Financial crimes

Indonesian police probe $1.88 billion money laundering scheme linked to illegal gold mining

The funds were traced through gold shops and refining companies using raw materials from the illegal mine, as well as through gold exporters.

A palace in Marrakesh: How Schwab moved $27.7 million in payments for Epstein days before his arrest

A satellite image of the Palace Bin Ennakhil in Marrakech, Morocco, June 17, 2023. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Bangladesh freezes bank accounts of S’porean tycoon amid probes; businessman denies allegations

Mr Muhammad Aziz Khan, Chairman of Summit Power International, at his office on November 3, 2021.

3 accounts hacked every minute: Philippines confronts relentless tide of data breaches

Some 79.6 million passwords have been exposed alongside Filipino accounts over the years, experts say.

Remaining charges withdrawn for 2 men sentenced to jail over offences linked to Wirecard

Singaporean R. Shanmugaratnam (left) and Briton James Henry O’Sullivan will be appealing against their convictions and sentences.

Crooks are using AI to up their game in cyber crimes

As cyber crimes are on the rise, it pays to be more careful, especially in clicking links from unknown senders.

Tunisian journalist Chatha Belhaj Mubarak freed after sentence cut

Vocal Hong Kong activist investor David Webb dies at 60

Mr David Webb's investigations into corporate malfeasance triggered regulatory probes and made him a celebrity in Hong Kong's financial industry.

Lebanon charges ex-central bank governor Salameh over alleged $44.8 million embezzlement

FILE PHOTO: Longtime chief of Lebanon's Central Bank Riad Salameh, poses as he leaves office after a 30-year tenure, at Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/ File Photo

Bessent says overseas money transfers are fine if people can prove origin of funds

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz/File Photo

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