Interpol and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime are placing new emphasis on combating financial crime, including money laundering and corruption. Ron Corben reports from Bangkok that also officials say they are gaining ground in the fight against money laundering in Asia.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission's staff today announced the availability of a new compliance tool to assist anti-money laundering (AML) compliance efforts by broker-dealers.
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A former Russian diplomat at the United Nations has been found guilty of conspiring to launder more than $300,000 in bribes from UN contractors -- and taking a share of the money.
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A court in Moscow has sentenced two former managers at the bankrupt oil company Yukos to long prison terms for embezzlement and money laundering.
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Prosecutors have filed new charges against jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business associate, Platon Lebedev, RFE/RL's Russian Service reported.
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