Sentences with phrase «of laundering money»

At the center of the case is Ukrainian lawyer Olena Tyschenko, who was detained in Moscow in 2013 on suspicion of laundering money for Ablyazov.

Others can find themselves accused of laundering money or embezzlement.

Directed by Eric Rochant, the thriller takes place in Monte Carlo in the world of high finance and stars last year's Best Actor winner Jean Dujardin as an experienced spy who is tracking a powerful oligarch suspected of laundering money through his bank.

Not exact matches

The Manafort / Gates indictment was unsealed Monday morning, and it contains 12 counts: conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish regulators said Thursday that there were «serious shortcomings» in the anti-money laundering operations of Danske Bank» activities in Estonia, following reports this year of money flows from family members of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Central Bank has officially banned the use of cryptocurrencies in financial transactions in order to prevent money laundering and terrorism, a newspaper reported Monday.

The Justice Department's civil case filings say more than $ 700 million was transferred from bank accounts used in the money laundering to the bank account of «Malaysian Official 1.»

Foreigners are coming in and buying up property with anonymous shell companies and some of that is perfectly legitimate but some of it is clearly money laundering and corrupt officials and other people using their cash to park it in property and making it impossible for the people who live there to afford it.

An Iranian newspaper says the country's Central Bank has officially banned the use of cryptocurrencies in financial transactions in order to «prevent crimes such as money laundering and terrorism.»

Between 2009 and 2014, top executives and associates of Najib looted $ 4.5 billion from the fund, laundering it through the U.S., Singapore, Switzerland and other countries, according to a U.S. Justice Department civil case seeking to recover part of that money.

The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Manafort was the subject of a new money - laundering investigation in New York.

«Bitcoin just shows you how much demand for money laundering there is in the world,» the head of the largest asset management firm in the world said Friday.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink took a shot at cryptocurrency bitcoin on Friday, calling it an «index of money laundering.»

Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ian Narev has admitted the bank «made mistakes» in failing to report money laundering but defended his leadership, saying he is «motivated» to help restore trust and that problems identified by Australia's financial transactions regulator don't reflect cultural shortcomings under his watch.

They also accused him of helping to run the exchange BTC - e, whose primary purpose was allegedly to launder money.

Chinese regulators have been on the forefront of a global push to rein in the frenzy surrounding cryptocurrencies amid concerns over excessive speculation, money laundering, tax evasion and fraud.

«Bitcoin just shows you how much demand for money laundering there is in the world,» Fink, the head of the largest asset management firm in the world, said at an Institute of International Finance meeting.

European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, pictured above, said at a February roundtable in Brussels that digital assets «present risks relating to money laundering and the financing of illicit activities.»

The man, Ross Ulbricht, was convicted of seven felonies, including trafficking drugs on the internet, narcotics - trafficking conspiracy, running a continuing criminal enterprise, computer hacking, and money laundering.

That investigation was a routine piece of compliance after Trump became what banks» internal money - laundering police call a «politically exposed person,» or PEP, by announcing his run for the presidency.

That would normally be an end of the matter, but not everyone is inclined to take Deutsche's compliance department at its word after a string of governance scandals in recent years that culminated in a $ 630 million settlement for failing to police money - laundering by its Moscow office last month.

Mr. Siegal is perhaps best known for his victory in defense of high - profile private equity financier Benjamin Wey against federal criminal and civil securities fraud and money laundering charges.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde highlighted cryptocurrency's potential as a vehicle for money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

That strategy has sometimes attracted controversy, most notably in the case of the ill - fated Trump SoHo development, where the project's developers have faced allegations of financing it in part with laundered money.

September 14 - The Sunday Times reports the UK Serious Fraud Office is looking into evidence surrounding allegations of possible money laundering and financial fraud, brought against 1MDB by the UK - based Sarawak Report.

He notes there are three criminal cases pending against Deguito in Philippine courts that include allegations of anti - money - laundering violations, perjury, and falsification of documents.

For someone supposed to be laundering millions of dollars in stolen funds, with investigators from three countries scrambling to track the money, Ding Zhize was a surprisingly unhurried man.

Their top targets include a Senate bill that would include digital currency in an update of money - laundering laws, requiring more entities to police potentially illicit transactions.

He explained how his office managed to nail down foreign nationals who engaged in murder and money laundering on American soil with the blessing of their state.

Such a system makes it difficult for governments to know the identities of people exchanging money, so it has become a haven for money laundering, drug dealing, and corruption.

She was convicted of drug conspiracy and money laundering charges — her first offenses — and has been in federal person since 1996.

«They need to bypass the media and communicate directly to get their message through, because whatever they (say) via media it will be put into a whirlpool of Royal Commission, money laundering and other filters,» added Harris, referring to the powerful independent inquiry into the broader finance sector.

At the height of its power it sent hundreds of tons of cocaine to the US and laundered billions of dollars in drug money.

On April 15, 2011, a day that would later become known as Black Friday in the online poker community, the Department of Justice shuttered two major online poker giants, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker, accusing the company founders of fraud, money laundering, and operating a Ponzi scheme.

The Mueller probe has already led to the indictments of several former Trump campaign officials, including onetime campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is charged with engaging in conspiracy and money laundering.

Deutsche Bank was fined earlier this year as part of a Russian money - laundering scheme that involved its Moscow, New York, and London branches.

A lawsuit brought against Sater and others in 2015, which is ongoing, alleges that «for most of its existence it [Bayrock] was substantially and covertly mob - owned and operated,» engaging «in a pattern of continuous, related crimes, including mail, wire, and bank fraud; tax evasion; money laundering; conspiracy; bribery; extortion; and embezzlement.»

One of Trump's real - estate advisers in the early 2000s, the Russia - born businessman Felix Sater, was accused nearly two decades ago of being a co-conspirator in a $ 40 million fraud and money laundering scheme involving four Mafia families.

Policymakers were also looking at tightening regulations for remittance companies and money changers, and regulating operators of virtual currencies to boost efforts to combat money laundering, he said.

The CPOT list «is a multiagency target list of the «command and control» elements of the most prolific international drug trafficking and money laundering organizations,» according to the Justice Department.

Although the lack of jurisdiction over Bitcoin and its links to money laundering and illicit marketplaces have raised more than a few eyebrows, the currency offers a simple way for legitimate businesses such as small retailers and professional service providers to accept payments for international sales without facing onerous credit card fees or exchange - rate surcharges.

Manafort has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges brought against him, including tax and bank fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy against the US.

Latvia has agreed to dramatically cut bank deposits from foreigners — often from Russia and other ex-Soviet states — amid allegations of money laundering, the FT reports.

After a slow and grudging response to the initial revelations, Cameron finally published six years of personal tax returns at the weekend, and for good measure Monday promised new legislation to make companies criminally liable if they fail to stop their employees laundering money on clients» behalf.

Japan will urge its G20 counterparts at a meeting next week to beef up efforts to prevent cryptocurrencies from being used for money laundering, a government official with direct knowledge of the matter said.

«Donald had to agree to every term of every deal and had to sign off on everything,» Kriss, who worked with the real - estate company Bayrock before leaving because he was convinced it was a money - laundering front, told O'Brien last month.

He and Manafort had also been charged in October with 12 counts including conspiracy against the US, conspiracy to launder money, being an unregistered agent of a foreign principal, making false and misleading statements, and failing to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.

The bank's board reiterated its support for management on Friday and said Societe Generale was «especially vigilant» over the application of rules and safeguards against money laundering and tax evasion.

The vast majority also believed the abolition of notes and coins would cause problems to parts of the population, such as the elderly, while only a third saw it as a way to fight tax evasion and money laundering.

Jacob «Kobi» Alexander Former CEO Comverse Technology Charges: In 2007, Alexander was indicted on 35 counts of conspiracy, securities fraud and money laundering in connection with backdating stock options.