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Law
Bruce Bagley's expertise on U.S. counternarcotics efforts and corruption was often sought after by the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice and members of Congress.

U.S. Arrests Money-Laundering Expert For Laundering Money

Nov 19, 2019
A slew of federal agencies and media outlets have relied on professor Bruce Bagley's expertise on organized crime. This week he was arrested for his alleged role in an elaborate corruption scheme.
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Law
Authorities announced Thursday that a New York-based company and seven of its employees are  being charged with fraud, money laundering and illegal importation of equipment manufactured in China.

U.S. Company Accused Of Illegally Selling Chinese-Made Security Products To Military

Nov 07, 2019
Aventura Technologies Inc. and seven of its employees are facing charges of fraud, money laundering and illegal importation of Chinese equipment, which officials say endangered military personnel.
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National
Devin Sloane (right) arrives at federal court in Boston on Tuesday for sentencing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Sloane admitted to paying $250,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California as a fake water polo player

Second Parent Sentenced In College Admissions Scandal

Sep 24, 2019
Devin Sloane was sentenced to four months in prison and must pay a $95,000 fine and perform 500 hours of community service. He spent $250,000 to get his son accepted into college as a fake athlete.
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World
The Granville Street Bridge leads to downtown Vancouver, whose skyline of gleaming apartment towers hugging the waterfront is reminiscent of Hong Kong.

Vancouver Has Been Transformed By Chinese Immigrants

Jun 05, 2019
Chinese immigrants and investors have bought businesses and property, made philanthropic contributions and supported the arts. But some Vancouver residents feel priced out of the real estate market.
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Feds Allege North Las Vegas Tax Preparer Defrauded Buyer

Mar 23, 2019
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — Federal authorities have brought charges against a North Las Vegas man they say defrauded the buyer of his tax preparation business by lying about how successful it was.

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Business
Police vehicles are parked in front of Deutsche Bank headquarters as roughly 170 officers, prosecutors and tax inspectors searched the bank's offices in and around Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday.

Deutsche Bank Offices Are Raided In Money Laundering Probe

Nov 29, 2018
Prosecutors are investigating two Deutsche Bank employees who allegedly helped customers set up offshore firms to avoid anti-money laundering safeguards.
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Asia
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during a press conference after being granted bail at a court hearing at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday. Najib pleaded not guilty Thursday to 25 fresh charges of abuse of power and mon

Malaysia Charges Former Prime Minister Najib With Money-Laundering

Sep 20, 2018
The money-laundering accusations are related to the so-called 1MDB scandal, in which billions of dollars allegedly went missing from a state fund.
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Business
Commodities giant Glencore says a subsidiary has received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Glencore Shares Dive After Subpoena From Justice Department

Jul 03, 2018
The Swiss mining and commodities trading giant disclosed that a unit received a subpoena from the Justice Department over questions about compliance with anti-corruption and money laundering laws.
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Politics

As Trump Enters Year Two In Office, Mueller Looking At Money Laundering

Jan 17, 2018
Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Russian influence in U.S. elections. While his probe's details are unknown, one focus may be links between President Trump and Russian money launderers.
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The Two-Way
The Justice Department has charged Zoobia Shahnaz, 27, with bank fraud and money laundering. She allegedly converted money from credit cards into cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and transferred it abroad in support of ISIS.

Long Island Woman Charged With Using Bitcoin To Launder Money To Support ISIS

Dec 15, 2017
Zoobia Shahnaz, 27, allegedly bought more than $60,000 in cryptocurrency, got a $22,000 loan and then transferred the money abroad. The Justice Department says she intended to join ISIS in Syria.
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Politics
Earlier this year, Frankfurt, Germany-based Deutsche Bank paid a $425 million fine for its involvement in a money-laundering scheme with Russian clients.

Democrats Want To Probe Trump Ties To Deutsche Bank. GOP Says, No Thanks

Jul 25, 2017
President Trump has a special relationship with Deutsche Bank. Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee wanted a probe of the German bank. Republicans said no. Here's the back story.
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Business
The now-closed Trump Taj Mahal casino resort in Atlantic City, N.J., was repeatedly cited by federal officials for having inadequate money-laundering controls.

Looking Into Trump Campaign's Russia Ties, Investigators Follow The Money

May 15, 2017
A Senate panel says it will look into a large database of possible money-laundering activities maintained by the Treasury Department to explore Trump associates' links to Russia.
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The Two-Way
U.S. authorities seized approximately $20 million in cash hidden inside a box spring in apartment in Westborough, Mass., on Jan. 4.

Feds Find $20 Million Hidden Under A Mattress In Massachusetts

Jan 24, 2017
The box spring full of cash was discovered during an investigation linked to a massive pyramid scheme. U.S. agents arrested a Brazilian man on a charge of conspiring to commit money laundering.
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The Two-Way
Former Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., walks from the federal courthouse on Monday after his sentencing hearing in Philadelphia.

Former Rep. Chaka Fattah Sentenced To 10 Years For 'White-Collar Crime Spree'

Dec 12, 2016
A federal jury has sentenced the ex-lawmaker for 23 counts of conspiracy, fraud, bribery and money laundering in a series of elaborate schemes that misappropriated funds.
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Newscast headlines

Man Gets 12 Years In Drug Conspiracy, Money Laundering Case

Dec 05, 2016

SALT LAKE CITY — A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty in a Nevada-to-Utah oxycodone distribution and money laundering case.

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Newscast headlines

Casino Industry Discusses Anti-Money Laundering Efforts

May 23, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino industry players gathered in Las Vegas to consider ways to keep the businesses from being used to launder money.

Vegas Inc. reports about 400 people attended the Bank Secrecy Act conference last week.

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Business
A pedestrian walks past the building housing the offices of Mossack Fonseca in Panama City, Panama, on Tuesday. The massive trove of emails, contracts and other papers from the law firm is being called the largest document leak in history.

Progress Made To Rein In Shell Corporations, But More Action Needed

Apr 06, 2016
Global organizations have been trying to rein in the abuse that costs governments hundreds of billions of dollars. But the Panama Papers revelations show the extent to which more work is needed.
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Sparks Nugget Fined $1M For Money-Laundering Violations

Apr 06, 2016

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — The Sparks Nugget has been ordered to pay a $1 million civil fine after the northern Nevada hotel-casino admitted violating federal anti-money laundering regulations.

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The Two-Way

4 Indicted In 'Largest U.S. Bank Breach Ever,' Justice Says

Nov 10, 2015
The criminal ring stole the personal data of more than 100 million people, the federal indictment says, adding that the targeted companies include "one of the world's largest financial institutions."
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The Two-Way
Yani Rosenthal (center), pictured in 2012, has been indicted along with nine other men and charged by the U.S. with laundering drug money. He is a member of one of the richest and most politically powerful families in Honduras.

U.S. Indicts One Of Honduras' Most Powerful Famillies

Oct 07, 2015
Three members of the Rosenthal family were indicted for allegedly laundering money for drug traffickers.
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Newscast headlines

Caesars Palace Fined $9.5M For Lax Money Laundering Scrutiny

Sep 08, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is being fined $9.5 million by federal and state regulators for not taking steps to prevent money laundering in the casino.

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Newscast headlines

Caesars Faces Fine Up to $20 Million in Money Laundering Case

May 12, 2015

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Caesars Entertainment Corp. says its flagship Las Vegas Strip property faces paying between $12 million and $20 million worth of fines from the U.S. Treasury.

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The Two-Way
Geneva Attorney General Olivier Jornot, center, leaves HSBC offices during a search of the private bank Wednesday. Swiss prosecutors have started searching offices of the Geneva subsidiary of HSBC bank in an inquiry relating to alleged money-laundering.

Prosecutors Raid HSBC's Geneva Office Over Suspected Money Laundering

Feb 18, 2015
The raid comes a week after leaked HSBC documents showed that the bank's Swiss unit had helped its international clients launder profits and shelter their holdings from their home countries.
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Miller Looks To Crack Down On Bad Shell Corporations

Mar 28, 2014

In 2012 on KNPR’s State of Nevada, we heard that the Silver State is one of the most accommodating jurisdictions in the U.S. for the creation of shell companies

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Fronteras: Mexican Cartels Operating in the US

Jun 02, 2011
Mexican cartels have an intricate web of alliances to help them get drugs into the US and money and weapons back across the border.   Cartels use gangs in the US; they bribe local government officials; they launder money in US banks.
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