Tuesday, April 14, 2015

ALLEN STANFORD FILES A REPLY BRIEF IN HIS APPEAL TO THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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For those who are following Allen Stanford's Federal criminal case, Here are the issues that he has framed in the Reply Brief, which...

KENYA SHUTS DOWN DAHABSHILL AND TWELVE OTHER FOREX BUREAUX, ALLEGING THAT THEY FINANCE TERRORISM

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It appears that the controversy surrounding Dahabshill Money Transfer Company Limited is not over; the Government of Kenya has ordered i...

HAVE YOU SEEN ANY OF THE MISSING BILLION DOLLARS FROM MOLDOVA ?

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Unless you routinely access financial news from Eastern Europe, you are probably unaware of the fact that a billion dollars was stolen f...
Monday, April 13, 2015

COMPLIANCE OFFICERS: CHECK YOUR STATE LAWS FOR SANCTIONS IN EFFECT AGAINST IRAN

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Should there be a partial lifting of some of the sanctions in effect against Iran, and you are a compliance officer at entity where pub...
Sunday, April 12, 2015

ATTENDEES AT SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT PANANA'S MONEY LAUNDERING AND CORRUPTION

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If you read the mainstream media about the issues that delegates at the Seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama are talking about, you...
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A GUN-SHY HSBC DECLINES TO ONBOARD A CHILDREN'S CHARITY

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HSBC in Hong Kong has reportedly refused to open an account for a well-established French charity whose goal is to support children in ...

THIS WEEK'S PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

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Freedom of speech issues, regarding whether a certain photograph should be allowed to be shown, in connection with advertising placed i...
Saturday, April 11, 2015

IS PANAMA'S FUGITIVE SECURITIES REGULATOR COOPERATING WITH US LAW ENFORCEMENT ?

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Ignacio Fabrega de Obarrio, the Republic of Panama's former supervisor of its securities regulation agency, SMV, who is facing multi...
Friday, April 10, 2015

US STATE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS CUBA BE REMOVED FROM LIST OF STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM

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Notwithstanding the substantial risks* to American businesses that choose to conduct business in Cuba, the US State Department has rep...

PANAMA'S SECURITIES HEAD FLEES THE COUNTRY

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Ignacio Fabrega de Obarrio, the former Supervisor of Panama's securities regulator, the SMV, has fled the country, notwithstanding t...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

JUDGE IN ARAB BANK CASE DENIES DEFENSE POST-TRIAL MOTIONS

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The US District Judge presiding over the Arab Bank case has, in a 96-page Memorandum Opinion and Order*, detailing all the trial testimo...
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SHOULD CREDIT UNIONS AVOID TRANSACTIONS WITH MONEY SERVICE BUSINESSES DUE TO AML ISSUES ?

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In the aftermath of the North Dade Community Development Federal Credit Union scandal, credit unions should seriously consider whether i...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

REMOVING CUBA FROM LIST OF STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM EXPOSES AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN

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The rumor that President Obama is considering removing the Republic of Cuba from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism is disturbi...

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

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Food for thought. This "toy" is reported to be offered for sale on the streets of Gaza, and in Ramallah, in the Palestinian T...
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WHEN CELEBRITIES ARE MONEY LAUNDERERS

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The arrest of Pakistan''s top supermodel at Islamabad Airport, after $500,000 in cash was seized from her suitcase, reminds us ...