Reported by CBS News A U.N. envoy on Sunday called for a quick end to Western sanctions against Syria as the country’s new leaders and regional and global powers begin to chart a path forward following the fall of President Bashar Assad. The Syrian government has been under strict sanctions by the United States, the European Union and […]

Reported by Insider Rob Holmes is a private investigator. He works with major luxury-watch brands to track down fakes and stop them from getting to market. Holmes speaks with Business Insider about how counterfeits are made in factories overseas. He gives details about how fake luxury goods are trafficked into the United States and distributed […]

Reported by Yihui Xie Jewelry stores across China have been receiving mysterious, unusually large orders for gold bars from customers who ask for the precious metal to be posted to faraway addresses in the nation. In one case, an online romance scammer convinced a woman in the eastern city of Hangzhou to buy 19 million […]

Reported by Armstrong Teasdale LLP On Dec. 3, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction that prohibits enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (31 U.S.C. § 5336) and the Reporting Rule (31 C.F.R. 1010.380), and stayed the end-of-year compliance deadline for filing Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reports. The […]

Reported by Reuters (Summary below) A federal judge in Texas, Amos Mazzant, issued a nationwide injunction blocking the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), a 2021 law requiring corporate entities to disclose their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department. Judge Mazzant ruled that the law is likely unconstitutional, siding with plaintiffs, including the […]

Reported by Middlesex County Prosecutor’s office Six Rutgers University students and one alum were charged this week with running a sophisticated drug ring — and allegedly used a “private social media network” to sell narcotics to fellow Scarlet Knights. New Jersey prosecutors allege RU alumnus Anudeep Revuri, 23, of New Brunswick, developed the closed network used by […]

Reported by Chris Nesi UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation by the Department of Justice when he was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday. Thompson — who was killed in what police called a targeted shooting outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown — exercised stock options and sold […]

Reported by Basel Institute on Governance Download full report: The 2024 Basel Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Index Report highlights global risks associated with money laundering and financial crimes. This independent report, produced by the Basel Institute on Governance, evaluates 164 countries and jurisdictions based on vulnerability to money laundering and related threats. The methodology incorporates 17 […]

Reported by Simon Van Dorpe The Belgian federal police raided several properties linked to former European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders on suspicion of money laundering, Follow the Money and Belgian newspaper Le Soir reported.  For years, Reynders allegedly bought lottery tickets through the National Lottery, an organisation which he was in charge of as a minister between 2007 […]

Reported by PAM LEWISON At the beginning of this year, most small businesses, including single ownership LLCs, became subject to corporate transparency filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Under the CTA, businesses subject to the law have until Jan. 1, 2025 to file all the beneficial ownership information (BOI) for each person who […]