Reported by Giovanni Legorano (Excerpt shown below. To read full report, go to: https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/15/chinese-bankers-money-laundering-europe-world/) Three separate police investigations in Italy recently uncovered around 1 billion euros in proceeds from drug trafficking of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta, Colombian drug cartels, and Albanian organized criminal groups. The more important finding may have been who it was determined had laundered the […]

Reported by John Tanet (Excerpt shown below. To read full report, go to: https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/popular-arizona-bbq-restaurant-accused-of-money-laundering-labor-exploitation/75-8fef8dc3-e4c3-4c09-8d04-d99bce498a9a) The popular barbeque restaurant Colt Grill is allegedly tied to accusations of money laundering and labor exploitation as part of a “complex criminal investigation,” Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. Homeland Security Investigations and “multiple other federal agencies” are involved in the investigation, […]

Reported by Luke Boddis (Excerpt featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2025/07/14/synthetic-identity-fraud-in-the-age-of-genai-are-traditional-kyc-tools-still-fit-for-purpose/) In recent years, synthetic identity fraud has quietly become one of the fastest-growing forms of financial crime. Now, with the explosion of AI, the threat is accelerating at an alarming pace. Fraudsters no longer need stolen identities to commit large-scale fraud. […]