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NEWS: MONEYVAL’s Nebyvaev switches roles in Council of Europe; Livia Stoica-Becht becomes new Executive Secretary

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MOVE: Igor Nebyvaev, who has moved to a new position in the Council of Europe this week. He had been head of the MONEYVAL secretariat which looks after AML issues.

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NEWS: Kinahan Cartel sanctioned when gang became ‘nexus’ between organised crime and Iranian-backed terrorism, reveals intelligence chief

NEWS: EU new AML Authority (AMLA) is ‘hotly sought after agency’ that will attract ‘clustering’ of companies, says Eurogroup President

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ANALYSIS: Inside Europe’s money mule gangs infiltrating bloc’s colleges, tech companies and banks – top economic crime detective

MONEYVAL’s executive secretary Igor Nebyvaev has moved to a new position in the Council of Europe, it’s been revealed. It follows claims in a German tabloid around his father’s alleged connections with Russian intelligence. FATF’s decision to suspend Russia’s membership of the agency also made it harded for a Russian to hold down the MONEYVAL…

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NEWS: Kinahan Cartel sanctioned when gang became ‘nexus’ between organised crime and Iranian-backed terrorism, reveals intelligence chief

NEWS: EU new AML Authority (AMLA) is ‘hotly sought after agency’ that will attract ‘clustering’ of companies, says Eurogroup President

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ANALYSIS: Inside Europe’s money mule gangs infiltrating bloc’s colleges, tech companies and banks – top economic crime detective

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  • Lithuania: 27 arrested in probe into fraud involving up to €750 000 in funds for young farmers

    European Public Prosecutor's Office

    Last week, on behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) carried out 46 searches and arrested 27 suspects for fraud involving up to €750 000 in funds for young farmers. Three of the suspects have been placed in detention. The searches, which involved almost 100 FCIS officers (Finansinių nusikaltimų tyrimo tarnyba), were carried out in the counties of Vilnius, Kaunas, Panevėžys, Šiauliai and Klaipėda. On the radar of the investigation, carried out by the EPPO’s European Delegated Prosecutors in Vilnius (Lithuania), in cooperation with the FCIS, are four business partners managing companies providing agricultural services.

  • Website Alert – Fraudulent website related to Hang Seng Bank, Limited

    HKMA

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Hang Seng Bank, Limited relating to a fraudulent website, which has been reported to the HKMA.  A hyperlink to the press release is available on the HKMA website.

  • One of Europe’s biggest pirate IPTV services taken down in the Netherlands

    Europol

    Europol has supported the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in taking down an illegal IPTV (Internet Protocol television) service serving over 1 000 000 users across Europe.
    On 23 May, a series of raids were carried out across the Netherlands as part of an illegal streaming crackdown. The officers from the FIOD searched properties in various locations in The Netherlands. Several individuals were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the illegal streaming of premium content.

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