Category: Financial Services

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Belarusian business men launder money through Lithuania

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Belarussian oligarchs launder millions through Lithuania; investigation uncovers shell companies, unexplained profits and ‘decaying’ business address

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MEP calls for individual culpability in €4.1 Million Davy compliance scandal

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Record-breaking SAR numbers covering transactions worth $27BN reported in Trinidad and Tobago

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US State Department to sanction Ukrainian tycoon over alleged money laundering

David Lewis addresses AML proffesionals

BREAKING: FATF chief David Lewis to deliver Keynote Address at the AML Intelligence Boardroom conference this month

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Australian investment and crypto fraud scheme sees millions vanish from the pockets of small investors, investigation finds

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Swedish citizen pleads guilty in US court to charges from cyber fraud and laundering scheme that robbed clients of $16M

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UBS may use separate laundering case as evidence of double standard and argue for reduction or dismissal of record €4.5BN fine

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Italian Mafia implicated in €80 Million assets seizure in money laundering bust

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ING Bank hit with €3 Million fine by French authorities for AML failures

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SEC sets eyes on money laundering, brokers and investment firms warned that focus will be on them

#WomenInFinCrime: ‘Not all that looks different is threatening’ – Top female leaders in FinCrime give their advice for women in the financial sector

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Europol’s Cyber Defenders wins 2026 European Ombudsman Award for Good Administration
Europol
July 2, 2026
Europol has won the 2026 European Ombudsman Award for Good Administration for Cyber Defenders, a free game developed to help children recognise and respond to threats they may encounter online. The project won both the overall award, selected from 48 projects nominated across EU institutions, and the category prize for Excellence in Technological Innovation and the Use of AI. The award was presented to Europol by European Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho at a ceremony in Brussels on 30 June.
AMLA and EDPB to develop Joint Guidelines on partnerships for information sharing
AMLA
July 2, 2026
AMLA and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) are working together to bring greater clarity to a question of growing importance for industry and authorities alike: how to share information to fight financial crime while protecting personal data.
Cocaine worth $1.6m seized, three charged in joint NSWPF-AFP operation – south-west Sydney
Australia Federal Police
July 2, 2026
Three people have been charged after 10kg cocaine was seized as part of a joint investigation in Sydney’s south-west. In June 2026, officers attached to NSW Police Force Bankstown Region Enforcement Squad (RES), with assistance from AFP officers, established Strike Force Laleto to investigate the large-scale importation of cocaine allegedly via a Sydney freight company. As part of investigations, police seized several packages allegedly containing 10kg of cocaine from the freight company. The cocaine has an estimated potential street value of $1.6 million.