Money laundering

D.C. 02/11/20, 06:13

The son of a Democratic presidential candidate was allegedly involved in transacting millions of dollars in illegally obtained cash under the false pretense of financial lending, a legal expert has revealed. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has produced what ...

U.S. 08/31/19, 13:25

A Wall Street Journal reporter was forced to leave Chinese territory on Aug. 30 after authorities declined to renew his press credentials, the Wall Street Journal reported. This is journalist Chun Han Wong, who reported in July that Australian security forces ...

New York 05/30/19, 18:08

U.S. federal court documents show Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and some of his closest advisers were among the targets of a Drug Enforcement Administration investigation. A document filed by prosecutors on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York mentions ...

U.S. 05/29/19, 21:39

A Mexican man accused of running a death squad for convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was due in a Texas courtroom on Wednesday to face a raft of charges.U.S. prosecutors announced Tuesday that Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo had ...

New York 05/22/19, 16:49

A New York judge refused Wednesday to block congressional subpoenas seeking financial records from two banks that did business with President Donald Trump, making it clear it wasn't a close call. U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said in a ruling delivered ...

Europe 05/22/19, 06:28

The European Union's police agency says an international law enforcement operation has smashed an organized crime gang that earned hundreds of millions of euros in drug and cigarette trafficking, assassinations and money laundering.Europol said Wednesday that more than 450 police ...

Africa 05/20/19, 03:57

Former South African president Jacob Zuma is in court facing charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering.Zuma, 77, appeared at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province Monday on charges of receiving bribes when the government purchased arms ...

U.S. 05/16/19, 14:33

Georgia's insurance commissioner says he will voluntarily suspend himself from office two days after being indicted on federal charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.A 38-count indictment accuses Jim Beck of orchestrating an elaborate invoicing scheme to steal ...

U.S. 05/15/19, 17:37

Gov. Brian Kemp is calling for the resignation of Georgia's insurance commissioner after he was indicted on federal charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering that stem from alleged crimes that preceded his election.Kemp, in a letter Wednesday, ...

U.S. 05/14/19, 17:16

Georgia's insurance commissioner was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering that stem from alleged crimes that preceded his election.The 38-count indictment accuses Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Jim Beck, 57, of devising an ...

Tech 05/08/19, 15:40

A gateway to illegal marketplaces on the darknet has been shut down, the FBI announced Wednesday, and two of its alleged operators have been arrested and accused of making millions of dollars in kickbacks for their services.A grand jury in ...

America 04/26/19, 17:54

From the federal police headquarters where he is serving a sentence for corruption and money laundering, Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says the South American country is now being governed by a "bunch of crazy people."Da Silva, ...

Soccer 04/24/19, 06:54

Former Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has been acquitted of money laundering charges after spending nearly two years in prison.Court officials in Madrid said Wednesday there was not enough evidence for a guilty verdict on charges related to the sale of ...

America 04/19/19, 16:15

A Peruvian judge has ordered that former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski be jailed for up to three years as authorities investigate his alleged involvement in a corruption case.The order announced Friday against Kuczynski, which is designed to prevent him from ...

Soccer 04/15/19, 09:53

Brazilian soccer official Jose Maria Marin was banned for life by FIFA on Monday, 16 months after he was convicted of corruption charges in the United States. The 86-year-old Marin, who led Brazil's organizing committee for the 2014 World Cup, was ...

Sports 04/12/19, 12:21

A Florida prep school administrator is set to plead guilty to taking entrance exams for students in a nationwide college admissions bribery scheme.Mark Riddell is due to enter guilty pleas Friday afternoon to one count each of conspiracy to commit ...

Entertainment 04/09/19, 12:52

Full House" star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were hit Tuesday with a new charge in the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme.The move comes a day after fellow actress Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents and a ...

Europe 04/05/19, 06:33

A small Russian bank owned by former U.S. congressman Charles Taylor was stripped of its license Friday after allegedly breaking anti-money laundering rules.Russia's central bank said that Commercial Bank of Ivanovo committed "numerous" breaches of anti-money laundering regulations — including ...

U.S. 04/02/19, 14:31

Another ex-aide to disgraced former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman must follow his boss to prison over a scam to spend charitable donations on personal and campaign costs.Federal prosecutors in Houston say Jason Posey of Tupelo, Mississippi, was sentenced Tuesday to ...

U.S. 03/31/19, 23:09

A federal appeals court upheld a ruling throwing out convictions on some charges for a former northeastern Pennsylvania judge in what prosecutors said were juveniles wrongly sent to detention center. The three-member 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel agreed Friday ...