money laundering

Brazil: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to Stand Trial on Corruption and Money Laundering Charges

Brazil's ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be tried for corruption and money laundering over an alleged scheme at…

8 years ago

7 Kinds Of Financial Crime That Occur In The Business World

If you work in the world of business, you need to know all about the most common kinds of financial…

8 years ago

FIFA Corruption Scandal: Ex-VP Jeffrey Webb Pleads Not Guilty

Ex-FIFA Vice-President Jeffrey Webb has pleaded not guilty in the US in connection with a massive corruption scandal in the…

9 years ago

FIFA Corruption Scandal: Swiss Banks Report Money Laundering Suspicions

Swiss banks have reported suspicions of money laundering by soccer’s governing body FIFA. Local prosecutors are investigating 53 cases of…

9 years ago

Dolores Aveiro: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Mom Breaches Money Laundering Rules at Madrid Airport

Cristiano Ronaldo’s mom, Dolores Aveiro, was stopped last month at Madrid airport with €55,000 ($61,000) in her handbag, El Mundo…

9 years ago

Ayyan Ali: Pakistani supermodel jailed for money laundering

Pakistani supermodel Ayyan Ali has been jailed in Adiala prison in Rawalpindi. On March 14, Ayyan Ali, 23, was detained…

10 years ago

HSBC Geneva raided by Swiss police for alleged money laundering

Offices of the Geneva subsidiary of HSBC bank are being raided by Swiss police in an inquiry into alleged money-laundering.…

10 years ago

HSBC accused of tax fraud in Belgium

HSBC Private Bank's Brussels branch is being accused of helping wealthy Belgians to avoid taxes. Belgian prosecutors allege that hundreds…

10 years ago

Zalmay Khalilzad investigated for money laundering

Former US Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad is being investigated for alleged money-laundering through his wife's bank account in Vienna, reports from…

10 years ago

Edinho: Pele’s son sentenced to 33 years in jail for money laundering

Edson Cholbi Nascimento, usually known as Edinho and the son of the Brazilian football legend Pele, has been sentenced to…

10 years ago

Gulnara Karimova: Switzerland probes Uzbek president’s daughter for money laundering

Swiss prosecutors have opened a money laundering investigation into Gulnara Karimova, the eldest daughter of Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov. The…

11 years ago

Jeri Wright found guilty of money laundering

Jeri Wright, the daughter of Barack Obama's former pastor Jeremiah Wright, was convicted on Friday of laundering thousands of dollars…

11 years ago

Bitcoin: Russia tightens up regulations surrounding use of virtual currencies

In an apparent clampdown on the use of Bitcoin in Russia, the Russian prosecutor general's office said it was tightening…

11 years ago

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano charged with money-laundering

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has been charged with laundering millions through the Vatican bank, police say. The former Vatican accountant is…

11 years ago

Vatican bank unveils first annual report in 125 years

The Vatican's bank has unveiled its first annual report in its 125-year history as part of an attempt to become…

11 years ago

HSBC faces fresh accusations of money laundering in Argentina

HSBC, which was hit with a $1.9 billion US fine for money laundering last year, is facing fresh accusations of…

12 years ago

HSBC to pay $1.9 billion fine for money laundering

HSBC is to pay US authorities $1.9 billion in a settlement over money laundering, the largest paid in such a…

12 years ago

Julius Malema appears in Limpopo court

South African politician Julius Malema has appeared in court to face money laundering charges. A large crowd of his supporters…

12 years ago

Standard Chartered to pay $340 million for Iran deals

British bank Standard Chartered has agreed a $340 million settlement with New York regulators that accused it of hiding $250…

12 years ago

Standard Chartered bank in $250 billion scheme with Iran for nearly a decade

Standard Chartered bank illegally "schemed" with Iran to launder as much as $250 billion for nearly a decade, a US…

12 years ago

Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload, seeks bail in New Zealand court

Kim Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, the founder of file-sharing website Megaupload has appeared in a New Zealand court…

13 years ago