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NEWS: US Senate Committee to consider long-awaited Clarity Act this week

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BREAKING: Stablecoins and illicit oil sales fund Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Treasury warns

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NEWS: Jeffrey Epstein used American Express card to arrange fake flights

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NEWS: AMLA flags uneven AFC approaches, inconsistencies across EU

By Hannah Lang

U.S. senators are set to consider long-awaited legislation that would create a regulatory framework for crypto, potentially ending a deadlock over the bill that pitted crypto companies against U.S. banks.

The bill, dubbed the Clarity Act, would, if signed into law, clarify financial regulators’ jurisdiction over the burgeoning sector, potentially boosting digital asset adoption.

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BREAKING: Stablecoins and illicit oil sales fund Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Treasury warns

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NEWS: Jeffrey Epstein used American Express card to arrange fake flights

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NEWS: AMLA flags uneven AFC approaches, inconsistencies across EU

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  • Investigation into cyber enabled wage subsidy fraud leads to charges

    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police

    Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Federal Policing – Central Region has laid charges following an investigation into a series of cyberattacks targeting the Government of Canada’s Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. The CEWS program, administered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), was introduced to support Canadian employers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation revealed a coordinated scheme in which suspects fraudulently obtained CEWS funds by exploiting compromised online credentials belonging to legitimate Canadian businesses.

  • FinCEN Issues Alert to Stop Money Laundering by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps

    FinCEN

    WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Alert to help financial institutions identify and stop funding streams and procurement networks supporting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The IRGC has engaged in terrorist activity since its inception with the full support of the Iranian regime. The Alert outlines how the IRGC facilitates and launders the proceeds of illicit oil sales by using networks of shell companies and financial facilitators. To promote detection and reporting of suspicious activity by financial institutions, the Alert provides red flags related to the IRGC’s oil smuggling, front company abuse, and use of digital assets.

  • Combiteam Smoke intercepts three containers with illegal cigarettes

    Fiscal Information and Investigation Service - FIOD

    In a short time, a major blow has been dealt against the illegal cigarette trade. Within one week, Combiteam Smoke intercepted three shipping containers loaded with millions of illegal cigarettes. The containers were en route from Asia to Europe and, had they not been intercepted, would have cost the Dutch state millions of euros in excise revenue.

    The containers arrived in the port of Rotterdam and were officially loaded with regular trade goods. However, after inspection by Customs sniffer dog handlers, it turned out that they contained cigarettes. The containers were subsequently transported further under supervision to identify the recipients and the underlying criminal network.

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