Tag: laundering
BNP Paribas caught in Cyprus-related money laundering investigation
A BNP bank branch, in Lille, in 2014. PHILIPPE HUGUEN / AFP It is a sensitive issue, which mobilizes the judicial authorities on both sides of the Atlantic. According to…
Coinbase CEO Slams Anti-Cryptocurrency Laundering Bill.
©Reuters WASHINGTON – Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expressed strong opposition to the proposed digital asset anti-money laundering bill, warning that it could stifle economic opportunities for younger generations. The criticism…
Binance fined $2.7 billion for violating anti-money laundering rules
©Reuters UNITED STATES – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao have been ordered by a US court to pay substantial fines for violations of anti-money…
From the mountains of Sinaloa to the skyscrapers of Dubai, the art of laundering fentanyl money
[Bertrand Monnet est professeur à l’Edhec (école de commerce), titulaire de la chaire Management des risques criminels. C’est à ce titre qu’il s’intéresse au cartel de Sinaloa depuis 2014. Il…
More than a thousand arrests worldwide after anti-money laundering operation led by the Netherlands
One of the largest police operations against money laundering globally has been carried out for several months and has delivered spectacular results, detailed by the European criminal police agency Europol,…
European football could escape new anti-money laundering regulations
Illegal betting, match-fixing, overvalued transfers, kickbacks, dubious investments: much more than a sport, football is today an economic sector particularly vulnerable to financial crime. Should we therefore apply the same…
Russian oligarch Alexei Kuzmitchev indicted in France for laundering tax fraud
Alexei Kuzmitchev during a press conference in Moscow, April 3, 2013. SERGEI KARPUKHIN / REUTERS The troubles continue for Alexei Kuzmitchev. After two days in police custody, the Russian oligarch…
Courchevel: Bernard Arnault’s lawyer denies any money laundering
The accusations of the CEO of the luxury group LVMH Bernard Arnault in a case of alleged money laundering involving the Russian oligarch Nikolai Sarkisov during a real estate transaction…
Allegations of money laundering: investigations against billionaire Arnault and Russian oligarchs
Accusation of money laundering Investigations against billionaire Arnault and Russian oligarchs September 29, 2023, 3:02 p.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback…
a new search for suspicion of laundering tax evasion
The General Electric site in Belfort, March 29, 2021. SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP The General Electric (GE) site in Belfort was the subject of a new search, learned Agence France-Presse…
What is the GIR, this device soon to be deployed in Nîmes to fight against money laundering
William Molinié // Photo credit: NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP 6:37 p.m., August 25, 2023 Gérald Darmanin, the Minister of the Interior, announced on Friday the creation of an interministerial research…
In Marseille, the fight against narcotics targets the “bosses” of money laundering
Police officers from the Drugs and Underground Economy Unit, in the northern district of Marseille, on March 31, 2023. CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP No more photos of cannabis loaves or…