The
Philippines has been named by the US Department of State as one of the 66 major
drug money-laundering countries in the world.
Ghana Anti-money Laundering Journalists Network
Sunday, 25 March 2012
209 reports of financial fraud
Money
generated from illegal activities is recycled into economic activities such as
the purchase of real estate - By Ali al Kasbi - MUSCAT — Col Mohsin bin Awadh
al Muqaddam, Director of the Financial Investigation Unit at the Royal Oman
Police (ROP), has said that 209 suspicious financial transactions were reported
last year. Investigation into the reports led to the discovery of several
money-laundering crimes, in addition to related crimes like swindling, forgery
and violation of the financial law and other laws.
Charged with laundering RM935,000
THE
former political secretary to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Economic Planning Unit) Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop was charged with 28 counts
of money-laundering involving RM935,000.
Gopac-Seapac renews PHL’s anti-corruption pledge
LAST Friday, the Global Organization of
Parliamentarians against Corruption (Gopac) and the Southeast Asian
Parliamentarians against Corruption (Seapac) held the Philippine Chapter
Workshop on Anti-Money Laundering and the United Nations Convention Against
Corruption (Uncac).
South Sudan criminalizes money-laundering
The eight month old independent state of South Sudan has criminalised money laundering as part of an
ongoing effort to arrest the rampant corruption in the country.
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