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Corruption Currents: Malta Unveils Anti-Money-Laundering Strategy


https://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2018/04/12/corruption-currents-malta-unveils-anti-money-laundering-strategy/

 

The office of Malta's Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, an anti-money laundering agency, is seen in Birkirkara, Malta, on Oct. 28, 2017.

 

The office of Malta's Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit, an anti-money laundering agency, is seen in Birkirkara, Malta, on Oct. 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters

 

A daily roundup of corruption news from across the Web. We also provide a daily roundup of important risk & compliance stories via our daily newsletter, The Morning Risk Report, which readers can sign up for here. Follow us on Twitter at @WSJRisk.

 

Bribery:

U.S. prosecutors filed additional charges in their bribery case involving NCAA men’s basketball. (BR, KCS, USAToday, AP)

Indonesia is widening its bribery probe in the Rolls-Royce bribery case. Authorities detained and questioned a governor in a separate case; the story didn’t contain a response. (JP, JP, JP)

Three people in Latvia were sentenced to prison in a bribery case. (LSM)

A former Chinese public relations official is on trial. (CG)

Indian authorities tackle bribery cases. (Hindu, DC)

 

Local cases:

A Chicago-area mayor asked a judge to dismiss corruption charges filed against him. A witness’ illness delayed a former New York State lawmaker’s corruption retrial. A dozen defendants crammed into court in a bribery case in Cayman. (CT, NYP, CC)

 

Cybercrime:

States are conducting drills to game out hacking threats to their election systems. (Bloomberg, NPR)

Money Laundering:Malta released its first-ever national strategy to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. (ToM, MI)

U.K. police are looking into dirty money but are warning it will take time. The SFO director said Russia isn’t helping with investigations. Money-laundering fines in the U.K. have fallen. (Reuters, BBC, CityAM)

Exiled Venezuelan judges launched a corruption trial of the country’s president, accusing him of money laundering. The president doesn’t recognized their authority. (AP)

U.S. legislation would target money laundering by human traffickers. (AP)

Bitfinex is pushing back against allegations it is involved in a money-laundering case in Poland. (CD)

Australia’s anti-money laundering regulator wants to target bitcoin. (Reuters)

Pakistan hired a U.K. lawyer to restart a money-laundering probe of a political party leader. He’s denied wrongdoing. (PT)

A New Zealand firm faces millions in fines for ineffective internal anti-money laundering controls. (NZH)

British Columbia is discussing ways to curb money laundering through casinos. (Focus)

A former wealth manager for athletes pleaded guilty to money laundering. (release)

A former Nigerian governor distanced herself from testimony she gave in a money-laundering probe. The son of another former Nigerian governor was re-arraigned on money laundering charges; the story didn’t contain a response. (TD, SR, TD, PT, DT, Vanguard)

Sanctions:New U.S. sanctions on Iran are coming. (Bloomberg)

Answers to a judge’s questions could be the key to the sentence for a Turkish banker convicted of violating U.S. sanctions on Iran. (Bloomberg)

 

Whistleblowers:

Facebook displays advertisements on pages run by those selling the body parts of threatened animals, a  tipster alleged. The company didn’t respond to requests for comment. (AP)

A Russian whistleblower fell ill from bad seafood the night before his death, according to his former lover, who testified on the matter. (BuzzFeed, BBC)

 

General Anti-Corruption:

Ethics troubles for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt continue, though he holds the support of the president. (BuzzFeed, Politico, WP, CNN, NPR, Politico)

U.K. and U.S. lawyers launched a joint class action against Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and two other companies. (Guardian)

Malaysia’s anti-graft body set up a 24-hour operation center to monitor corruption in upcoming elections. (CNA)

The number of corruption cases in Singapore dropped to a record low. (CNA, BT)

An anti-corruption march is planned for the weekend in Tahiti. (RadioNZ)

The Council of Europe is concerned about corruption in Romania. (release, Euronews)

The director of an Australian energy project fell under a cloud of corruption. The company involved said it’s cooperating. (SMH)

A cronyism scandal embroiling the Japanese prime minister deepened. (Reuters)

The U.S. special counsel’s probe continues amid reports the president could fire him. A company indicted in the investigation hired lawyers. (Politico, Bloomberg, Reuters, Politico)