Tag: financial crime
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EXCLUSIVE: Kremlin’s sanctioned crypto payment network has Budapest link
read this article: EXCLUSIVE: Kremlin’s sanctioned crypto payment network has Budapest linkLONDON–A multi-billion-dollar, supposedly “sanctions-proof” international payment system backed by the Kremlin and sanctioned by the West, has been associated with a business in downtown Budapest – staffed by a Latvian go-karting enthusiast – since December 2024. Leaked documents corroborated by reporter.london with open-source reporting suggest there is a risk that Hungarian company MiddleAsiaTrade House kft,…
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Reportercast October 2023 in Kyiv with Andrii Mikheiev: on asset confiscations and international law
read this article: Reportercast October 2023 in Kyiv with Andrii Mikheiev: on asset confiscations and international lawA podcast episode recorded in Kyiv on October 17 on the sidelines of a conference on the human rights abuses in Ukraine and Syria, organised by SUN (The Syria Ukraine Network), an NGO based in the US. Andrii Mikheiev is an international law expert with the International Center for Ukrainian Victory, a Kyiv-based NGO. He…
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Reportercast August 2023 with Amazon’s Abigail Bishop on scams and other fraud
read this article: Reportercast August 2023 with Amazon’s Abigail Bishop on scams and other fraudAbigail Bishop is Amazon’s “Head of External Relations, Scams Prevention” and her job is to campaign to educate Amazon’s customers about scams being run against them around the world. These scams are of multiple types and growing increasingly sophisticated, with Bishop citing low reporting rates as an additional issue. She also spoke to host Matei…
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Reporter and AML Intelligence reveal glaring loophole in the UK sanctions regime
read this article: Reporter and AML Intelligence reveal glaring loophole in the UK sanctions regimeLONDON–AML Intelligence, a new and fast-expanding news provider for money laundering compliance professionals, has published an exclusive article in collaboration with Reporter, outlining the concerns experts in London and internationally have about the British government’s approach to sanctions enforcement. The main issue is around the discretion British regulators give themselves in placing sanctions on companies…
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Reportercast November 2022: Valeria Hontareva on Ukraine’s reconstruction and banking reforms
read this article: Reportercast November 2022: Valeria Hontareva on Ukraine’s reconstruction and banking reformsWelcome, people, to November’s Reportercast, with a very distinguished guest – Valeria Hontareva, the former central bank governor of Ukraine (2014-2017), and now a world-famous expert on finance reforms, banking governance and monetary policy. Hontareva is also one of the bravest central bankers the world has ever seen, having closed dozens of dirty banks affiliated…
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Duet Private Equity out of business over €2.6 million compensation claim
read this article: Duet Private Equity out of business over €2.6 million compensation claimThe company was linked indirectly to ongoing scandals in Eastern Europe, Germany and the UK. LONDON—Duet Private Equity is in insolvency over a lost arbitration claim against Starbridge Development Holdings, a Seychelles company whose beneficial owner was not disclosed, according to public data filed with Companies House and people involved in the proceedings. The matter…
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Reportercast September 2022: Bradley Birkenfeld on whistleblowing
read this article: Reportercast September 2022: Bradley Birkenfeld on whistleblowingPeople, September’s Reportercast has appeared. Our guest for this edition is world-famous whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, a self-described “hammer looking for nails” known for exposing a multi-billion tax scam at UBS and receiving what at the time was the largest reward in US history for his disclosure, which led to the overhauling of the Swiss banking…
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Reportercast August 2022: Tom Spiller on crypto and Tory politics
read this article: Reportercast August 2022: Tom Spiller on crypto and Tory politicsWelcome, all, to August 2022’s episode of Reportercast. The guest for this edition is Tom Spiller, a top lawyer specialised in the UK cryptocurrency industry and general international commercial litigation, and a Conservative Party activist who was given an Order of the British Empire by the Queen for his services to politics in the UK.…
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European development bank mired in Moldovan legal drama
read this article: European development bank mired in Moldovan legal dramaThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) denies using falsified paperwork to help its reposession of the country’s only port, a year ahead of the war in Ukraine.
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Global fintech Paxum and Hungarian bank OTP caught up in Romanian fraud probe
read this article: Global fintech Paxum and Hungarian bank OTP caught up in Romanian fraud probeCanada-based and offshore haven-linked Paxum Inc was defrauded of some $16 million from an OTP Bank account in Bucharest, but prosecutors allege broader financial crimes surrounding the case.