The latest news from our regional desks about financial crime, corruption, sanctions, and integrity issues worldwide.
February 2023's Red Flag Bulletin includes the following stories:
- Hong Kong-registered crypto exchange designated as money laundering concern by US for exchanging more than USD 700 million with darknet users and receiving more than USD 15 million in proceeds from ransomware attacks;
- Former top FBI official Charles McGonigal charged with violating US sanctions for allegedly aiding sanctioned Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska; and
- Paraguayan vice president Hugo Velázquez Moreno and former president Horácio Cartes Hara sanctioned by US for alleged involvement in systemic corruption.