Reported by Sean Buckley and April Smith (Excerpt shared below. To read full report and press release from FinCEN, go to: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fincen-postpones-residential-real-5219824/ and https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-announces-postponement-residential-real-estate-reporting-until-march-1) FinCEN announced today that the reporting requirements for the “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers Rule” (RRE Rule) have been postponed until March 1, 2026. The previous deadline was Dec. […]

Reported by Kevin Poireault (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cell-tower-hacking-gear-seized-nyc/) The US Secret Service has found and dismantled a network of electronic devices that could be used to shut down the cellular network in New York City. The equipment, discovered across multiple sites throughout the New York tristate area (New York, […]

Reported by the Economist So do you know what happens to those stolen cars from Britain? Sold locally? Chopped for parts? Shipped abroad?

Billionaire Snatched! Georgia’s shadow ruler accused in shocking kidnapping plot Reported by Philip Shishkin (Summary version featured below. To read full report, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/opinion/bitcoin-georgia-ivanishvili-bachiashvili.html) In a tale straight out of a spy movie, George Bachiashvili, a dashing 40-year-old crypto whiz once trusted by Georgia’s most powerful man, was grabbed off the streets of Abu […]

Reported by Anirban Sen (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-watchdog-probes-real-estate-firm-douglas-elliman-over-anywhere-bid-2025-09-24/)  A Wall Street watchdog is probing trading activity ahead of a failed takeover bid for Douglas Elliman (DOUG.N) and has asked the luxury real estate brokerage who knew about the offer before it became public in late May, according to letters seen by […]

Reported by FinTech Global (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://fintech.global/2025/10/01/u-s-treasury-pushes-aml-compliance-into-the-ai-era/) The U.S. Treasury Department has signalled sweeping changes to the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) regime, with a vision designed to prioritise outcomes and embrace technology. According to Workfusion, the announcement came during the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists […]

Reported by Oliver Smith and Memes UG Bakery as money laundering front in the U.K. and a corruption as the norm in Africa

Reported by Ariel Zibler (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://nypost.com/business/best-no-kyc-crypto-exchanges/) Crypto’s wild west has a new frontier — and it doesn’t bother asking for your name. In an era when mainstream exchanges demand selfies, passports, and even utility bills, a new wave of traders is sidestepping the red tape. They’re heading […]

Reported by GORDON G. CHANG (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5519522-china-money-laundering-fentanyl/amp/) At the conclusion of talks this month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called money laundering “the result of fentanyl sales,” and said “both the People’s Republic of China’s government and the U.S. government and citizens are hurt” by it.  “We discussed ways we […]

Reported by Eurojust (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/criminal-networks-dismantled-drug-trafficking-and-money-laundering-trade-gold-bars) A joint French–Italian investigation team has dismantled two linked organised crime groups (OCGs) involved in trafficking illicit drugs and large-scale money laundering. One of the networks laundered money for the other OCG and other criminals through an elaborate gold trading system.  In […]