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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New Jersey Man Admits His Invoice Factoring Company Bilked Lenders of $50M

New Jersey Man Admits His Invoice Factoring Company Bilked Lenders of $50M
New Jersey Man Admits His Invoice Factoring Company Bilked Lenders of $50M
April 08, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

A New Jersey man admitted Thursday (April 7) to running a decade-long invoice factoring scheme that bilked lenders of $50 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office...

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How Augmented Analytics Can Fight Financial Crime
How Augmented Analytics Can Fight Financial Crime
April 04, 2022  |  AML

Machines can serve an important role in mitigating and anticipating the threat of financial crime, but humans have their part to play as well. Get...

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Money Laundering Crimes Surge Along With DOJ Arrests as 7 Plead Guilty
Money Laundering Crimes Surge Along With DOJ Arrests as 7 Plead Guilty
March 30, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Over $2 trillion in illegally gained funds are reprocessed in the global economy as being legit despite the best efforts of financial institutions, new legislation...

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CFPB’s Chopra Proposes Structural Remedies for Repeat Offenders
CFPB’s Chopra Proposes Structural Remedies for Repeat Offenders
March 29, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

In a speech at the University of Pennsylvania Monday (March 28), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra urged regulators and enforcers, including the...

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California Man Convicted for PPP Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme
California Man Convicted for PPP Fraud, Money Laundering Scheme
March 29, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

A California man has been convicted by a federal jury of submitting fraudulent applications for funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and money laundering,...

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Cybercriminal Sentenced to 66 Months for Online Fraud
Cybercriminal Sentenced to 66 Months for Online Fraud
March 25, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

An Estonian man on Friday (March 25) was sentenced to 66 months in prison for his role in a years-long scheme that included computer hacking,...

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Former Paraguay Congress Member Sentenced for International Money Laundering Conspiracy
Former Paraguay Congress Member Sentenced for International Money Laundering Conspiracy
March 25, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Cynthia Elizabeth Tarrago Diaz, once a member of Paraguay’s Congress, was sentenced to prison for her role in an international money laundering scheme, the U.S....

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2 Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Money Laundering Over Frosties NFT Scheme
2 Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Money Laundering Over Frosties NFT Scheme
March 24, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Two defendants have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection to a non-fungible token (NFT) scheme,...

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