July 1, 2025

Money Laundering

Loans

Morrison man sentenced to federal prison for fake PPP loans

A Morrison man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he illegally obtained two Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials announced Tuesday. Richard Nieto, 39, took a deal and pleaded guilty last month to wire fraud and money laundering in federal court, according to court records. The plea deal

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Funds

Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency proposes powers to claw back billions in illicit funds

Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency is pushing for sweeping new powers to strike deals with suspects and recover illicit funds before they can vanish overseas – a move officials say could help plug billions of dollars lost to money laundering and organised crime. Criminal syndicates are increasingly using Malaysia to launder money, authorities warn, while the country

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Crypto

The Cybercriminals Who Organized a $243 Million Crypto Heist

A quiet honor student who had recently graduated from Immaculate High School in Danbury, Veer Chetal was about to begin studying at Rutgers University in New Jersey. In 2022, he completed a “future lawyers” program, and a story that year on the Immaculate website showed a photo of a smiling kid with glasses wearing a

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Crypto

Why Secret Service Seized Garantex

Image: United States Department of Justice The U.S. Secret Service has seized the website of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, marking a major international crackdown on a platform accused of helping criminals launder billions of dollars in illicit money. In a joint operation involving law enforcement from the U.S., Germany, Finland, Estonia, and other European countries,

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