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President of De Nederlandsche Bank says we are not ‘totally off the hook’ as the global financial system rallies following the COVID pandemic

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US man convicted for COVID fraud scheme of $27M (€24M)

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UK banks hit back after COVID fraud debacle; One banker says it is ‘beyond words’ and warns he has ‘every meeting minuted’ to protect himself

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Fraudsters in New York arrested for €1.7M ($1.9M) COVID-19 unemployment scam

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Swiss Money Laundering Reports soared by 25% last year, with suspected fraudulent pandemic payments responsible

Using social media to recruit money mules

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How criminals are using social media to prey on Britain’s young and struggling ‘covid generation’ to launder money

FATF tracks millions in pandemic-related fraud

Latest update from FATF tracks millions in COVID-related fraud and warns criminals continue to exploit the pandemic

Hennie Verbeek-Kusters appointed as AMLA Executive Board Member
AMLA
February 24, 2026
The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) welcomes the decision of the Council of the European Union to appoint Ms Hennie Verbeek-Kusters as the fifth Executive Board Member of AMLA.
Update to UK Sanctions List: Russia Regime
UK Government
February 24, 2026
Today, 24 February 2026, the UK Government has designated the following 240 entities, 7 individuals and specified the following 50 ships under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Entities designated:
People smugglers who arranged HGV transport for migrants are convicted
National Crime Agency
February 23, 2026
A pair of people smugglers who arranged the transport of Vietnamese migrants to the UK hidden in lorries have been convicted. National Crime Agency officers investigated Duc Quang Ta, 36, from Reading, and Sarfaraz Sardarzehi, 58, from London, after both were arrested following vehicle stops in September 2020, with three migrants discovered in Sardarzehi’s car.