financial-crime

Image for Former Belgian national team member Nainggolan arrested in cocaine trafficking probeHeadlines

Former Belgian National Team Member Nainggolan Arrested in Cocaine Trafficking Probe

Image for India antitrust body seeks official documents in Pernod Ricard probeFinance

India Antitrust Body Seeks Official Documents in Pernod Ricard Probe

Image for Sweden eyes charges against man over 2014 killing of Jordan pilot in SyriaHeadlines

Sweden Eyes Charges Against Man Over 2014 Killing of Jordan Pilot in Syria

Image for ICC prosecutor sees 'no real effort' by Israel to probe alleged Gaza war crimesHeadlines

Icc Prosecutor Sees 'no Real Effort' by Israel to Probe Alleged Gaza War Crimes

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Russia Planned 'acts of Terrorism' in the Air, Polish PM Says

Date: January 15, 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) - Russia planned 'acts of terrorism' in the air against Poland and other countries, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

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Turkey Detains pro-Kurdish Mayor in Southern District, Police and Party Say

Date: January 10, 2025

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police in the southern province of Mersin said they had detained a pro-Kurdish mayor on Friday, along with five other managers of the municipality, as part of a terrorism-...

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Amicorp Group to Dispute $1 Billion Legal Claim by Malaysia’s 1MDB for Alleged Fraud

Date: December 24, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Amicorp Group has said it will dispute a claim for more than $1 billion filed by scandal-hit Malaysian fund 1MDB, denying allegations it knowingly facilitated more than $7 billion in fraudulent transactions related to the misappropriation of 1MDB funds. Corporate services provider Amicorp in a statement late on Monday said it would...

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France Extends Olympics Surveillance Measures to Christmas Market

Date: December 23, 2024

By Layli Foroudi and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) – The first time French police informed the Chechen refugee that he was prohibited from leaving the northeastern city of Strasbourg and must check in with them daily, he did not think it worth contesting the order. France was in the midst of a massive security operation...

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Malaysia’s 1MDB Files Legal Claim Against Amicorp Group Seeking Over $1 Billion for Alleged Fraud

Date: December 23, 2024

KUALA LUMPUR – Scandal-hit Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad said on Monday it has filed a legal claim of more than $1 billion against corporate services provider Amicorp Group and its CEO, alleging the firm knowingly facilitated over $7 billion in fraudulent transactions. The claim was filed in the British Virgin Islands against eight...

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New Technology Aids Brazil’s Crackdown on Illicit Amazon Gold Trade

Date: December 18, 2024

(This Dec. 14 story has been corrected to remove the reference to the share of Brazilian gold exports going to Switzerland, in paragraph 27) By Ricardo Brito and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, real estate agent and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally exporting 294 kilos of...