The latest AML/CFT and FinCrime News about Terrorism Financing
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US Sanctions Six Gaza Nonprofits Linked to Hamas $2.5 Million Transfer
The US Treasury recently exposed a Terrorist Financing Risk involving six Gaza nonprofits that laundered millions for Hamas, including $2.5 million...
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Italy Seizes 8 M€ and Arrests 9 in Hamas Fake Charity Crackdown
Police in Italy arrested nine people and seized 8 million euros in a major Hamas fake charity probe involving funds used to finance terrorist activ...
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Turkey orders detention of 10 suspects for financing Daesh terrorism
Authorities in Turkey detained 10 suspects for using Economic Mobilization Tactics to fund Daesh. The group moved money to Syria under religious p...
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French government awareness questioned in Lafarge terrorism financing case in Syria
French government awareness became a central issue as the Lafarge terrorism financing case exposed conflicting testimonies over what state official...
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Money Trail to Hamas Exposes Binance in Hard-Hitting Case
The lawsuit highlights significant money laundering exposure at Binance, alleging that structural weaknesses allowed Hamas-linked funds to move thr...
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India and Italy Unite to Block Terror Money Networks
A joint India Italy initiative targeting terror financing enhances global disruption efforts and strengthens operational cooperation between both g...
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ISIS Crypto Plot Exposed in Detroit Terror Financing Case
A Detroit resident was sentenced after secretly sending cryptocurrency to ISIS, using encrypted wallets and privacy tools to hide his transfers. Th...
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Global AML Alert: Burma Scam Centres, Laundering and U.S. Sanctions
Scam-compound money laundering in Burma has evolved into one of Southeast Asia’s most complex financial crime networks, blending forced labor, cybe...
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US Treasury Sanction Exposes Hezbollah Secret High Volume Cash Laundering Structure
US Treasury disrupts a terror financing and laundering network that used cash exchanges, counterfeit goods, and illegal trade flows to fund Hezbollah.
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How Cement Giant Lafarge’s Syria Gamble Became a Terror-Funding Trap
Lafarge’s trial for paying armed groups in Syria reveals how corporate survival tactics turned into a major terror-funding scheme, redefining co...
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Alarmingly skewed risk-monitoring turns charity audit into terrorism financing blind spot
Canada’s decision to ease terrorism financing audits of Muslim and Sikh led charity organizations for political reasons may reignite money launderi...
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Bitcoin and PayPal, the Hidden Crypto Route to ISIS Funding
A New York conviction exposed a sophisticated terrorist financing laundering scheme that used crypto, bitcoins, PayPal, and crowdfunding to channel...
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Uzbek Student’s Crypto Donations Unmask South Korea’s Biggest Terrorism Financing Case
The South Korean terror financing case reveals how virtual assets, diaspora fundraising, and front charities merge into complex money laundering ne...
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Africa’s Coordinated Crackdown Exposes Terrorism Financing Web
Operation Catalyst exposed how terrorism financing in Africa relies on virtual assets, fraud and informal networks, reshaping global counter-terror...
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OFAC Sanctions Reveal Haiti’s Deep Laundering Web
OFAC’s latest sanctions against Haiti’s Viv Ansanm network expose the laundering pipelines behind the country’s gang economy, revealing how targete...
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BNP Paribas Faces Renewed AML Scrutiny Over Terrorism Financing Case
A U.S. court allowed civil terrorism financing claims against BNP Paribas to proceed, even though the bank paid a record US$8.9B sanctions fine in ...
Other News About Terrorism Financing
US Sanctions Six Gaza Nonprofits Linked to Hamas $2.5 Million Transfer
The US Treasury recently exposed a Terrorist Financing Risk involving six Gaza nonprofits that laundered millions for Hamas, including $2.5 million through the Al-Falah Society.
Italy Seizes 8 M€ and Arrests 9 in Hamas Fake Charity Crackdown
Police in Italy arrested nine people and seized 8 million euros in a major Hamas fake charity probe involving funds used to finance terrorist activities.
Turkey orders detention of 10 suspects for financing Daesh terrorism
Authorities in Turkey detained 10 suspects for using Economic Mobilization Tactics to fund Daesh. The group moved money to Syria under religious pretexts, highlighting the search for illicit capital.