Special Agent in Charge Lechleitner of HSI Washington had the following to
say about the money laundering investigation and indictment:
Not exact matches
PV: «The way it works, is someone like the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issues guidance on
money laundering, and the states...
say, «Okay, this is
about money transmission,» and things like that can lead to the creation and issuance of a BitLicense.»
He pleaded guilty last July to insider trading,
money laundering and obstruction of justice for «orchestrating» a scheme to trade confidential information
about the mobile technology vendor and cover up the conduct, the US Department of Justice
said in a press release.
The
money trail also reveals a larger
laundering operation, the same can be
said about the Sheikhs.
Who cares
about stupid old
money laundering anyway
say both...
«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investments Limited on or
about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja, did retain the sum of N400m on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party of its campaign activities by concealing the
said sum in your account with Diamond Bank Plc, when you reasonably ought to have known that such fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), the then National Security Adviser, (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption), and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 17 (a) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 17 (b) of the same Act.
«That you, Olisa Metuh and Destra Investment Limited on or
about the 24th November, 2014 in Abuja converted the sum of N400m paid into the account of Destra Investment Limited with Diamond Bank Plc, Account No: 0040437573 from the account of the office of the National Security Adviser with the Central Bank of Nigeria without contract award when you reasonably ought to have known that the
said fund formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful activity of Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) the then National Security Adviser (To Wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2), (d) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.
A federal judge
said she was inclined to allow Paul Manafort and a co-defendant to be released from home confinement pending trial on
money -
laundering and conspiracy charges — if they can produce enough information
about their finances.
The indictment
says the
money laundering began in
about 2006 and lasted through at least 2016.
In Nova Scotia, the law society is vigilant
about the rules to prevent
money laundering,
says Darrel Pink, executive director of the Nova Scotia Barristers» Society.
The Telegraph article added: «Ms Osofsky
said the SFO has been on a «knife - edge for years», with a chequered history of success in its prosecutions: «I'm not suggesting corruption is a «lesser» crime, and a healthy prosecuting arm needs to be kept, but a classic SFO prosecution is
about individual scalps and even big brand names such as Rolls and Tesco, but the scale of
money laundering is much bigger but largely unknown.»
Critics are now concerned
about the number of properties not registered in the UK and
say it's sometimes used as a method to
launder money.
Responding to a question
about cryptocurrencies, the world's second - richest man
said the ability of governments to track
money laundering or terrorist funds «is a good thing.»
In part, banks
say they are concerned
about the due diligence cryptocurrency exchanges do on their customers to guard against
money laundering, criminal activity and sanctions violations.