Reported by Mark Bou Mansour (Excerpt shared below. For full report, go to: https://taxjustice.net/press/us-tops-ranking-of-real-estate-destinations-for-dirty-money/) The US is the world’s top destination for laundering dirty money through real estate, the latest update to the Financial Secrecy Index revealed today. Weak to non-existent transparency laws earned the US the worst possible score on the Index’s real estate […]
Reported by Martin Jones (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly7j0p6jeno) Children as young as 10 are to be taught how to recognise scams and avoid being drawn into money laundering, using new lessons developed by police in the South West. The move follows growing concern about the number of young people […]
Reported by Derek Manky (Summary featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/06/why-we-need-a-converged-response-to-cybercrime/) The traditional view of cybercrime as a collection of isolated hacks, phishing campaigns, and ransomware attacks is becoming dangerously outdated. Derek Manky argues that cybercrime has evolved into a sophisticated criminal economy where digital fraud, ransomware, money laundering, human trafficking, organized […]
Reported by U.S. Congress (Summary featured below. To read full bill, go to: https://gooden.house.gov/_cache/files/2/b/2b682cbb-8d23-427a-bd34-d1aec2ab0c57/F5F3870C88D46EB2734D18A3EFCF44470E4A0EE6CAD48405EEA4A7496517D4DD.crypto-task-force-bill-text.pdf) A Republican congressman from Texas has introduced legislation to establish a dedicated federal body tasked with investigating and prosecuting cryptocurrency theft, as digital asset crimes continue to escalate in both scale and sophistication. The bill, introduced by Representative Gooden in the […]
Reported by Shelby Holliday In a story that reads like a collision between maritime espionage and sanctions evasion, U.S. authorities reportedly discovered sophisticated technology aboard tankers linked to the so-called “dark fleet” — vessels used to transport sanctioned oil while concealing their identities and movements. The findings underscore how sanctions evasion has evolved from simple […]
Reported by Agence France-Press in Rome Italian police have dismantled an underground bank used by drug traffickers through which several hundred million euros are believed to have moved over at least three years. The clandestine bank, whose logistical base was located in Prato, north-west of Florence, has been run since 2021 by a Chinese national, […]
Reported by Jennifer Gould (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://nypost.com/2026/06/12/business/heiress-who-sued-barclays-hsbc-for-alleged-money-laundering-with-ghislaine-maxwell-link-seeks-15b-in-damages/) Barclays and HSBC have been accused of enabling a late real estate tycoon to siphon cash from trusts intended for his daughter into a massive money-laundering scheme — including deals that were brokered by an entity linked to Ghislaine Maxwell’s family, […]
Reported by Karen Garcia (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-06-11/world-cup-related-scams-what-you-need-to-know-to-protect-yourself) How to avoid World Cup-related scams Typing the correct URL directly into your browser is the best way to get to a legitimate site. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department) The official guidance from the Sheriff’s Department is to go directly to […]
Reported by James Hookway (Summary shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/scotland-peter-murrell-nicola-sturgeon-embezzled-f468f0bb?mod=mhp) The downfall of Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has evolved from a straightforward embezzlement case into a national spectacle that has captivated Scotland. Murrell pleaded guilty to stealing approximately £400,000 in party donations, but public […]
Reported by Micah Zimmerman (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/u-s-charges-two-men-389-million-bitcoin) Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia charged two men Wednesday with running an international bitcoin and crypto money laundering operation that processed nearly $400 million in illicit funds over five years, part of a sweeping multinational law enforcement takedown that dismantled the group’s […]
