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Petr Bysrton is under investigation for money-laundering activities, according to the Munich public prosecutor's office. Bystron is facing allegations that he received up to €20,000 from individuals linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin to spread Kremlin propaganda. He is the second candidate on the AfD's election list for theEuropean elections. The prosecutor's office said searches are being carried out in Berlin, Bavaria and on the Spanish island of Mayorque in pursuit of evidence. The German parliament voted to lift Bystron's parliamentary immunity, enabling the police to conduct their...
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Former Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat is among several former and current officials on the Mediterranean island facing criminal charges in a corruption scandal over a scheme to sell public hospitals to a private company. The charges, which mainly relate to money laundering, were brought by prosecutors on Monday but the hospital deal itself dates back to 2015 and has been the subject of multiple civil court rulings, audits, and investigative reports. Muscat has denied wrongdoing, writing in a Facebook post that if the charges were not so serious, they would be “laughable”. Experts said th...
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EU lawmakers today voted 482 to 47 to set up a long-promised EU anti-money laundering agency, as part of a package that would also see large cash payments banned across Europe. The move – taken by MEPs at their last voting session before June elections – means new rules apply for football deals and crypto transactions, as the bloc seeks to repair its reputation after a series of financial-sector scandals. “Dirty money finances terrible crimes,” EU financial services commissioner Mairead McGuinness said, adding that there was an “absolute imperative to improve significantly on the current situa...
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen ‘Crypto-King’, as he was once known, was sentenced to 25-years in prison for defrauding customers and investors of his now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. Thursday’s ruling shows how the legal system is trying to clamp down on crypto scams. But while the sentencing serves as a warning to the industry, it is uncertain if it will be a watershed moment that cleans up crypto. Bankman-Fried was cherished in the industry and went from having his face on the cover of Fortune magazine in September 2022, as head of the world’s biggest crypto exchange, to being sat in a court...
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Stephen Calk, a Chicago banker who approved loans of $16 million for ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, was convicted Tuesday on bribery charges. Calk was found guilty on two felony counts after a trial that lasted three weeks in federal court, according to the statement that the U.S. Attorney’s Office released. The jury has found out that Calk granted $16 million of unsafe loans to Paul Manafort in return for a position in the Trump administration. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss praised the jury’s verdict and claimed that this could restrain the further wrongdoings of other bankers. “Calk u...
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Janet Yellen described cryptocurrencies as “a particular concern” when she spoke to the Senate Finance Committee about her expected nomination as Treasury Secretary. She called on lawmakers to crack down on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies because she believes they are mostly used to finance illegal activities such as terrorism. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Janet Yellen calls on lawmakers to “curtail” cryptocurrenciesAccording to Business Insider, Janet Yellen said lawmakers should “curtail” the use of cryptocurrencies because they are “mainly” used for “illicit financing...
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