Tag: Money Laundering

Newsmakers September 27, 2022

International Fraud Ring Member Convicted in Scheme Targeting Hedge Fund

Mustapha Raji is found guilty of siphoning $1.7 million from a New York City hedge fund.

Regulation June 15, 2022

Nathaniel Chastain was arrested for what the Justice Department calls the ‘first ever digital asset insider trading scheme.’

Regulation March 28, 2022

The owners of EmpowerCoin, ECoinPlus and Jet-Coin face charges of wire fraud, money laundering and obstruction of justice, among others.

Regulation March 9, 2022

Justice Department says BitMEX was essentially a money-laundering platform.

Pensions August 4, 2021

Olumide Morakinyo created unauthorized accounts for participants who hadn’t set them up.

June 3, 2021

Bank Julius Baer has agreed to pay nearly $80 million in penalties for its role in soccer bribery scheme.

Risk May 5, 2021

Authorities say Roman Sterlingov ran Bitcoin Fog on the darknet, which laundered an estimated $336 million.

April 30, 2021

Prosecutors say the defendants unwittingly conspired with an undercover agent who was posting as a corrupt stock promoter.

Risk April 7, 2021

Mun Chol Myong is the first North Korean to ever face criminal charges in the US.

Risk March 31, 2021

uBiome’s CEO and chief scientific officer were also indicted by a federal grand jury.

Risk March 30, 2021

Jason Peltz is accused of using insider information and a relationship with a business reporter to reap a profit.

Risk March 12, 2021

Former software firm founder could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted.

Risk March 5, 2021

Kristijan Krstic, aka Felix Logan, allegedly absconded with $7 million of investors’ money.

Risk February 22, 2021

Hackers tied to a military intelligence agency allegedly attempted to steal more than $1.3 billion.

Manager Selection October 20, 2020

Robert Brockman allegedly used a web of offshore entities to hide private equity income from the IRS.