US charges Venezuelan media tycoon with money laundering | Corruption News
Raul Gorrin Belisario, owner of Globovision, allegedly took part in $1.2bn scheme to launder corrupt oil money.The United States has charged a Venezuelan media mogul…
TD Bank pleads guilty to US charges, faces business restrictions | Money Laundering News
Federal authorities began probing TD’s internal controls after agents discovered a Chinese criminal operation bribed employees and brought large bags of cash into branches to…
Fugitive former Philippines mayor Alice Guo arrested in Indonesia | Cybercrime News
Guo fled the country after she failed to attend a Senate hearing investigating her alleged ties with Chinese organised crime.Alice Guo, a former mayor in…
Germany confirms probe into former Lebanon central bank chief Salameh | Money Laundering News
Prosecutors say Riad Salameh, the bank’s governor from 1993 to 2023, is being investigated for money laundering and other crimes. Prosecutors in Germany have confirmed…
What are electoral bonds, the secret donations powering Modi’s BJP? | Narendra Modi News
A mysterious source of electoral funding, which has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is under…
Cardinal and nine others await verdicts in historic Vatican fraud trial | Corruption News
Angelo Becciu, a once powerful cardinal and ex-adviser to Pope Francis, is charged with embezzlement, abuse of office. A two and a half year corruption…
The golden couple at the heart of Europe’s Qatargate scandal – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Eva Kaili and Francesco Giorgi had left nothing to chance. The duo…
Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Call them the Qatargate annual reports. A vast cache of leaked documents from the…
Ukraine charges Rudy Giuliani’s top local ally with Moscow-linked treason – POLITICO
KYIV — A Ukrainian MP who in 2019 helped former U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani in his search for dirt on Joe and…
Alleged money laundering syndicate ringleader Zhuo Chen granted bail week after arrest by AFP
The alleged ringleader of a money laundering syndicate owns a $10 million house outright and poses a risk of fleeing the country on a private…
Australian Federal Police raids target alleged money laundering by Changjiang Currency Exchange
Australian Federal Police have arrested seven people in Melbourne and seized $50 million worth of luxury cars and property during raids on an alleged money-laundering…
The smiling face of Chinese interests in the Indo-Pacific: David Cameron – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — It is a multi-billion-dollar plan to build a metropolis in the Indo-Pacific…
Singapore arrests 10, seizes $737m in assets in money laundering raids | Money Laundering News
Police say the group is suspected of involvement in organised crime activities ‘including scams and online gambling’. Singapore police have arrested 10 people and seized…
SkyCity Adelaide Casino sets aside $45m to cover potential penalty, court case continues
The operator of the Adelaide Casino says it has put aside $45 million to cover a potential civil penalty from an anti-money laundering case in the…
Afghan central bank lacks independence from Taliban: US watchdog | Taliban News
It lacked independence from the Taliban, had deficiencies in anti-money laundering and countering ‘terrorism’ financing. A US-funded assessment of Afghanistan’s central bank found that it…
South Africa to investigate gold mafia uncovered by Al Jazeera | Investigation News
South Africa has launched an investigation into several people involved in a gold smuggling and money laundering scheme exposed by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit. In a…
Six secrets uncovered by Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigation | Investigation News
A four-part investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) has revealed a series of gold smuggling gangs in Southern Africa that help criminals launder hundreds…
Gold mafia helped Gupta brothers in South Africa state capture | Investigation News
One of South Africa’s biggest money launderers was behind three companies that played a key role in the country’s state capture by the controversial Gupta…
Swiss gold or smuggled Zimbabwean gold? No one knows | Investigation News
To many people around the world, Switzerland is synonymous with the Alps, fine chocolates and designer watches. To those in the bling business, the European…
Zimbabwe to investigate gold smuggling after Al Jazeera expose | Investigation News
The government of Zimbabwe says it will launch investigations into several people involved in gold smuggling and money laundering following the release of an undercover…