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Australia AML law reform - AUSTRAC released Reform guideline
Please read the link at https://www.austrac.gov.au/about-us/amlctf-reform/reforms-guidance for full article
Oct 191 min read


Chairman of Prince Group Indicted for Operating Cambodian Forced-Labor Scam Compounds Engaged in Cryptocurrency Fraud Schemes
Department of Justice Files Largest Ever Forfeiture Action Against Approximately $15 Billion in Bitcoin Currently in U.S. Custody BROOKLYN, NY - An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Chen Zhi, also known as “Vincent,” the founder and chairman of Prince Holding Group (Prince Group), a multinational business conglomerate based in Cambodia, with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy for directing Prince Group’s operation of forced
Oct 197 min read


Central bank cleans 154 million accounts, blocks US$56.9 million in suspicious transactions
As of September 2025, the central bank proposed cutting and simplifying 124 out of 298 administrative procedures, representing 41.6 per...
Oct 122 min read


Georgia uncovers $600m money laundering scheme spanning two years
Georgian authorities are currently investigating more than $624 million and €35 million which were laundered through an elaborate...
Sep 212 min read


Yunfeng Securities receives approval for virtual asset trading services; Jack Ma enters Web3 in all its dimensions
On September 9th, Yunfeng Securities Co., Ltd. recently received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to...
Sep 144 min read


Quick guide on assessing the Money Laundering risks of virtual assets (VA) and virtual asset service providers (VASP)
According to the FATF’s 2025 Targeted Update on the Implementation of the FATF Standards on VA and VASPs, although there has been some...
Sep 72 min read


Proposed amendments to the Money Laundering Regulations - draft SI and policy note
HM Treasury invites feedback on amendments to the UK’s Money Laundering Regulations; consultation closes 30 September 2025. Documents The...
Sep 71 min read


Tolhurst Fisher LLP fined £120k after 15 years of anti‑money laundering failures
Tolhurst Fisher LLP has been fined £120,000 and ordered to pay £25,290 in costs after admitting a series of anti‑money laundering (AML) ...
Aug 103 min read


Fmr. Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd convicted of money laundering, fraud; 2 years in prison
The court in Groningen sentenced former Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd to two years in prison on Thursday. The court convicted him of money...
Aug 102 min read


Former OpenSea Manager Overturns Insider Trading Conviction on Appeal
A US appeals court overturned Nathaniel Chastain’s 2023 convictions for wire fraud and money laundering related to NFT insider trading at...
Aug 102 min read
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