Four months behind bars and a massive fine, that’s what CZ is getting from the government for his crypto exchange’s misdeeds. Regardless of how you view the verdict — too much, too little, just right — his sentencing is a big deal for web3. Potentially in a positive way. There’s effort by some in crypto …
The trial of 27 people charged in connection with the worldwide “Panama Papers” money laundering started Monday in a Panamanian criminal court. Those on trial include the owners of the Mossack-Fonseca law firm that was at the heart of the 2016 massive document leak. The Panama Papers include a collection of 11 million secret financial …
Hyderabad: The arrest of K Kavitha, daughter of former chief minister and BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao, a day before the Election Commission is set to announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections, may have some psychological impact on party workers. Former minister T Harish Rao said at a press conference that the party …
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it conducted searches on the premises of entities linked to Essel Group in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering involving Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL), a financial services firm of Religare Group. According to the agency, the Religare group’s financial services arm granted loans worth ₹150 crore …
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday said it raided companies of the Essel Group in Mumbai and recovered “incriminating” documents as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation linked to alleged diversion of funds worth over Rs 2,000 crore from Religare Finvest Limited (RFL). The federal agency said in a statement that three premises …
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. This story was originally published on October 18, 2023. LONDON — It is a multibillion-dollar plan to build a metropolis in the Indo-Pacific which critics fear may one day act as a Chinese military outpost. Now the vast Colombo Port City project has a …
The wife of Gabon’s deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since a coup in the central African country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday. Issued on: 12/10/2023 – 09:45Modified: 12/10/2023 – 10:01 1 min Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, suspected of allegedly embezzling public funds, was jailed late on …
French billionaire Bernard Arnault and Russian oligarch Nikolai Sarkisov are under investigation for alleged money laundering at a luxury Alpine resort, according to Paris prosecutors. Issued on: 29/09/2023 – 11:28 2 min The probe concerns their activities in Courchevel, a ski resort in the French Alps known for being a playground for the ultra-rich, they …
CNN — For the first time, Alex Murdaugh has pleaded guilty to crimes. The disgraced former South Carolina attorney, who was convicted in March of murdering his wife and son, pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen fraud and money laundering charges Thursday morning in a federal courtroom in Charleston. The plea is related to a …
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 4:09PM NEW YORK (WABC) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday sought to delay an upcoming status conference in the criminal case against Rep. George Santos, telling the judge in a new court filing they and defense attorneys are discussing “possible paths forward.” Santos, 35, faces 13 counts accusing the first-term Congressman of …