Billions of dollars have been laundered through big-name global banks by the Russian A7 payments fintech, according to research into leaked material …
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Loan fraud involving former CEO and his friends allegedly led to collapse of Oklahoma’s First National Bank of Lindsay
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA former borrower of the First National Bank of Lindsay conspired with the bank’s former chief executive concerning loans, which contributed to …
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How modern investigations actually solve data leaks: Attribution, whistleblowing, and the limits of AI
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWhen confidential information appears in the media, reaches a competitor, or surfaces anonymously online, many organizations assume the source will never be …
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Nursing home group, its owner, and an exec agree to pay $1M to settle false claims allegations
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA New England nursing home group, its owner, and an executive agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations first brought by …
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Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation – Krebs on Security
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAuthorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 24-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspicion of aiding in data thefts and extortions by the prolific …
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SEC’s Woodcock: Enforcement division aims to aggressively enforce fraud
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) overarching priority is to “get back to basics,” David Woodcock, the SEC’s director of the …
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DOJ revisions to Justice Manual address False Claims Act enforcement
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently revised the Justice Manual to reinstate previous agency policy on how it will enforce False …
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Strange Polymarket trades, a KPMG employee, and a prediction market insider trading case
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAt a time when U.S. enforcement authorities and regulators are more closely scrutinizing insider trading in the prediction-markets space by public-company employees, …
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Former NY home care owner faces more than 6 years for Medicaid fraud
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe former owner of a New York home health care company and two adult day care centers will pay $61 million and …
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Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight – Krebs on Security
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring requests to remove personal information from its vast empire of …
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Why compliance, not technology, will decide the future of digital sovereign finance
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogSomewhere in the Marshall Islands, a citizen receives a universal basic income payment directly to a mobile wallet. There is no bank …
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Financial institutions’ BSA filings linked to $17.5B in possible health fraud, FinCEN finds
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFinancial institutions’ reports to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) revealed about $17.5 billion in suspicious financial activity related …
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Compliance implications of the National Fraud Enforcement Division
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogEight months after the Trump Administration announced the establishment of a whole-of-government National Fraud Enforcement Division, many in the legal and compliance …
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Gaps remain in firms’ KYC checks, says U.K. financial services regulator
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogU.K. financial services firms still have potentially serious gaps in their financial crime controls, despite their assurances that they have beefed up …
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Florida health group pays $541M to settle false claims allegations
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA large health provider group in Florida has agreed to pay $541 million to resolve allegations it inflated patient diagnosis codes in …
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SEC accuses former Wall St. bankers, including BOA employee, of insider trading scheme
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged two former investment bankers with insider trading tied to the 2022 acquisition of …
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From mainframes to Agentic AI, what legacy system discipline can teach us about building trustworthy customer data platforms
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFor the past decade, I’ve led customer data and regulatory platforms at one of the world’s largest card issuers, following years modernizing …
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How ordinary Russian investors got caught in the sanctions net
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWhen sanctions against Russia began multiplying in 2022, the public images were hard to miss: Yachts seized in European ports, villas frozen, …
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Record-setting AML penalty against UBS was years in the making
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFinCEN and several other regulators levied a combined $125 million penalty against UBS Financial Services (UBSFS), a broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, …
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Ex-Bridgestone Americas employee to forfeit $21M earned from stolen funds
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA former employee of Bridgestone Americas has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud for carrying out a scheme that resulted …
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OSF Healthcare pays $552,250 for HIPAA violations from ransomware breach
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogIllinois-based OSF Healthcare System and its affiliated covered entities have agreed to pay $552,250 as part of an agreement with the U.S. …
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Singapore’s AML framework has a gap against financial crime, FATF finds
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) have released their report for Singapore, assessing how well …
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SFO and U.S. authorities investigate collapsed telecoms firm IMC
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has announced that it has launched an investigation into suspected fraud, false accounting and money laundering at …
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Malta AML expert discusses how country is staying ahead of EU AML rules
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogElena Tabone joined Malta’s Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) in 2015 as a compliance officer with a background in insurance. Since joining …
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Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortions – Krebs on Security
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential cybercrime threat actors of 2024 has pleaded guilty to computer …
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UBS hit with record $125M civil penalty for ‘willful’ BSA violations
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogUBS Financial Services was slapped with a record $125 million joint civil penalty by four regulatory agencies for willful violations of the …
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DOJ declines to prosecute health entity per Corporate Enforcement Policy, but indicts former CEO
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe Department of Justice (DOJ) has declined to prosecute a New Jersey health business for fraud, kickbacks and bribery, while indicting the …
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Read This Before You Buy That TV Streaming Stick – Krebs on Security
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogSecurity experts have been sounding the alarm for years about the risks of using generic TV boxes that promise unlimited content streaming …
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Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority: How regulators investigate and enforce its data protection law
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogIn June of this year, Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) opened an administrative enforcement proceeding against Claro, one of the country’s …
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DOJ launches new trade fraud unit as task force tops $1 billion in recoveries
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on July 14 the creation of a new unit dedicated to investigating and prosecuting criminal …
