TAG: Money laundering
How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions
RIGA — When your most important ally swoops in and closes your third-largest bank while calling it a “money laundering institution,” it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get to work.That’s exactly what Latvia did when confronted by the U.S. Treasury Depa...
4 months ago
Trump’s courting of the crypto industry could spell trouble for Europe
Europe is gearing up for an unprecedented Trumpian endorsement of one of the most feared technologies in policymaking circles: crypto.On Thursday, proponents of the controversial technology will descend on Nashville for a three-day conference at which Tru...
2 months ago
The battle over Iran’s terror financing
It’s the Middle East’s quiet war. How can you cut Hezbollah off from its lifeblood — Iranian petrodollars?While the world’s attention has been focused on Gaza and the intensifying skirmishes farther north between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which dip...
1 month ago
You cannot be serious! Europe’s next migration chief was a tennis hotshot
BRUSSELS — Magnus Brunner, selected as the next European commissioner for migration, is so good at tennis he once beat a future U.S. Open champion.“He was a tough opponent, and he always made life difficult for me on the court,” Julian Knowle, who won the...
3 weeks ago
Italy, Germany, Netherlands short-listed for top job running EU dirty money watchdog
BRUSSELS — Italy, Germany and the Netherlands are on the short list for an EU top job running the bloc’s new anti-money laundering body, according to multiple officials.Italy’s Bruna Szego, Germany’s Marcus Pleyer, and Jan Reinder De Carpentier of the Net...
1 day ago
Global money laundering body to consider blacklisting Russia
BRUSSELS — The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the intergovernmental organization that leads the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing, will decide whether to put Russia on its blacklist next week, according to a confidential document...
14 hours ago