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Turkish Authorities Search For Suspect In US Tax Fraud Scheme

PYMNTS

claimed the company was creating fake production records between 2010 and 2016 in order to access renewable fuel tax credits, which it would then launder, the AP reported. PYMNTS reported this month that corporate fraud schemes have been ubiquitous as of late. The Kingstons pleaded guilty in the tax credit scheme in the U.S.,

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Wells Fargo Regulator Admits To Missing Warning Signs

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While much attention has been paid to Wells’ behavior, today a new player is in the spotlight — Wells Fargo’s regulator the Office of the Comptroller of Currency — with questions about why it didn’t act sooner when complaints about the bank began to roll in.

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UK Banking Investigations Rise 16 Pct YOY

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The latest data shows regulators have ordered 51 “skilled persons’ reports” in the 2018-19 financial year, a 16 percent increase over last year. Although the total reports ordered has declined since the height at 140 in 2010-11, recent figures show an uptick. Probes into financial institutions in the U.K.

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Report: FinCEN Files Reveal Billions In Suspicious Money Flows

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BuzzFeed said the thousands of suspicious activity reports, authored by lenders and shared with the government, offer a glimpse into global corruption enabled by banks and allowed to flourish by regulators. Since 2010, prosecution has been delayed by 18 banks for anti-money laundering, according to BuzzFeed.

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Eight UK Credit Unions Went Out Of Business In 2018

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The numbers highlight the worst year for the industry, which is fighting with rising regulatory and tech costs, since 2010. In a letter to firms earlier in the year, the Bank of England’s prudential regulation arm said some credit unions collapsed because of “involved fraud committed by either members of staff or directors.”

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Russians launder billions through British banks (who cares?)

Chris Skinner

So it surprised me little when I saw the headline in yesterday’s Guardian: British banks handled vast sums of laundered Russian money The article claims that 17 UK banks, including RBS and HSBC, helped Russian criminals with links to the KGB and Vladimir Putin to launder up to $80 billion between 2010 and 2014.

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India Issues Warrants For Punjab Bank Heist Jewelers

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The allegations, which go as far back as 2010, involve the firms receiving fraudulent letters of undertaking (LoUs) from the Brady House branch, which allowed them to then borrow money from overseas banks. Modi and Choksi have denied the allegations against them, and authorities say they both left the country before the fraud was uncovered.

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