Reported by Riah Pryor (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/23/money-laundering-crackdown-continues-as-dealer-faces-a-fine-of-more-than-£150000) The UK art market is facing a notable escalation in anti-money laundering (AML) enforcement, as the latest round of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) penalties signals a shift from punishing simple registration failures to more deeply scrutinising operational compliance. On 10 […]

Reported by CITY NEWS SERVICE (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/09/22/music-promoter-sentenced-in-san-diego-for-agreeing-to-launder-drug-money/) A music promoter who agreed to launder $100,000 that he believed were drug proceeds was sentenced Monday in San Diego federal court to 18 months in prison. Hugo Lever pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for accepting cash […]

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Reported by Terence Zimwara (Excerpt shared below. To read full report, go to: https://news.bitcoin.com/terror-funded-tokens-israel-blocks-iran-linked-wallets-holding-millions-in-usdt/) Israel has seized 187 digital wallets allegedly linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) over terrorism financing charges, citing their use in a “severe terror crime.” LEGAL BASIS FOR SEIZURE Israel has seized digital wallets allegedly controlled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) […]

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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 […]