Reported by Brooklee Han (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.housingwire.com/articles/fincen-anti-money-laundering-rule-dec-1-deadline-fnf/) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), its director Andrea Gacki, as well as the Department of the Treasury and its secretary, Scott Bessent, do not believe their anti-money laundering rule, which is slated to go into effect on Dec. 1, 2025, will cause Fidelity National Financial (FNF) irreparable harm. […]

(Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://cointelegraph.com/news/anti-money-laundering-stablecoin) Reported by Debanjan Chatterjee The new world A world with agile, international capital flows on stablecoin rails will enable law enforcement to study suspicious patterns using unfragmented, reliable and transparent information gathered directly from blockchains. Tracing across jurisdictions will not entail navigating red tape. On […]

Reported by Carmen Molina Acosta (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.icij.org/news/2025/09/fincen-plans-to-delete-data-on-u-s-companies-from-beneficial-ownership-database/) Five years after ICIJ’s FinCEN Files investigation exposed the pivotal role the U.S. financial system plays in global dirty money flows, authorities are winding back landmark reforms pushed through in the wake of the revelations, prompting widespread concerns from transparency advocates. […]

(Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://amp.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3325882/china-and-us-agree-target-money-launderers-linked-fentanyl-trade) Reported by Fan Chen The United States and China found a rare common ground in their trade talks in Madrid this week, agreeing to work together to crack down on money laundering from illegal fentanylsales. After the talks ended on Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent […]

Reported by Marina Cavalari (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://insightcrime.org/news/historic-pcc-bust-spurs-brazil-crackdown-on-digital-money-laundering/) An investigation into a multibillion-dollar First Capital Command (Primeiro Comando da Capital – PCC) money laundering scheme involving chemical imports, fuel distribution, and investment funds has triggered reforms in Brazil’s digital banking sector. But gaps in enforcement mean the gang is […]

Reported by ADAM KLASFELD (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.allrisenews.com/p/epstein-files-wyden-bessent-money) A new financial front is opening on Capitol Hill in the battle for transparency over the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes. On Wednesday morning, Sen. Ron Wyden(D-Ore.) announced that he is introducing the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act to force Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, to turn over the […]

Reported by SNEJANA FARBEROV (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/fincen-money-laundering-rule-crackdown-all-case-home-purchases/) The U.S. Treasury Department’s financial crime-fighting arm has introduced a new rule aimed at cracking down on money laundering in all-cash home purchases—but everyday buyers shouldn’t be alarmed.  The federal regulation, formally known as the “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers,” requires […]

Reported by Ariane Luthi (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/swiss-lawmakers-push-back-anti-money-laundering-law-over-competitiveness-2025-09-11/) Swiss lawmakers are seeking to water down government proposals to help prevent financial crime, saying the country needs to stay competitive in global cross-border wealth management where rival centres – including Singapore and the UAE – are gaining ground. Switzerland is […]

Reported by Patrick D. Daughert, Kenneth Breen, and Phara A. Guberman (Summary featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.foley.com/p/102l4ga/tornado-cash-and-the-legality-of-mixers/) The Tornado Cash case highlights the ongoing legal uncertainty surrounding crypto mixers and their role in the broader financial ecosystem. Tornado Cash, launched in 2019, is a decentralized protocol that uses zero-knowledge proofs to […]

Reported by Juliette Garside and Rob Davies (Summary shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/roman-abramovich-under-investigation-jersey-corruption-money-laundering-claims) Roman Abramovich, the former Chelsea FC owner, is facing a criminal investigation in Jersey over allegations of corruption and money laundering tied to the origins of his vast fortune. The inquiry focuses on Abramovich’s early business dealings in Russia during […]