Ecuador’s Ex-Vice President Sentenced for Misuse of Public Funds
On June 30, 2025, former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas was sentenced to 13 additional years in prison for di...
False Positives and Data
Simon had a “false positive” problem. As the compliance chief of a fast growing financial services house, he was fa...
Romania’s Former Health Minister Sentenced for Bribery
On 7 June 2025, Sorina Pintea, Romania’s former Health Minister and manager of the County Hospital in Baia Mare, wa...
Sri Lanka’s Former Provincial Chief Minister Sentenced for Corruption
On 2 April 2025, S. M. Ranjith Samarakoon, former Chief Minister of the North Central Province, was convicted and s...
Kazakhstan’s Former Vice Minister Sentenced for Abuse of Office and Embezzlement
On 19 May 2025, Yerlan Kozhagapanov, former Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports, was sentenced to three years in ...
HKMA Issued Consultation Paper on Regulated Stablecoin Activities
On May 26, 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released a consultation paper aimed at addressing AML/CFT ...
Slovakia’s Central Bank Governor Convicted for Bribery
On May 29, 2025, Peter Kažimír, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia and a member of the ECB’s Governing Counc...
Albania’s Former President Charged with Corruption and Money Laundering
On May 27, 2025, Ilir Meta, the former President of Albania, was formally charged by anti-corruption prosecutors wi...
FATF ‘Grey List’ Update – June 2025
On June 13, 2025, the international financial crime watchdog, the FATF, added Virgin Islands (UK), and Bolivia to i...
Ex-Russian Governor Convicted of Sanctions Breach and Money Laundering
On April 9, 2025, Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, former Governor of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, was found guilty o...
Former Austrian Finance Minister Sentenced for Corruption
On 25 March 2025, Karl-Heinz Grasser, former Austrian Finance Minister, was sentenced to four years in prison after...
European Commission (EC) Updated List of High-Risk Countries
On June 10, 2025, the European Commission updated its list of high-risk jurisdictions identified as having strategi...