US sanctions Chinese and Mexican firms over fentanyl making equipment

Reported by Laura He, CNN (Summary of original article featured below) The United States has imposed sanctions on several Chinese and Mexican companies for their involvement in the production and distribution of equipment used to make counterfeit pills, including those laced with fentanyl. The US Treasury Department announced sanctions on seven Chinese entities, six Chinese […]

Dictatorship in Nicaragua Accuses Catholic Church of Money Laundering

Reported by Walter Sanchez Silva/ACI Prensa/CNA Matagalpa, Nicaragua The Nicaraguan National Police, controlled by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, published a statement May 27 accusing the Catholic Church of various crimes such as money laundering, a baseless charge, according to human-rights defenders. The statement says that the […]

Bank of Queensland pledges to comply with anti-money laundering laws, manage risks

Reported by Reuters Bank of Queensland Ltd (BOQ.AX) said on Wednesday it had entered into separate undertakings with the country’s financial crime and prudential regulators to comply with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws and address risk governance practices. The court-enforceable undertaking accepted by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) follows several breaches of prudential […]