Germany approves draft law to fundamentally reorganise its fight against financial crime
The German federal government has approved a draft law that it claims will fundamentally reorganise the country’s fight against financial crime. Anti-money laundering (AML) will be prioritised, a money laundering investigation centre (MIC) will be established, and the country’s hitherto fragmented approach to combatting financial…
Credit Suisse documents prompt calls for Switzerland to be considered for inclusion on EU’s AML/CFT blacklist
The European People’s Party (EPP), the conservative grouping which holds the biggest number of seats in the European Parliament, has called for a review of Switzerland’s banking practices and for the country’s possible inclusion in the EU’s list of countries with anti-money laundering and counter…
Targeting IFFs would make wildlife and environmental crimes high-risk, low profit undertakings, CITE’s chief tells FATF conference
Engaging in partnerships to bring together expertise in wildlife trade and money laundering is absolutely necessary to curb illicit financial flows (IFFs) associated with wildlife and other environmental crimes according to the secretary-general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna…
Fraud based on vegetable oil trade in Poland and Germany revealed
Investigators in Poland and Germany have unearthed a fraud scheme that revolved around the trade of vegetable oil and caused the Polish treasury to lose an estimated €17.8 million (US$21.8 million) in tax. Poland’s Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne (Polish Central Anti-Corruption Bureau) and Germany’s Finanzamt für…
