Financial Crime

Financial crime is defined as crime that is specifically committed against property. These crimes are almost always committed for the personal benefit of the criminal, and they involve an illegal conversion of ownership of the property that is involved.

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FTX Considers Sale as Top 50 Creditors Seek $3.1B

FTX Considers Sale as Top 50 Creditors Seek $3.1B
FTX Considers Sale as Top 50 Creditors Seek $3.1B
November 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX owes its top 50 creditors close to $3.1 billion and is reportedly considering either a sale or reorganization. Meanwhile, FTX’s new...

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SBF’s ‘Big Dumb Game’ Leaves ‘Worse than Enron’ Cleanup For CEO
SBF’s ‘Big Dumb Game’ Leaves ‘Worse than Enron’ Cleanup For CEO
November 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

By most accounts, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the ex-CEO of what only weeks ago was the third largest crypto exchange in the world, has precipitated a...

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US Wants to Bring FTX’s Bankman-Fried to Country for Questioning
US Wants to Bring FTX’s Bankman-Fried to Country for Questioning
November 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried may be coming to the United States for questioning by authorities.  Authorities from the U.S. and The Bahamas — where...

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Turkey Probes FTX’s Local Crypto Business and Ties
Turkey Probes FTX’s Local Crypto Business and Ties
November 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Turkey has joined the many jurisdictions around the world that are investigating crypto exchange FTX after its collapse.  The country’s Financial Crimes Investigation Agency is...

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Report: Bahamian Authorities Investigating FTX
Report: Bahamian Authorities Investigating FTX
November 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX’s troubles continued this weekend with reports that police and regulators in the Caribbean nation had interviewed former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. The...

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UN Official Martynova Says Crypto-Terror Attacks Likely on the Rise
UN Official Martynova Says Crypto-Terror Attacks Likely on the Rise
October 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency crime regulation has reached international attention, according to UN officials on Monday (Oct. 31). Svetlana Martynova, a senior legal officer on the United Nations...

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Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
Hacktober’s $718M Losses Are an Existential Threat to DeFi
October 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

October hasn’t been kind to crypto, with $730 million lost to 18 hacks this month alone, driving the 2022 total loss to $3 billion. With...

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Korean Regulators to Probe Stablecoin, Money Laundering Link
Korean Regulators to Probe Stablecoin, Money Laundering Link
October 24, 2022  |  AML

In a bid to stop money launderers, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is planning a probe into the amount of stablecoins being used on...

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