The governor of the Central Bank of Latvia, Ilmars Rimsevics, has been suspended from office, days after being arrested by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) on suspicion of accepting a... read more →
Ukraine has made tangible progress in its commitment to combating money laundering, but needs to introduce tougher legislation on corruption, according to a report by Council of Europe. In the... read more →
Swiss businessman, Alexander Studhalter, arrested for tax evasion in case involving Russian oligarch
The Swiss financier, Alexander Studhalter, suspected of having served as a “straw man” for Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, at the center of an extensive investigation into money laundering on the... read more →
The EU is to further strengthen money laundering rules and counter-terrorism financing legislation. New revisions to the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive agreed by the European Parliament and the European Council... read more →
Billionaire Russian businessman and senator Suleiman Kerimov has been released on bail in France following his arrest on Monday on suspicion of tax evasion relating to the purchase of multimillion-dollar... read more →
A Russian hacker can be extradited from Greece to the US where he is wanted in connection with a $4 billion (€3.39 billion) Bitcoin fraud case, a court in Thessaloniki... read more →
An investigation conducted by a group of European newspapers has revealed that Azerbaijan's ruling elite ran a secret €2.5 billion slush fund to pay bribes to politicians and make luxury... read more →
Greek police have arrested an internationally-sought Russian man suspected of having used digital currency exchanges to launder billions of dollars for organised criminals involved in a range of activities including... read more →
Europol has teamed up with the Institute of International Finance (IIF) to crackdown on financial crime, cyber hackers, money laundering and terrorist financing. Backed by the Financial Action Task Force... read more →
Multiple police forces across Europe have taken part in a Europol-backed operation targeting a major international human trafficking gang run from Romania. The crackdown, which involved law enforcement agencies from... read more →
