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NEWS: Crypto, digital firms amass $5.8BN in fincrime fines in 2023; total for banks much lower at $835M

ZHAO'S LIGHT SENTENCE: "'Crime pays' is the message sent today," Dennis Kelleher, head of the financial reform advocacy group Better Markets, wrote in an email, noting Zhao will still get to keep his vast wealth.

By AML Intelligence Correspondent CRYPTO and digital payments enterprises collectively paid a $5.8 billion in fines last year – outstripping for the first time penalties on traditional finance. The fines were, primarily for deficiencies in customer verification processes, anti-money laundering (AML) controls, and violations of sanctions and other financial crime regulations, said the Financial Times….

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