#SEC fines Wells Fargo M for anti-money laundering lapses

#SEC fines Wells Fargo $7M for anti-money laundering lapses

“SEC fines Wells Fargo $7M for anti-money laundering lapses” The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that Wells Fargo Advisors had agreed to pay $7 million to settle charges of anti-money laundering related violations. The regulator said Wells Fargo Advisors failed to file at least 34 Suspicious Activity Reports in a timely manner between April 2017 and October 2021. The lapse arose because the…

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# Industry experts weigh in on SEC hiring more crypto cops

# Industry experts weigh in on SEC hiring more crypto cops

” Industry experts weigh in on SEC hiring more crypto cops “ The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking to hire more people to focus on digital assets, raising the number of personnel charged with safeguarding investors in cryptocurrency markets almost twofold. The SEC’s Cyber Unit, which comprises the Crypto Assets and…

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# European watchdog lists crypto next to lawyers, accountants as an AML threat

# European watchdog lists crypto next to lawyers, accountants as an AML threat

” European watchdog lists crypto next to lawyers, accountants as an AML threat “ Europe’s Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)  watchdog, MONEYVAL, has listed monitoring the crypto sector along with “gatekeeper” professionals, such as lawyers and accountants, as priorities in European nations’ push to combat money laundering. In a media release…

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#Two 20-year-olds charged in alleged .1M NFT scam

#Two 20-year-olds charged in alleged $1.1M NFT scam

“Two 20-year-olds charged in alleged $1.1M NFT scam” The duo were charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly selling bogus NFTs to investors before abandoning the project, shutting down their website, and absconding with $1.1 million in digital funds. They took the virtual money and ran. Prosecutors in New York’s…

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# Consolidation and centralization: How Europe’s new AML regulation will affect crypto

# Consolidation and centralization: How Europe’s new AML regulation will affect crypto

” Consolidation and centralization: How Europe’s new AML regulation will affect crypto “ According to recent media reports, six European countries, led by Germany, are working on launching an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) body that will include the cryptocurrency market in its purview. Details remain scarce, but it is known that the initiative involves Germany, Spain,…

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