North Korea has reportedly arrested former state cyber operators for hacking its central bank and Foreign Trade Bank, laundering stolen funds via cryptocurrency through China.
The US Department of Justice filed five civil forfeiture complaints seeking over $25 million in crypto linked to international investment, romance, and recovery scams. Investigations by the Cyber Fraud Task Force identified thousands of victims in the US and Canada, with launderers primarily in Southeast Asia.
Liverpool FC and Merseyside Police seized over £1.2m in assets and issued 432 lifetime bans in a joint operation against ticket touting. The crackdown, involving analysis of 700,000 ticket registrations, also targeted money laundering and led to convictions, protecting genuine fans.
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched a dedicated cryptocurrency investigation unit within its new National Command and Control Centre to combat money laundering and terrorism financing via digital assets, complementing the nation's broader push to formalize the crypto sector.
Former Hong Kong fencer Chiu Man-to was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for laundering over HK$10 million through mule accounts. He admitted to using five bank accounts between August 4-27, 2021, profiting HK$4,000 from the scheme.
A 40-year-old Keysborough man has been arrested and charged in Victoria, Australia, as part of an investigation into an alleged organised crime syndicate linked to 41 cannabis crop houses and $17.5 million in restrained properties. Police warn those who facilitate such operations will also be targeted.
Thailand's central bank is increasing stablecoin oversight, focusing on USDT, to curb illicit finance and "gray money." Measures target cash, forex, and gold trading, expanding compliance for regulated entities and requiring source-of-funds declarations for high-value transactions.
Rossen G. Iossifov, a 53-year-old Bulgarian national and owner of the RG Coins crypto exchange platform, has been sentenced to 121 months in prison by a US federal court for laundering nearly $5 million in crypto for a Romanian fraud network that targeted at least 900 American victims.
Rossen Iossifov, a Bulgarian national already serving a federal prison sentence, has been charged with conspiring to withdraw and launder approximately $290,000 in crypto assets from a Kraken account subject to a forfeiture order. The alleged actions occurred in January 2024, after a federal court had ordered the forfeiture following his 2021 conviction for racketeering and money laundering.
Rossen Iossifov, already serving time for a major crypto laundering case, has been charged with moving $290,000 in cryptocurrency from federal prison that a court had ordered him to forfeit. The DOJ alleges he conspired to hide the funds through exchanges and mixing services.
Reform UK faces scrutiny over a £5m donation to Nigel Farage from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The party's response, framing questions as persecution and using friendly media outlets, is compared to Donald Trump's tactics. Concerns about financial transparency and links to cryptocurrency are highlighted.
Rebel TMC MLA Ritabrata Banerjee announced plans to approach the Supreme Court after the Calcutta High Court permitted the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC to temporarily operate three frozen bank accounts. The accounts were frozen as part of a money laundering probe linked to alleged financial irregularities.
Interpol's Operation First Light 2026 led to 5,811 arrests across 97 countries, targeting romance scams and crypto laundering. Thai police arrested two individuals involved in a scheme that moved over $122.5 million in 10 months, obscuring funds via cross-chain token swaps.
Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong denied reports that fugitive businessman Jho Low secretly entered Malaysia last year for talks related to the 1MDB scandal. Low faces charges in the US and Malaysia for his alleged role in the misappropriation of billions from the state fund.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen Rs 440 crore in three TMC bank accounts in HDFC Bank as part of a money laundering investigation. The funds were allegedly used to purchase an aircraft and a helicopter for Rs 112 crore through a Kolkata-based company, Carewell Aviation.
Greater Manchester Police arrested three individuals in connection with a financial crime investigation into the University of Greater Manchester, alleging fraud, bribery, and money laundering involving over £1m and a million emails.
The Guardian investigation reveals that bankers reported potential money laundering concerns to the National Crime Agency (NCA) regarding transactions involving senior Reform UK figures, including Nigel Farage and Richard Tice. Suspicious activity reports (SARs) were filed over donations and loans, prompting scrutiny of the party's finances and adherence to electoral rules.
Bankers reported a £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire to the National Crime Agency, concerned it may have been laundered money. Farage faces scrutiny over undeclared finances and timing of the gift relative to his political activities.
Kenya's Capital Markets Authority is seeking a blockchain analytics platform to monitor virtual assets, flag illicit activities like fraud and money laundering, and enforce compliance under the new Virtual Assets Service Providers Act. The tool will track Bitcoin, Ethereum, and over 20 other networks to support regulation of the country's growing crypto market.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a 3,500-page charge sheet against hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki, crypto trader Robin Khandelwal, and businessman Sunish Hegde for their alleged roles in a sophisticated network involving hacking, darknet operations, cyber extortion, and cryptocurrency laundering.
The Enforcement Directorate searched five Kolkata locations on Tuesday as part of a money laundering investigation. Preliminary findings indicate over Rs 150 crore was routed through aviation and travel firms for suspicious purposes.
A court in eastern China has sentenced former official Yang Youlin to death for accepting over 2.2 billion yuan (US$323.8 million) in bribes. The sentence, one of the harshest for economic crimes in recent years, also includes lifelong political rights deprivation and asset confiscation.
Belgian police arrested a 19-year-old suspected of leading a phishing and money-laundering network that stole over €500,000 using fake government emails. The suspect was found in an Airbnb in Antwerp, where a second individual was also apprehended. The investigation highlights crypto's role in laundering illicit funds and the broader threat of phishing to crypto investors.
Li Min, an assistant manager for a Wang Fuk Court renovation project consultant, was granted HK$300,000 bail by a Hong Kong High Court pending her money-laundering trial. She is among nine accused in connection with a deadly fire and alleged fraud.
