money laundering

Money laundering is the illegal process of concealing the origins of money obtained illegally by passing it through a complex sequence of banking transfers or commercial transactions.

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Wirecard Linked To Mafia Money Laundering
Wirecard Linked To Mafia Money Laundering
August 03, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Scandal-plagued German FinTech pioneer Wirecard counted among its payments processing clients an online casino that laundered money for an arm of “one of Europe’s most...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Tops $10K; Malaysia SC To Expand Digital Wallet Regulations
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Tops $10K; Malaysia SC To Expand Digital Wallet Regulations
July 26, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin surpassed $10,000 on Sunday (July 26) for the first time since June, hitting $10,200, Reuters reported. On June 2, bitcoin hit a high of...

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Wirecard Auditor Flagged KPMG Report, Saying It Needed ‘Context’
Wirecard Auditor Flagged KPMG Report, Saying It Needed ‘Context’
July 19, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Wirecard AG’s accounting firm said an independent report failed to account for half of the German payment company’s  revenue and all its operating profit, the...

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Wirecard Exec Admits Role In German Company’s Collapse, Attorney Says
Wirecard Exec Admits Role In German Company’s Collapse, Attorney Says
July 16, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

One of the unnamed jailed executives in the Wirecard scandal has reportedly admitted guilt to the multi-billion-dollar fraud and money laundering case, according to Reuters....

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FATF: Stablecoins Could Be The Currency Of Choice For Money Launderers, Terrorists
FATF: Stablecoins Could Be The Currency Of Choice For Money Launderers, Terrorists
July 10, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoins, the virtual currencies which seek price stability, could be the next target for money laundering and terrorist financing, a report found. The survey, requested...

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Irish Police Raid Wirecard’s Dublin Offices 
Irish Police Raid Wirecard’s Dublin Offices 
July 09, 2020  |  News

The investigation into Wirecard AG, the German electronic payment transfer company, has expanded to Ireland. The Irish Times reported the company’s Dublin offices were raided...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Mining Encounters Are Down 40 Pct; Spanish Authorities Crack Down On Crypto Laundering Of $3.3M In Drug Money
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Mining Encounters Are Down 40 Pct; Spanish Authorities Crack Down On Crypto...
June 30, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Microsoft reported that digital currency mining encounters dropped 40 percent from 2018 to 2019, according to a report. The tech company noted in the report...

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DOJ Alleges Man Faked 120 Employees To Get $3M PPP Loan
DOJ Alleges Man Faked 120 Employees To Get $3M PPP Loan
June 23, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A 44-year-old Texas man, Fahad Shah, was charged with fraud for allegedly attempting to file fake loan applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according...

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New Zealand Seizes $90M In Bitcoin Fraud Case
New Zealand Seizes $90M In Bitcoin Fraud Case
June 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

New Zealand police have frozen $90 million they say belongs to alleged bitcoin scammer Alexander Vinnik in what’s being called the country’s largest money seizure ever....

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