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NEWS: AI impersonation scams hit two more Italian banks

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NEWS: UK launches ‘Football Intelligence Team’ to tackle financial crime risks

FINCRIME FRONTIER REPORT: Just 4.7% of financial institutions continuously adapt AML controls as risks change – survey of AFC leaders shows

EXCLUSIVE: How ECB’s Lagarde helped talk Greece out of licensing Binance

By CARLO BOFFA, EU Correspondent Italian authorities are investigating more cases of fraudsters using artificial intelligence to target banks, local media said. Milan prosecutors are handling all three cases, including the €95 million scam against Fideuram, the private banking arm of Italy’s biggest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, revealed days ago. The new cases involve Banca Ifis,…

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NEWS: UK launches ‘Football Intelligence Team’ to tackle financial crime risks

FINCRIME FRONTIER REPORT: Just 4.7% of financial institutions continuously adapt AML controls as risks change – survey of AFC leaders shows

EXCLUSIVE: How ECB’s Lagarde helped talk Greece out of licensing Binance

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  • Arrests and searches in narcotics investigation

    Fiscal Information and Investigation Service - FIOD

    On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the FIOD and police carried out multiple arrests and searches in a criminal investigation into drug trafficking and money laundering. The individuals involved are men aged 42 and 22 residing in Eindhoven. Seven homes and three business premises in Eindhoven, the municipality of Land van Cuijk, and Germany were searched, and physical and digital records were seized. A third man was also arrested during the operation. This 22-year-old Eindhoven resident was wanted by the police and was arrested to serve an outstanding sentence.

  • Investigation into illegal tobacco trafficking ring results in four arrests

    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police

    The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Integrated Money Laundering Investigative Team (IMLIT) in Alberta charged four individuals with various fraud, money laundering, and contraband-related offences. Following a complex investigation, IMLIT identified a Calgary-based criminal network centered around a multimillion-dollar contraband tobacco trafficking operation. A total of seven search warrants were executed across the Calgary and Airdrie areas, resulting in the seizure of: More than $3 million in contraband tobacco; Over 88 kg of unstamped illicit cannabis and cannabis byproducts; Nearly 10 kg of illicit drugs, including Psilocybin, MDMA, DMT, and LSD; Nearly $170,000 cash; and, More than $300,000 worth of precious metals, luxury goods, and a high-value vehicle.

  • INTERPOL Americas Conference strengthens collective response to organized crime

    Interpol

    GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The INTERPOL Americas Regional Conference has concluded after two days of productive discussions, operational exchanges and strategic dialogue among law enforcement leaders. Delegates examined the evolving threat landscape facing the Americas, with a particular focus on transnational organized crime, illicit financial flows and emerging crime trends.

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