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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Report: Feds Probed Signature Bank Money Laundering Controls
Report: Feds Probed Signature Bank Money Laundering Controls
March 15, 2023  |  Bank Regulation

Signature Bank was reportedly the target of a criminal investigation prior to its downfall. Federal authorities were examining the bank’s relationships with its crypto clients,...

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SEON Acquires Complytron To Step-Up Money Laundering Fight
SEON Acquires Complytron To Step-Up Money Laundering Fight
February 06, 2023  |  Acquisitions

U.K. fraud prevention firm SEON has purchased anti-money laundering specialist Complytron. The acquisition, announced in a Monday news release provided to PYMNTS, is designed to...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Planned to Restart FTX Abroad
Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Planned to Restart FTX Abroad
January 31, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX Co-founder Gary Wang said Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to transfer funds and restart FTX abroad. That’s according to a filing made Monday (Jan. 30) by the...

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Lawyers in FTX Case Spar Over Bankman-Fried’s Communications
Lawyers in FTX Case Spar Over Bankman-Fried’s Communications
January 30, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal prosecutors have reportedly asked a court to limit Sam Bankman-Fried’s communications. Bloomberg reported Monday (Jan. 30) that the prosecutors want the conditions of the...

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Crypto Noise Puts Further Focus on Binance’s Operations
Crypto Noise Puts Further Focus on Binance’s Operations
January 25, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulatory scrutiny post-FTX’s dramatic implosion has prompted a crisis of confidence in other industry actors. Perhaps no other firm has bee affected more so than...

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Sandbar Gets $4.8M to Fund Fight Against Financial Crime
Sandbar Gets $4.8M to Fund Fight Against Financial Crime
January 24, 2023  |  Investments

Sandbar says it has raised $4.8 million to enhance its financial crime detection software. The funding, announced by the New York FinTech Tuesday (Jan. 24),...

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FTX Prosecutors Seize Robinhood Shares From Bankman-Fried Assets
FTX Prosecutors Seize Robinhood Shares From Bankman-Fried Assets
January 22, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal prosecutors have seized nearly $700 million in assets from disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. According to a Friday (Jan. 20) court filing, a bulk...

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Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Founder Charged With Unlicensed Money Transmitting
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Founder Charged With Unlicensed Money Transmitting
January 18, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has had assets seized and its founder arrested in the United States. Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national who resides in China and...

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Report: Crypto Lender Nexo Raided in Money Laundering Probe
Report: Crypto Lender Nexo Raided in Money Laundering Probe
January 12, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Bulgarian police have reportedly raided cryptocurrency lender Nexo in a money laundering and tax probe. Authorities are looking into Nexo on suspicion of money laundering,...

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