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Anti-Money Laundering
US Prosecutors Secure Guilty Plea from Ex BTC-e Operator
By Editors | 06/05/2024
Alexander Vinnik was facing up to 55 years in prison, but due to a plea bargain he is expected to receive a prison term of less than ten years.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Officials in Malaysia, Singapore This Week to Discuss Sanctions
By Editors | 06/05/2024
Treasury’s Brian Nelson and Neil MacBride will meet with the Malaysian and Singapore financial sectors to discuss compliance and enforcement efforts.
PEPs & Sanctions
Russia Expected to Retaliate Against Asset Confiscation
By Manesh Samtani | 06/05/2024
Confiscation of Russia’s frozen foreign reserves could result in foreign-owned private assets being seized.
Trading & Investment
CFTC May Revoke US Permissions to Trade TAIEX Futures
By Editors | 04/05/2024
TSMC has accounted for more than a 30 percent weighting in the TAIEX for 45 trading sessions in a row.
Market Abuse
JPMorgan to Pay Penalty to 3rd Regulator in Surveillance Case
By Nithya Subramanian | 03/05/2024
Following fines from the OCC and Fed announced in March, JPM said it has to pay $100m to a third regulator, identified in reports as the CFTC.
AI Risk & Governance
US CFTC Appoints First-Ever Chief AI Officer
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/05/2024
The role will involve leading the development of the CFTC’s enterprise data and AI strategy and advancing its data-driven capabilities.
Anti-Money Laundering
Canada’s FINTRAC Imposes AML Penalty on TD Bank
By Mark Johnston | 03/05/2024
The $6.7mn fine is the largest-ever levied by FINTRAC. TD Bank has separately provisioned $450mn for potential US penalties.
PEPs & Sanctions
US Senators Raise Concerns Over Iran’s Crypto Mining
By Editors | 03/05/2024
A letter from two US senators asks government officials about the steps being taken to address Iranian crypto mining and sanctions evasion.
PEPs & Sanctions
Russian Court Cancels Part of JPMorgan Freeze Order
By Editors | 03/05/2024
The majority of JPMorgan’s funds in Russia cannot be seized as they are held in so-called “type C” accounts.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Sanctions New Targets for Helping Hizballah Money Exchanger
By Editors | 02/05/2024
Five individuals and two entities were sanctioned for helping a previously-designated money exchanger to evade sanctions, OFAC said.
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