Sentences with phrase «with money laundering activities»

Firstly, because tumblers are usually associated with money laundering activities, they are big targets for law enforcement agencies who want to limit malfeasance.

This past July, more than 3 years after the initial incident, the police arrested the leader of BTC - e exchange in connection with money laundering activities connected to the infamous Mt Gox hack.

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Lehder's involvement in the drug trade proved valuable when he was able to testify against Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who had assisted the Medellin cartel with its money - laundering activities.

I believe that the mainstream media, when discussing bitcoin and the risk of money laundering activities associated with it, fails to consider or comment on the hypocrisy issue discussed above.

Franklin Templeton is firmly committed to international efforts to combat money laundering and the funding of terrorist and criminal activities, and as such it makes every effort to remain in full compliance with all applicable anti — money laundering («AML») and anti — terrorist financing («ATF») laws, rules and standards adopted in the jurisdictions in which it does business.

«We have simply noted in conversation with Mr. de Voogd that without the registration required by the Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention Act, offering financial service could be grounds for criminal proceedings for illegal economic activity, which is a standard practice for, say, pawnshops.

«We have simply noted in conversation with Mr de Voogd that without the registration required by the Money Laundering and Terrorism Prevention Act, offering financial service could be grounds for criminal proceedings for illegal economic activity.»

To combat the activities of Mexican, Central American, and South American transnational criminal organizations — including illicit finance and money laundering activities and the flow of illegal drugs — the FBI works side - by - side with its numerous domestic and international partners to infiltrate, disrupt, and dismantle these groups by targeting their leadership and using sensitive investigative and intelligence techniques in long - term, proactive investigations.

Regulators say the main focus of the new rules is to avoid money laundering and other illicit activities that were previously involved with Bitcoin.

Prior to the meetings scheduled for today and tomorrow, vice president of Germany's Bundesbank, Claudia Buch, stated that «the role of crypto tokens in money laundering and criminal activity must also be closely examined,» but also that she doesn't «see a threat for financial stability at the moment as the speculations are generally not financed with loans and the relevant markets are rather small.»

It is commonly associated with criminal activity such as drug dealing, cyber crime and money laundering, since it can be near - impossible to tie a bitcoin wallet to any one individual.

Once Levy was a Madoff client, the relationship included classic, unchecked evidence of money laundering for years and years that should have resulted in legally - mandated Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

On 5 December 2013, the People's Bank of China announced in a press release regarding bitcoin regulation that whilst individuals in China are permitted to freely trade and exchange bitcoins as a commodity, it is prohibited for Chinese financial banks to operate using bitcoins or for bitcoins to be used as legal tender currency, and that entities dealing with bitcoins must track and report suspicious activity to prevent money laundering.

In summary, FinCEN's decision would require bitcoin exchanges where bitcoins are traded for traditional currencies to disclose large transactions and suspicious activity, comply with money laundering regulations, and collect information about their customers as traditional financial institutions are required to do.

To the extent that the activities of the Trust cause it to be deemed a «money transmitter» under the regulations promulgated by FinCEN under the authority of the US Bank Secrecy Act, the Trust may be required to comply with FinCEN regulations, including those that would mandate the Trust to implement anti-money laundering programs, make certain reports to FinCEN and maintain certain records.

«As such,» (a) requirement that the government trace each dollar of the transaction to the criminal, as opposed to the non ‐ criminal activity, would allow individuals effectively to defeat prosecution for money laundering by simply commingling legitimate funds with criminal proceeds.»»

«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.

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 NSA (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.

«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.

One of the counts reads: «That you Air Chief Marshal Alex S Badeh (whilst being the Chief of Air Staff, Nigerian Air Force) and IYALIKAM NIGERIA LIMITED between 28th March and 5th December, 2013 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Court, did use an aggregate sum of N878, 362,732.94 (Eight Hundred and Seventy - Eight Million, Three Hundred and Sixty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty - Two Naira, Ninety - Four kobo) removed from the accounts of the Nigerian Air Force and paid into the account of Rytebuilders Technologies Limited with Zenith Bank Plc for the construction of a shopping mall situate at Plot 1386, Oda Crescent Cadastral Zone A07, Wuse II, Abuja for yourself, when you reasonably ought to have known that the said funds formed part of the proceed of unlawful activity (to wit: criminal breach of trust and corruption) of Air Chief Marshal Alex S Badeh and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act»

Khaled also has ominous looking chemical equipment in his kitchen along with ATM deposit envelopes for what appears to be a money laundering set up for terrorist activities.

Franklin Templeton is firmly committed to international efforts to combat money laundering and the funding of terrorist and criminal activities, and as such it makes every effort to remain in full compliance with all applicable anti — money laundering («AML») and anti — terrorist financing («ATF») laws, rules and standards adopted in the jurisdictions in which it does business.

The charges were not really relevant to Trump himself or Trump's election campaign since Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were charged with money laundering, tax evasion, fraud, and failure to disclose and register that they are agents of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) for activities on behalf of Ukraine (NOT Russia) between the years 2006 until 2014.

Street Capital collects personal information from you, from your interactions with us and from other sources in order to make credit decisions about potential customers, to confirm identity and to prevent fraud, money laundering and other criminal activity, to understand customer needs, to determine suitability or eligibility of products and services, comply with applicable laws, collect on outstanding debt as well as to administer or service our products and services.

As an exchange we provide a platform, we monitor the market, we work with the regulators to ensure the fairness of the market, we validate all the technology platforms, we make sure the trading that people are doing is fair and we make sure there are no illegal activities (like money laundering) taking place.

«The main requirements are for due diligence (and enhanced due diligence in higher - risk matters) before acting in the transaction and to report suspicious activity, via a money - laundering reporting officer, to the U.K. Financial Intelligence Unit before proceeding with the transaction.

Defended a national mortgage company charged with multimillion - dollar violations of Ohio's RICO (Engaging in a Pattern of Corrupt Activity), theft, money - laundering and record - tampering statutes, resulting in dismissal of all state charges within 10 days of indictment.

Beginning with the 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act, S.C. 2001, c. 41, these laws have attempted to impose record keeping and disclosure requirements on lawyers in respect of possible money laundering activities.

Risk - based compliance and due diligence procedures are key to spotting the signs of criminal activity, and submitting SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports) will not only ensure you comply with the law, but also play a part in tackling money laundering before unlawful funds enter the economicactivity, and submitting SARs (Suspicious Activity Reports) will not only ensure you comply with the law, but also play a part in tackling money laundering before unlawful funds enter the economicActivity Reports) will not only ensure you comply with the law, but also play a part in tackling money laundering before unlawful funds enter the economic system.

Basically, Poloniex is positioning itself to comply with regulations and ensure that its platform is free from money laundering and other criminal activities.

As cryptocurrency has become mainstream governments around the world have taken the first steps towards cryptocurrency regulations; Russia wants to create a robust tax regime, the UK and EU wants to force cryptocurrency to comply with Know your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) legislation and the Trump administration has voiced concerns that «Bitcoin is being used for illicit activity».

Regulators around the globe have been linking bitcoin trading with money laundering and illegal activities.

This ban also aims to bring down the money laundering activities associated with this cryptocurrency powered funding path taken up mostly by start - ups.

According to recent reports, the Australian Parliament is all set to join the party with a bill in favour of strengthening the country's laws against the evil clasp of money laundering which tapers in along with cryptocurrency activities.

To assist the government in fighting the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account with us.

The notorious volatility inherent with Bitcoin trading and its linkage with criminal activity and money laundering have till now kept a large number of financial institutions at bay.

BTC - e Operator Jailed On The Face Of Illegal Activity Accusations BTC - e has come under the glare lately for its involvement with financial crimes including money laundering which funded ransomware attacks and drug trafficking.

During a recent interview with Bloomberg, Ravi Menon, the head of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said that that one of the major reasons regulators are cautious and concerned is due to the activities of money laundering using digital assets.

He admitted that although there are some concerns raised about the safety and protection of investors plus their use in executing criminal activities like money laundering, the technology that comes with these digital currencies can be used to improve the efficiency and the inclusiveness of the economy and financial systems.

The government claims that it has implemented these policies to prevent pyramid schemes, money laundering, and other fraudulent activities associated with the cryptocurrency industry.

If the ransom is paid, the leader of the hacker group launders the money through cryptocurrency exchange platforms and pays his employees through a clean bitcoin wallet not associated with illegal activity.

Shamo, along with other dark web operators Drew Wilson Crandall, Mario Anthony Noble, and Sean Michael Gygi, was found guilty on May 31, 2017 of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, aiding the importation of a controlled substance, intentional adulteration of drugs, use of the US mail in drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and engaging in monetary transaction in property derived from specified unlawful activity.

With the start of 2018, the government bodies started taking regulatory measures in order to get control over the crypto madness and also attain control over other illicit activities of tax evasion and money laundering.

According to an insider familiar with the matter, Yicai explains that the investigators are looking for possible Ponzi schemes, fraudulent trading activities, tax evasion, and money laundering crimes.

The decree aims to avoid any unlawful activity that could be conducted with cryptocurrencies, most importantly money laundering.

It will collaborate with local cryptocurrency exchanges to ensure that money laundering and fraudulent activities using cryptocurrencies do not occur in the local market, according to KFIU.

Not only that but it operates with total anonymity and is being used for many different activities like money laundering, drug trafficking, and prostitution.

News Indian officials revealed last week that the country's tax agency and investigation taskforce have concerns about money laundering and black market activities associated with bitcoin.

CryptoUK will work with the UK on issues like preventing Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies from being used in money laundering and other illegal activities, but will not deal with ICO regulation.

Stringently adhered with regulations, and complied with the bank's policies and Turkish banking regulations against fraud and money laundering activities