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Money Laundering Bulletin

: Laundering & law enforcement: options for UK investigators (& suspects); Online Published Date : 01 August 2022 | Appeared in issue: 296 - 11 July 2022; John Binns (+44 (0)20 74302277, jbinns@bcl.com) is a partnerat BCL Solicitors LLP, specialising in money laundering and POCA.

: EU targets Sberbank and gold in latest Russian sanctions round; Online Published Date : 01 August 2022 | Appeared in issue: 296 - 11 July 2022; By Keith Nuthall

: English legal entity structure is cloak for criminality, say investigators; Online Published Date : 05 August 2022 | Appeared in issue: 297 - 05 August 2022; The UK may have launched the first public register of beneficial owners of companies in 2016 but one type of corporate vehicle it offers is still wide open to abuse by criminals, according to a joint investigation by the BBC and Finance Uncovered...

: Ukraine-Russia conflict [20] – sanctions: natural resources and tuning measures; Online Published Date : 05 August 2022 | Appeared in issue: 296 - 11 July 2022; Susannah Cogman (+44 (0)20 7466 2580, susannah.cogman@hsf.com), partner and Elizabeth Head (+44 (0)20 7466 6443, elizabeth.head@hsf.com), counsel.

: Robinhood Crypto fined US$30m in New York for AML and cybersecurity control breaches; Online Published Date : 05 August 2022 | Appeared in issue: 296 - 11 July 2022; Cryptocurrency exchange Robinhood Crypto, LLC (RHC), asubsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc (RHM), the group that also offerscommission-free trading on stocks and options to retail investors, has beenordered to pay US$30 million after the New York..

: LeoVegas pays UK£1.32m to Gambling Commission for AML and social harm failures; Online Published Date : 05 August 2022 | Appeared in issue: 297 - 05 August 2022; Online gambling operator LeoVegas has been fined UK£1.32million by the UK regulator for ineffective controls to prevent moneylaundering and protect customers who display problematic behaviour. The firm, which runs leovegas.com,..

: Report card – SARs experience; Online Published Date : 05 August 2022 | Appeared in issue: 297 - 05 August 2022; Suspicious transaction reports(STRs) are frequently criticized as too numerous, costly and contributing littleto law enforcement investigations. Rose Pengelly, Paul Cochraneand Keith Nuthall put a lens on filing practice and output. United Kingdom..

: Grey zone - Zimbabwe; Online Published Date : 06 August 2022 | Appeared in issue: 297 - 05 August 2022; Rich in natural resources butyet emerging from decades of economic mismanagement, Zimbabwe has turned acorner in tackling money laundering, according to the Financial Action Task Force.Paul Cochrane, in Pietermaritzburg, finds not everyone so..