Category: Regions

Regulatory Watch News

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  Slovakia: EPPO conducts searches in investigation into suspected misuse of EU funds for digitalisation project

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  March 31, 2026

  (Luxembourg, 31 March 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) is leading an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud involving EU funds, with searches carried out in Košice and Rožňava. The investigation concerns a project aimed at developing an IT tool to automate business processes and to ensure the protection of personal data, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the Operational Programme Research and Innovation.

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  AUSTRAC opens enrolment for new professions in next step for AML reforms

  Austrac

  March 31, 2026

  AUSTRAC is implementing the next phase of the Australian Government’s landmark anti‑money laundering reforms, opening enrolment for new professions. From today, 31 March, businesses - including lawyers, accountants, conveyancers, real estate professionals, and dealers in precious stones and metals - can enrol at AUSTRAC online. This reform milestone brings AUSTRAC another step closer to 1 July when the new sectors come under its AML/CTF regime.

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  Maryland Man Charged With Defrauding Crypto Exchange Of Over $50 Million In Hacks

  United States Attorney Office -Southern District of New York

  March 30, 2026

  United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Kevin Murphy, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) San Diego, announced the unsealing of an Indictment charging JONATHAN SPALLETTA, a/k/a “Cthulhon,” a/k/a “Jspalletta,” with computer fraud and money laundering in connection with his hacks of the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Uranium Finance (“Uranium”).  SPALLETTA surrendered today and will be presented this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang.  The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff.