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Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge
6 days, 9 hours ago

Son-in-law of top foe of Venezuela’s president sentenced to 30 months on money laundering charge

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader was sentenced Tuesday to two and a half years in prison for his role in a vast conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company, some of which allegedly landed into accounts controlled by President Nicolás Maduro ’s stepsons. Who would accept that amount of money so quickly?,” …

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Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and laundering almost $18 million from a criminal online gambling group in China, officials said Thursday. Yusman said that Yan was named as a suspect by police in China’s Inner Mongolia region who allege he was involved in transfering and laundering more than …

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TD Worker Fighting Money Laundering Accused of Stealing Data
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TD Worker Fighting Money Laundering Accused of Stealing Data

Live Mint  

-- A former Toronto-Dominion Bank employee in its anti-money-laundering department was charged with stealing customer information and distributing it on a Telegram channel, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. A search of Sewell’s phone found images of 255 checks belonging to customers, along with other personal information of nearly 70 others, including their names, addresses and social security numbers, prosecutors …

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Financial Charges: A Weaponized Assault on Independent Media
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Financial Charges: A Weaponized Assault on Independent Media

The Hindu  

Governments are increasingly wielding economic and financial crime charges to silence independent journalism worldwide, according to a new joint report by the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). The report highlights how authorities systematically employ tax evasion, money laundering, and other financial charges to paralyze media operations and discredit journalists.

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Georgia prosecutors drop all 15 counts of money laundering against 3 ‘Cop City’ activists
3 months ago

Georgia prosecutors drop all 15 counts of money laundering against 3 ‘Cop City’ activists

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia prosecutors on Tuesday dropped all 15 counts of money laundering that were levied against three Atlanta organizers accused of misusing a bail fund to aid violent protests against the city’s proposed police and fire training center. Atlanta Solidarity Fund leaders Marlon Kautz, Adele MacLean and Savannah Patterson still face racketeering charges, along with 58 others who were …

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Confusion over listing of Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases in Madras High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

Confusion over listing of Prevention of Money Laundering Act cases in Madras High Court

The Hindu  

Confusion has arisen in the Madras High Court on the issue of listing petitions related to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002. The decision to recall was taken after the Registry brought it to the judges’ notice that Rule 17 of the Madras High Court Writ Rules, 2021 require all writ petitions related to PMLA to be listed …

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Bail always the norm, even in money laundering cases: SC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bail always the norm, even in money laundering cases: SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that bail is the rule and jail is an exception even in money laundering cases. The judgment, authored by Justice Viswanathan, granted relief to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s aide, Prem Prakash, in an illegal mining-related case registered by the Enforcement Directorate. The court held that Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering …

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Supreme Court posts PMLA judgment review to August 28, asks if it is an ‘appeal in disguise’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court posts PMLA judgment review to August 28, asks if it is an ‘appeal in disguise’

The Hindu  

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant scheduled for August 28 a series of petitions seeking a review of a July 2022 judgment of the apex court, which gave unbridled powers to the Enforcement Directorate to arrest and summon individuals and raid private property under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Justice Ravikumar asked whether, even if a …

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Money laundering case: SC grants bail to NCP leader Nawab Malik on medical grounds
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Money laundering case: SC grants bail to NCP leader Nawab Malik on medical grounds

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail on medical grounds to former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in a money laundering case. The top court said medical bail to Mailk will be valid till disposal of the regular bail plea before the Bombay High Court. Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, appearing for the ED, did not oppose grant of …

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ED Mumbai arrests former director of private firm in money laundering case
5 months ago

ED Mumbai arrests former director of private firm in money laundering case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate, Mumbai Zonal Office has arrested Purushottam Chhaganlal Mandhana, former Chairman and Managing Director of M/s Mandhana Industries Limited, on July 18 under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 against MIL and others in a case of bank fraud. The agency initiated an investigation on the basis of FIR registered by CBI, BS & FB, …

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Skattar Singh alias Laddi, who is deeply involved in money laundering, drug trafficking, arrested from Punjab
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Skattar Singh alias Laddi, who is deeply involved in money laundering, drug trafficking, arrested from Punjab

India TV News  

Punjab: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested Skattar Singh alias Laddi, a person deeply involved in the money laundering of proceeds of drug trafficking in Punjab's Tarn-Taran district, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, the probing agency informed. Saktar Singh was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act following searches against him …

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Court reserves verdict on Arvind Kejriwal's plea against arrest by ED
7 months ago

Court reserves verdict on Arvind Kejriwal's plea against arrest by ED

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case linked to the now-scrapped liquor policy. During the proceedings on Friday, the top court also asked the ED to submit the files and said, "We want to see the statements of witnesses recorded …

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Guatemalan court orders release of journalist jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges
7 months, 1 week ago

Guatemalan court orders release of journalist jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — A Guatemalan court ordered the release Wednesday of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly two years on money laundering charges. Zamora, the 67-year-old founder of El Periodico newspaper, was sentenced to six years in prison last June for alleged money laundering. Police escort Guatemalan journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, founder of El Periodico newspaper, to court in …

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Jharkhand High Court dismisses Hemant Soren's writ petition challenging ED arrest in money laundering case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jharkhand High Court dismisses Hemant Soren's writ petition challenging ED arrest in money laundering case

India TV News  

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected writ petition by jailed former chief minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, and denied bail to the JMM leader. The JMM leader was arrested by the ED on January 31 this year, after a high-voltage drama, in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged land scam. Soren’s …

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ED attaches ₹433-crore assets in money laundering case linked to Bitconnect Coin
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ED attaches ₹433-crore assets in money laundering case linked to Bitconnect Coin

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable properties in the form of cryptocurrencies, gold and cash worth about ₹433 crore in connection with a money laundering case against accused Divyesh Darji and others. The ED probe is based on the First Information Reports registered by the Surat police in Gujarat under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Gujarat Protection …

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ED Arrests Arvind Kejriwal: What You Must Know About Money Laundering & Its Consequences
9 months ago

ED Arrests Arvind Kejriwal: What You Must Know About Money Laundering & Its Consequences

News 18  

On Thursday, March 21, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convener, Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, allegedly for involvement in a money laundering case linked to a liquor scam. Money laundering involves illicitly disguising large sums of money earned from unlawful activities such as drug trafficking or terrorist …

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Delhi excise scam case | Arvind Kejriwal moves sessions court challenging summons issued to him on ED complaint
9 months, 1 week ago

Delhi excise scam case | Arvind Kejriwal moves sessions court challenging summons issued to him on ED complaint

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 14 moved a sessions court in New Delhi challenging the summons issued to him by a lower court on two complaints filed by the Enforcement Directorate for evading its summons in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Mr. Kejriwal moved the sessions court against orders passed by Additional Chief …

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Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Issues Summons To CM Arvind Kejriwal On ED's Fresh Plea Against Non-Compliance Of Summons
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Liquor Policy: Delhi Court Issues Summons To CM Arvind Kejriwal On ED's Fresh Plea Against Non-Compliance Of Summons

Live Law  

A Delhi Court on Thursday issued summons for the second time to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on a fresh plea moved by the Enforcement Directorate for not complying with the summons issued to him in the money laundering case related to the alleged liquor policy scam.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra of Rouse Avenue Courts has now listed the matter …

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ED opposes Jacqueline Fernandez's plea in Delhi HC for quashing of money laundering case, says plea not maintainable
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ED opposes Jacqueline Fernandez's plea in Delhi HC for quashing of money laundering case, says plea not maintainable

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has opposed the plea moved by Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez, who sought quashing of ECIR and supplementary chargesheet filed by Enforcement Directorate in ₹200 Crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, said it's not maintainable. More about the Sukesh Chandrashekhar case Senior Advocate Siddharth Aggarwal and Advocate Prashant Patil appeared for Jacqueline and submitted that …

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ED issues fresh summons to Jharkhand CM Soren for questioning in money laundering case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ED issues fresh summons to Jharkhand CM Soren for questioning in money laundering case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate has issued a fresh communication to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking him to again join the investigation in a money laundering case next week, official sources said on Saturday. The central agency had earlier asked the Jharkhand chief minister to join the probe on any date between January 27 and 31 but since there was no …

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Money laundering probe: NCP MLA Rohit Pawar appears before ED
11 months ago

Money laundering probe: NCP MLA Rohit Pawar appears before ED

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, the grand nephew of party supremo Sharad Pawar, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here on Wednesday for questioning in connection with its money laundering probe into the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank scam, an official said. NCP MP Supriya Sule and other party leaders accompanied the 38-year-old legislator till the entrance of the probe agency's …

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'Will cooperate, nothing to worry': NCP MLA Rohit Pawar gets ED notice in money laundering case
11 months ago

'Will cooperate, nothing to worry': NCP MLA Rohit Pawar gets ED notice in money laundering case

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s grand-nephew and NCP MLA Rohit Pawar on Friday received a ED notice from in connection with a money laundering case linked to Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank. According to the source, NCP MLA Rohit Pawar was summoned by ED on January 24 as part of its money laundering probe …

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Foreign-made weapons, ₹5 crore cash recovered by ED during raids in Haryana mining case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Foreign-made weapons, ₹5 crore cash recovered by ED during raids in Haryana mining case

The Hindu  

Foreign-made weapons, about 300 cartridges, ₹5 crore cash and more than 100 liquor bottles have been recovered during searches conducted by the Enforcement Directorate against former INLD MLA Dilbag Singh and his associates, official sources said on January 5. The central agency had launched raids against the former legislator and Congress MLA from Sonipat Surender Panwar on January 4 as …

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Delhi court dismisses former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's plea to stay ED's money laundering case against him
1 year ago

Delhi court dismisses former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's plea to stay ED's money laundering case against him

Op India  

On 14th December, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat of Karkardooma Court in Shahadara district of Delhi dismissed Aam Aadmi Party former councilor Tahir Hussain’s plea to stay the money laundering case against him. In his plea, Hussain had requested the court to stay the matter until the charges were framed against him in another matter related to the anti-Hindu Delhi …

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