Will There Be Light? FinCEN’s New Reporting Rule Faces Legal Challenge

Reported by Robert Maddox, Jonathan “Jack” Harrington Of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP The U.S. real estate market has long been a cornerstone of the American dream—a path to stability, investment, and generational wealth. But at the margins, that same market has also provided an opportunity for illicit actors who exploit all-cash deals to quietly launder dirty money […]

GOLDMAN SACHS’ PARTNER TIM LEISSNER, TO BE SENTENCED THURSDAY IN 1MDB GLOBAL CRIME SPREE, DESERVES PRISON AND MORE

Reported by Better Markets Dennis Kelleher, Cofounder, President, and CEO of Better Markets, issued the following statement on the sentencing of Tim Leissner, scheduled for this Thursday, May 29th, and the release of the attached “Memo to Interested Parties” that Better Markets is issuing today: “Goldman Sachs, via partner and senior executive Tim Leissner and at least […]

Argentina dismantles Tren de Aragua money-laundering cell

Reported by Buenos Aires Times Security forces in Argentina have detained 12 people believed to form a cell of the Venezuelan organised crime ring Tren de Aragua. According to a statement from Argentina’s National Security Ministry on Thursday, the arrests were made during 17 simultaneous raids on different households following a year-long joint investigation between […]