#money-laundering

#money-laundering

Zapatero, a socialist who served as prime minister from 2004 to 2011, has been ordered to appear before Spain's highest criminal court, the Audiencia Nacional, on 2 June. Although other former and serving Spanish prime ministers have been called to testify in corruption cases, this is the first time a former prime minister has been placed under criminal investigation. The latest investigation is part of an investigation into the 53m (46m) state rescue of the Spanish airline Plus Ultra in March 2021.

Last week the party told the BBC the Reform UK leader bought the house in Surrey in 2024 without a mortgage by using his fee from appearing on I'm A Celebrity. In 2025, Mr Farage told the FT that fee had been paid to his company Thorn In The Side Limited. However, the company accounts appear to suggest the income he received remained in his account after the house purchase.

Oybek Jabbarov and his wife Fatime, who live in Ireland, were accused of transferring money out of the country

The investigation found Plahotniuc received more than $43 million from companies controlled by another oligarch, Ilan Shor, who had previously fled to Russia and was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison.

The FCA's enforcement action targeted unregistered peer-to-peer crypto traders, emphasizing that these operations are illegal and pose significant financial crime risks. Steve Smart stated, 'We will use our powers and work with partners to disrupt them.'

The Supreme Court said the case highlighted the application of free speech laws in Sweden. The statements made by the bank director in the interviews were responses to questions of an investigative journalistic nature.

The defendant accepted illegal proceeds while being aware of circumstances indicating their connection to drug-related offenses. The judge noted the severe social harm caused by narcotics crimes and the need for strict punishment.

Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, has dropped its defamation claim against the Guardian and two other defendants regarding a report on federal investigations into $8 million in payments.

Guests were promised luxury villas in a crypto resort in Timor-Leste, but an investigation found only an empty plot, raising questions about the project's legitimacy.

The investigation was triggered in 2015 following a complaint from Catherine Hutin, the daughter of Picasso's last partner Jacqueline Roque, after she discovered that works were missing from the unit she had rented from Bouvier's company, in a Paris suburb. Eight years before, she had asked Olivier Thomas, an art dealer and mutual friend of hers and Bouvier's, to sell Picasso's last residence on the Riviera, the Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie in Mougins, and move the furniture to the storage unit.

The Hungarian tax authority has just confirmed it detained seven people and two cash-in-transit vehicles coming from Austria towards Ukraine, saying it is pursuing criminal proceedings on suspicion of money laundering. The contents of their transit has also been confirmed as per earlier statement by Ukraine's state-owned Oschadbank. But the authority pointedly said that one of the seven men arrested was a former general of the Ukrainian intelligence services.

The alleged fraud scheme played out over more than a decade and the company's total losses remain unknown. It went undetected because it was allegedly committed by a worker holding that position for so long and being trusted in that position.

Wearing a gray suit, Billups entered his not-guilty plea on Nov. 24 on federal charges connected to a rigged poker game that had enveloped the attention of the NBA and the rest of the sports world. He's facing money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy charges, both of which carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years.

The scope of the complaint suggests that this is not an isolated accusation, but one that targets key figures within the current leadership structure. A total of 38 documents were submitted electronically alongside the complaint. The allegations centre on suspected money laundering and the alleged "collection of undue commissions." The claims are said to relate to several major financial operations carried out by Barcelona in recent years.

I felt the need to gamble to try and get something back, this has led to me losing £93,000 to try and recoup the money I paid into Mowle's bank account, going into a deep state of depression and having to seek help via medication and counselling.