Financial Crime Weekly Podcast24 Des 2023

Financial Crime Weekly Episode 89

Hello, and welcome to episode 89 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. It’s yet another busy week of financial crime news, so I’m just going to get on with it.

As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are:

AUSTRAC, Top tips for completing your 2023 compliance report.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Court Enters Order Against Binance and Former CEO, Zhao, Concluding CFTC Enforcement Action.

Council of Europe, New ISBN Publication - Means To Counter Education Fraud - Etined Volume 7.

Council of Europe, Means To Counter Education Fraud: Legislation, practices and instruments: Volume 7.

Council of the European Union, Anti-money laundering: Council and Parliament agree on procedure to select seat for new authority.

Department of Justice, Former Special Agent In Charge Of The New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Sentenced To 50 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Violate U.S. Sanctions On Russia.

Department of Justice, Metro-Atlanta man pleads guilty to money laundering of COVID-19 unemployment funds.

Department of Justice, Dallas County individuals indicted in investment fraud and money laundering scheme.

Department of Justice, United Kingdom Citizen Extradited to Face Charges in $99 Million Wine Fraud.

Department of Justice, Seven Individuals Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges Relating to International Lottery Scam Targeting Elderly.

Department of Justice, Justice Department Announces Crackdown on Networks That Steal Money from Consumer Accounts and Use Fraudulent “Microtransactions” to Hide the Activity from Banks.

Department of Justice, Manvel resident charged for creating fake businesses to obtain COVID-19 funds.

Department of Justice, Man Charged for $2M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme.

Department of the Treasury, Remarks by Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian Nelson at Bank Roundtable in Mumbai, India.

European Commission, EU adopts 12th package of sanctions against Russia for its continued illegal war against Ukraine.

European Council, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine: EU adopts 12th package of economic and individual sanctions.

Europol, IOCTA – Online Fraud Schemes: A Web of Deceit.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards.

Insolvency Service, Couple sentenced for abusing Covid loan then dissolving their company.

Insolvency Service, Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023.

Interpol, USD 300 million seized and 3,500 suspects arrested in international financial crime operation.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice (Iran).

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice (Russia).

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Guidance: Who is subject to financial sanctions in the UK?

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, General Licences.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, OFSI Publishes Details of Frozen Asset Reporting for Financial Year 2022-23.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Guidance: Russian Oil Services ban.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice (Russia).

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Updates to Correspondent Banking Restrictions (blog post).

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, UK Financial Sanctions: General guidance for financial sanctions under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Russia Guidance: Guidance for the financial and investment restrictions in Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, OFSI enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions: Guidance.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, General Licence – Continuation of Business of Evraz plc’s North American Subsidiaries (INT/2022/1710676).

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Sanctions Human Smuggling and Drug Trafficking Organization Operating on Southwest Border.

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Tightens the Price Cap with New Sanctions and Updated Guidance.

Payment Systems Regulator, PSR continues to take bold action on APP fraud as it publishes final reimbursement details ahead of 2024 implementation.

Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Charges Former CEO of Medical Device Startup Stimwave with $41 Million Fraud.

UK Judgments, Ames v Rex (Serious Fraud Office) [2023] EWCA Crim 1463.

UK Judgments, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited v Dechert LLP, David Neil Gerrard, and The Director of the Serious Fraud Office [2023] EWHC 3280.

UK legislation, Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No 5) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1367).

UK legislation, The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/1364).

United Nations, ‘Illegal betting is the number one factor fuelling corruption in sports’, UN conference hears.

Wilmer Hale, Congress Enacts the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Targeting Foreign Officials’ Conduct.

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