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Prosecutors: 9 caught laundering cash into cryptocurrency for drug cartels
A grand jury indicted nine for conspiring to launder U.S. currency into cryptocurrency on behalf of drug cartels and for running an...
Nov 24, 20241 min read


Insurance intermediary charged by ICAC gets seven months’ jail for conspiring with policyholders over insurance claims fraud
An insurance intermediary, charged by the ICAC, was today (November 19) sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment at the Eastern...
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Former Northstar Financial head pleads guilty to $2bn scheme
A Florida billionaire who ran a failed investment company on the island has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit offences against the...
Nov 24, 20243 min read


‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ Gets 18 Months in Crypto Case
The woman who dubbed herself the “Crocodile of Wall Street” and “Razzlekhan” in rap videos was ordered to serve 18 months behind bars for...
Nov 24, 20243 min read


SFC issues restriction notices to four brokers to freeze client accounts linked to suspected account hacking and market manipulation
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued restriction notices to four brokers, prohibiting them from dealing with or...
Nov 24, 20241 min read


SFC suspends Wang Shian-tang for 26 months
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has suspended the licence of Mr Wang Shian-tang, a former licensed representative of Yuanta...
Nov 24, 20242 min read


SFC withdraws Restriction Notice to broker over client’s suspected insider dealing after obtaining court order to freeze assets
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has withdrawn the Restriction Notice prohibiting Bright Smart Securities International (H.K.)...
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked...
Nov 17, 20243 min read


Insurance magnate pleads guilty as government describes $2B scheme
An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina is in federal custody after pleading guilty in connection to...
Nov 17, 20243 min read
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