Fake invoices for hearing aids: Law enforcement strike against healthcare fraud network
An international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol has dismantled a criminal network behind a large-scale healthcare subsidy fraud in…
Europol report on the changing DNA and threats of organised crime in Europe
Europol’s EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment, published today, reveals how the very DNA of crime is shifting. Explore how…
Abusing the EU’s Temporary Protection: 23 underground bankers arrested
An international investigation spanning several years has led to the arrest of 23 criminals running a sophisticated money laundering scheme.…
U.S. Treasury disrupts North Korean digital assets money laundering network
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and one entity linked to a network…
Eurojust: Support for German-Cypriot operation targeting €10m investment fraud
German and Cypriot authorities have launched a coordinated operation to block 13 fake investment platforms, with support from Eurojust and…
Anti-mafia operation: Four arrests and nine companies seized in Italy, Brazil, and Hong Kong
Investigations into the criminal organisation uncovered an elaborate scheme that was laundering money from Italy to Brazil, through several companies.…
Eurojust supports operation against Albanian drug-trafficking ring in Italy: 66 arrests
A large-scale cocaine-smuggling ring was dismantled by authorities in Italy, Albania, Poland and Switzerland, coordinated by Eurojust.
Large-scale anti-mafia operation leads to arrest and freezing of €50m – Eurojust
A two-year investigation has uncovered an intricate money laundering scheme run by a mafia family from Palermo. The total value…
EBA issues ‘travel rule’ guidance to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing
The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today new Guidelines on the so-called ‘travel rule’, i.e. the information that should accompany…
EU Commission re-introduces visa for Vanuatu to mitigate security challenges
The past years have shown that significant challenges related to irregular migration and security caused by visa-free travel. One such…
Eurojust: Network of luxury car thieves dismantled
A large-scale ring of luxury car thieves has been dismantled with the support of Eurojust and Europol. Using straw men…
Eurojust: Five criminals behind social benefit fraud convicted in UK
Five Bulgarian members of an organised crime group responsible for the largest-ever fraud against the United Kingdom benefit system pleaded…
EU Commission answer on concerns over introduction of cash limit
According to EU Commissioner McGuinness, the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing (AML/CFT) deals with criminal behaviours. It is…
Full-scale action: €2bn money laundering network via Lithuanian financial institution
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business,…
Full-scale action against money laundering network via Lithuanian financial institution for over €2bn
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business,…
Money laundering: Investigation against Russian-Eurasian criminal network and financial institution based in Malta
National authorities in Latvia, Germany, France, Italy and Malta have carried out over 100 searches in a large-scale operation against…
Finland updates risk assessment of money laundering and terrorist financing
Unofficial international money remittances involve a very high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. In addition, public authorities responsible…
FinCEN expands combat against money laundering in residential real estate
The proposed rule would require certain professionals involved in real estate closings and settlements to report information to FinCEN about…
EBA assessment of the AML/CFT supervision of banks
Some competent authorities in the sample have extensively changed their approach to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism…
EU Council and Parliament agree on anti-money laundering authority seat
Today, the Council and the European Parliament representatives reached a common understanding on the process for selecting the seat of…
Eurojust: Germany and Italy’s joint action on luxury car money laundering
Eurojust has assisted the German and Italian authorities in a coordinated action against large-scale money laundering through the fake long-term…
Europol: Paper trail ends in jail time for 1 013 money mules
Law enforcement agencies from 26 countries, in collaboration with Europol, Eurojust, INTERPOL and several private industry partners, have once again…
Money laundering and terror financing: EBA consults on new guidelines preventing abuse of funds and crypto-assets
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched a consultation on new Guidelines on preventing the abuse of funds and certain crypto-assets…
IMF launches report on anti-money laundering in the Nordic-Baltic region
In a first-of-its-kind technical assistance project on Anti-Money Laundering, Norway partnered with the IMF and Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia,…
Swiss Federal Council initiates consultation on strengthening the anti-money laundering framework
At its meeting on 30 August 2023, the Federal Council launched the consultation procedure on a bill to strengthen the…
Another European blow against the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation: 34 arrests
Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria in a new operation against the ‘Ndrangheta…
Money-laundering and terror financing: EBA publishes EuReCA Factsheet
The EBA has now published a factsheet that summarises what EuReCA is, who reports into it and how the EBA…
Europol: 28 arrests as France and Spain hit chief ‘Thief in Law’
Europol supported the French National Police (Police Nationale) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in taking down a large…
France/Netherlands: Criminal EncroChat communication dismantled, over 6500 arrests and close to €900m seized
The dismantling of the encrypted communications tool EncroChat, widely used by organised crime groups (OCGs), has so far led to 6…
Europol: Influential drug trafficking organisation halted in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The investigation, initiated in 2021, focused on the activities of a criminal network involved mainly in the production and trafficking…
MEPs adopt series of recommendations to fight tax abuse and money laundering
The report makes recommendations on protecting journalists and whistle-blowers, reducing conflicts of interest, better regulating intermediaries, improving reporting and information…
33 arrests in action against globally active money laundering network
31 May 2023 Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy and Spain have carried out...
Europol: 33 arrested as global money laundering service is shut down
Italian-led investigation uncovers intricate system used to launder drug money for criminal networks.
Europol: Underworld ‘co-working’ space shut down in Antwerp
The Hague, 11 May 2023 Belgian and Spanish authorities bust two criminal groups trafficking drugs...
EU Council approves conclusions on corruption as an obstacle to development:
4 May 2023 The Council today approved conclusions highlighting the importance of incorporating a strong...
Switzerland: Strengthening the fight against terrorist financing and money laundering
Bern, 26 April 2023 At its meeting on 26 April, the Federal Council took note...
Human trafficking, pimping, money laundering: Romania, Ireland and UK dismantle criminal network
21 April 2023 Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Romania, Ireland and the United Kingdom...
Crypto-assets: Green light to new rules for tracing transfers in the EU
Brussels, 20 April 2023 EU Parliament endorsed the first EU rules to trace crypto-asset transfers,...
Europol: Law enforcement liquidates €180m from underground criminal network
The Hague, 13 April 2023 SKY ECC investigation results lead to the downfall of yet...
EU Council adopts negotiating mandate on EU law on criminal finances
Brussels, 29 March 2023 The ambassadors of the EU member states today agreed the Council’s...
Fighting money laundering and terrorist financing: EU applies new measures
Brussels, 28 March 2023 Consistent application of rules and sanctions Verified information about beneficial owners...
Europol: One of the largest cryptocurrency laundromats washed out
The Hague, 15 March 2023 Europol supports Germany and the US in taking down the...
Eurojust supports operation against cryptocurrency fraud in Romania and Moldova
The Hague, 2 March 2023 Eurojust has assisted the Romanian and Moldovan authorities with dismantling...
Eurojust: Crackdown on waste trafficking and money laundering network
The Hague, 16 February 2023 Supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities...
Europol: Franco-Israeli gang behind €38m CEO fraud dismantled
The Hague, 17 February 2023 The suspects laundered criminal proceeds through a pre-existing money laundering...
EU anti-money laundering list: S&Ds want to add the United Arab Emirates
Brussels, 1 February 2021 Today, the European Parliament discusses the need for an urgent update...
Russian Illicit Finance: FinCEN puts currency exchange Bitzlato under scrutiny
FinCEN Identifies Virtual Currency Exchange Bitzlato as a Primary Money Laundering Concern in Connection with...
Visa-Gate: S&D Group reacts to corruption and money laundering investigations
Strasbourg, 12 December 2022 Declaration of the S&D Group regarding the judicial investigation into “alleged...
EP declarations on criminal investigations against MEPs by Belgian authorities
Strasbourg, 12 December 2022 European Parliament President Roberta Metsola delivered the following statement at the...
Europol: 44 arrested in Europe-wide crackdown against high-risk criminal network
The Hague, 25 November 2022 An unprecedented international operation, involving judicial and law enforcement authorities...