An international network of prostitution, drug trafficking and money laundering has been broken up following raids by investigators in Romania and the UK, according to a press release by the... read more →
In the second of three reports on tax evasion in Europe, EU-OCS looks at freeports, which are increasingly coming under scrutiny by European policymakers as potential "black holes" for tax... read more →
German authorities have seized €50 million in connection with an investigation into the so-called 'Russian laundromat', a $22 billion scheme to launder Russian money in the EU via banks in... read more →
The Estonian prosecutor's office said on Wednesday it was investigating whether Sweden's Swedbank was involved in suspicious deals with Danske Bank, Denmark's biggest bank, which has become embroiled in a... read more →
As of 1 January 2019 gambling will be banned in Albania as part of a crackdown on on organised crime and money laundering. The law, which was passed by the... read more →
Germany has a “massive problem” with money laundering by criminal organisations in its property sector, according to a report by the German branch of Transparency International. Billions of euros are... read more →
Former Greek defense Minister Yannos Papantoniou, has been placed in pre-trial detention and charged with corruption in relation to an arms deal signed in 2003 with French technology group Thales,... read more →
A "very prominent" Ukrainian man was arrested earlier this month in a 12th century chateau near Dijon, where he had been living “a very lavish lifestyle” since fleeing Ukraine where... read more →
Zamira Hajiyeva is the wife of a former Azerbaijan banker who, in 2016, was convicted of fraud and corruption. He was chairman of the Azerbaijan International Bank, a state-owned banking... read more →
Danske Bank announced the departure of its CEO on Wednesday following a money laundering scandal in its Estonian subsidiary between 2007 and 2015. While the bank admits it is unable... read more →
