Mary Williams, Author at THE COMPROMAT

Landromats

Oct 28, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Danske Bank Prepares to Pay $2B in Money-laundering Fines

Danske Bank announced on Thursday that it had booked an additional provision of around US$1.8 billion designated for fines that could bring one of the world’s biggest money-laundering scandals closer to a settlement.

Mary Williams

Landromats

Oct 28, 2022Sep 24, 2024

U.S. Gold Mining Company Violated Environmental Law more than 3,000 Times

A U.S. federal judge found that a gold mining company has violated environmental laws more than 3,000 times at its Buckhorn Mine in “one of the unspoiled natural areas” of Washington State, the Office of the Attorney General said Thursday.

Mary Williams

Landromats

Oct 26, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Panama’s Ex President to Face Hearing for Money Laundering Scheme

Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli will face a preliminary hearing for his alleged role in the “New Business” money laundering scheme, related to the purchase of a Panamanian media outlet, the country’s judicial branch reported on Monday.

Mary Williams

Landromats

Oct 24, 2022Sep 24, 2024

US Authorities Bust a Scheme to Sell Military High-Tech to Russians

The U.S. sanctioned a network that sold military and sensitive dual-use technology from U.S. producers to Russian customers and raised charges against five Russians and two Venezuelans. Some of the items have been found in Russian equipment seized on Ukrainian battlefields.

Mary Williams

Landromats

Oct 24, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Myanmar Placed on Money Laundering Blacklist

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) placed Myanmar on its blacklist for money laundering and terrorism financing alongside North Korea and Iran – the organization announced on Friday.

Mary Williams

Landromats

Oct 19, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Pakistani PM and Son Acquitted From Money Laundering Case

A Pakistani court acquitted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son from a money laundering and corruption case filed against them in 2020, Radio Pakistan announced.

Mary Williams

Corruption

Oct 16, 2022Nov 13, 2024

The Russian Defense Ministry invests in Lithuania. How Shoigu mistress’s money ended up in Vilnius

A man named Adolfas Kaminskas is little known not only in Russia, but also in his native Lithuania.…

Mary Williams

Landromats

Oct 15, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Children Electrocuted in Georgia, Construction Company With Corrupt Past Questioned

Three children were electrocuted on Thursday when they climbed into a newly renovated city fountain in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to retrieve a ball. The fountain has been refurbished by a company whose owners have previously been convicted for corruption.

Mary Williams

Landromats

Oct 13, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Sinaloa’s Top Money Launderer Sentenced in the U.S.

A federal court in California sentenced a Mexican lawyer who served as the Sinaloa cartel’s chief money launder to 15 years in prison, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a statement.

Mary Williams

Landromats

Oct 10, 2022Sep 24, 2024

Transparency UK Warns of Widespread Use of LLPs for Financial Crime

The U.K. branch of the global anti-graft watchdog Transparency International warned on Monday that more than one in ten of all Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) ever registered in Britain bear the “hallmarks of shell companies used for serious financial crimes.”

Mary Williams