Financial Crime Weekly Episode 76

Hello, and welcome to episode 76 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. Broad range of stories from across financial crime themes this week, as well as a round-up of cyber-attack news.

As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are:

Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, Nationwide Cyber Crisis Management Exercise to Test 11 Critical Sector’s Response to Complex Cyber-attack Scenarios.

Financial Action Task Force, FATF-INTERPOL Partnership: Igniting Global Change to Take the Profit Out of Crime.

Gambling Commission, Lindar Media Limited faces £690,947 regulatory action (press release).

Gambling Commission, Lindar Media Limited Public Statement.

Government of Canada, Canadian Sanctions Related to Russia.

Home Office, Unexplained wealth orders: 2022 to 2023 annual report.

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Leak reveals majority interest in Roman Abramovich’s nearly $1 billion art collection was transferred to his ex-wife ahead of sanctions.

Interpol, FATF-INTERPOL partnership: putting trillions in illicit profits back into legitimate economies.

Joint Money Laundering Steering Group, Ministerial approval of JMLSG Guidance.

National Crime Agency, New SAR-Portal User Feedback Form (downloads as Excel file).

National Crime Agency, Failure to respond to Unexplained Wealth Order sets legal history.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Russia (19/09/23).

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (22/09/23).

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Guidance: The UK Sanctions List.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, General Licence: Payment to Water Companies for Water & Sewage INT/2023/3179120.

Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, Leak Unveils Russian Oligarch Abramovich’s $1 Billion Art Collection. Despite Sanctions, It Has Not Been Seized or Frozen.

Spotlight on Corruption, The UK must up its game on asset recovery to tackle corruption and kleptocracy.

Statista, The Most Prevalent Forms of Cyber Crime.

UK Parliament, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Call for Evidence: Cyber resilience of the UK's critical national infrastructure.

UK Supreme Court, Republic of Mozambique (acting through its Attorney General) v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and others [2023] UKSC 32.

UK Supreme Court, Republic of Mozambique (acting through its Attorney General) v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and others (press summary).

US Attorney’s Office, Financial Crimes Conference Aims to Give Law Enforcement Tools to Better Fight Internet Crime.

US Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Sanctions Multinational Network Supporting Iran’s UAV and Military Aircraft Production.

US Department of Justice, Russian International Money Launderer Arrested for Illicitly Procuring Large Quantities of U.S.-Manufactured Dual-Use Military Grade Microelectronics for Russian Elites.

US Department of Justice, Attorney Pleads Guilty To Operating $18.8 Million Ponzi Scheme And To Money Laundering, Obstruction Of Justice, And Perjury Charges.

US Department of Justice, New Haven Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for PPP Loan Fraud, Money Laundering, and Drug Offenses.

US Department of Justice, Florida Man Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Participating In Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme Targeting Hedge Fund.

US Department of Justice, Georgia Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, and Aiding in the Filing of False Tax Returns.

US Department of Justice, Three Albuquerque Residents Indicted for COVID-19 Fraud.

US Department of Justice, Readout of U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Meeting with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin.