http://www.complinet.com Complinet Money Laundering (US Edition) RSS feed en complinet.com http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118128 The United States has a long history as a leader in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:00:33 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118400 Compliance with financial sanctions regimes is a current area of focus for the UK's Financial Services Authority. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:30:20 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118678 Small and medium wholesale and retail firms that do not screen their customers against sanctions databases are likely to be in breach of Financial Services Authority principles, warned a lawyer. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:54:19 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118640 A federal grand jury in Illinois has indicted the former president of a defunct grain company and his wife on fraud and money laundering charges. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:31:12 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118648 In a plot reminiscent of a Hollywood thriller, an imprisoned spy and his son have been indicted for allegedly selling secrets to the Russian government and laundering the proceeds. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:01:30 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118635 A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 11 months in prison, time already served, for conspiring to smuggle large sums of cash from the United States to Jordan. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:00:16 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118646 A grand jury in Manhattan has indicted a Brooklyn-based lawyer and his law firm for allegedly stealing $4. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:54:15 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118630 The European Commission announced yesterday that it was referring France and Poland to the European Court of Justice because they are over a year late implementing the Third Anti-Money Laundering Directive. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:30:08 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118636 KwaZulu-Natal's first black female judge has been chosen to hear an appeal from African National Congress president Jacob Zuma against his prosecution on charges of corruption, racketeering, money laundering and fraud, it has been reported. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:21:50 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118606 There were 33 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions issued during 2008 and there are more than 100 official investigations underway at the moment. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:10:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118609 The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated two Colombian companies "Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers" pursuant to Executive Order 12978. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:00:01 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118601 A Washington State woman who masterminded an elaborate international marriage fraud scheme has been convicted of fraud and money laundering. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:50:11 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118602 Fraud "Financial crisis! What financial crisis?" booms Eugene Kaspersky, the Bransonesque Russian entrepreneur engaged in driving his anti-malware brand around the world and back. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:37:17 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118603 Spanish police have arrested six people on suspicion of perpetrating a £420m ($600m) fraud relating to a London-listed company. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:31:42 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118561 A federal grand jury in Alabama has indicted 12 people for their alleged roles in a scheme to illegally distribute $4m-worth of anabolic steroids and launder the proceeds. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:40:30 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118519 The United States has a long history as a leader in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118511 Senegalese authorities have questioned former premier Macky Sall over suspected money laundering, less than two months before important local polls in which President Abdoulaye Wade's estranged ally is fielding a new party. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:58:12 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118527 A Connecticut real estate developer and his business associate have been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges for allegedly conspiring with a former Fleet Bank vice president to rig bids on the bank's sale of distressed loans. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:00:45 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=118529 Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co has announced "prospective settlements" with the US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:40:36 +0000 http://www.complinet.com/global/news/news/article.html?ref=117764 Member of the Financial Action Task Force? No. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:04:11 +0000