Lafarge Former CEO Sentenced to Six Years in Prison Over Financing Terrorist Groups in Syria
A French court has sentenced Bruno Lafont, the former chief executive of Lafarge, to six years in prison for financing terrorist groups in Syria to maintain the company’s operations during […]
Fraud Networks Targeting Cryptocurrency Disrupted as $12m Frozen in NCA-Led Operation Atlantic
More than $12 million in suspected criminal proceeds has been frozen and over 20,000 victims identified following an international operation led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) targeting cryptocurrency […]
AMF Sanctions Kerdiz Finance and Executives Over Breaches of Professional Obligations
France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), has imposed financial penalties and professional bans on Kerdiz Finance et Conseil and its former executives for multiple regulatory breaches. In […]
US Authorities Seize Over $600,000 in Cryptocurrency Linked to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering
Federal authorities in the United States have confiscated more than $600,000 in cryptocurrency connected to a wire fraud and money laundering scheme, including funds stolen from a Connecticut resident, officials […]
China Arrests Huione Group Leader Li Xiong in Cross-Border Money Laundering Crackdown
Chinese authorities have detained Li Xiong, the former chairman of Huione Group, in a major move targeting a global money-laundering network operating across Southeast Asia. The arrest, carried out on […]
Paris Court Opens Trial for Alleged Architect of $230 Million Russian Tax Fraud
A Paris court has begun hearings against Dmitry Klyuev, accused of orchestrating a $230 million tax fraud that targeted Russian Treasury funds in 2007. The case, which came to light […]
Interpol Arrest Warrant Sought for Congolese Football Chief Over FIFA Funds Embezzlement Case
Authorities in Republic of the Congo have requested an international arrest warrant through Interpol for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas, president of the national football federation Fecofoot, following his conviction for embezzling […]
US Senators Introduce Bill Targeting Hungarian Officials Over Alleged Obstruction of Ukraine Aid
On March 26, 2026, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside Senator Thom Tillis, put forward legislation aimed at sanctioning senior Hungarian government officials accused […]
U.S. Treasury Links UK Polo Figures to Venezuelan Oil Money-Laundering via Swiss Bank MBaer
In March 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department, through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), identified two prominent figures in the UK polo community, Siri Evjemo‑Nysveen and her husband Alessandro Bazzoni, […]
French Navy Seizes Tanker Allegedly Linked to Russian Shadow Fleet in Mediterranean
The French Navy has seized an oil tanker in the Western Mediterranean that President Emmanuel Macron identified as part of Russia’s shadow fleet, a network of vessels used to export […]