from her 77-year-old husband’s account. Lin Helena Halfon was arrested earlier this month at Tampa International Airport. She is facing charges of money laundering, organized fraud and exploitation of an elderly person. During her first court appearance, a judge set…
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University of Miami Professor Facing Federal Money Laundering Charges
Professor Bruce Bagley is being accused of opening several bank accounts that laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars from accounts located in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates. Justice officials say the funds came from a bribery and corruption scheme that “stole from Venezuelan citizens”.
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LA Fashion District Execs Get Prison for Money Laundering
Two executives of a textile company in the Los Angeles Fashion District are going to federal prison for conspiring to launder money for international drug cartels.
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Prosecutors: Ex-FBI Agent Bought Cars, Surgery With Money Allegedly Stolen on Drug Raids
Federal prosecutors say a former FBI special agent is accused of stealing more than $100,000 while executing search warrants during drug investigations in California.
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Cheetah Cub Pounces, Plays with Pup Friend After Surgery
When it comes to post-op recovery for a cheetah cub in San Diego, the doctor orders lots of playtime with his puppy friend.