Certain Risk is a news aggregation site based in Brooklyn, New York. We focus on financial crime.https://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mserhmpbv224Epstein was designated high-risk as early as 2008 because of connections to human trafficking and underage prostitution, and decisions on his accounts were escalated to members of the operating committee. #MoneyLaundering #HumanTrafficking #JeffreyEpstein #JPMorganChase #JamieDimon #BankOfAmerica https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/08/04/wyden-report-says-3-banks-likely-violated-aml-laws-with-epstein-accounts/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social06 Aug 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mserhmpbv224https://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3ms7ctmp23k2qCitigroup said Gacki will begin October 1 and join the leadership team of its Independent Compliance Risk Management unit, where the bank said she will help clients navigate an increasingly complex sanctions environment. #FinCEN #Citigroup #USTreasury #FinancialOversight https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/07/31/citi-hires-fincen-director-gacki-to-lead-sanctions-compliance/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social03 Aug 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7ctmp23k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3ms7cirgy5k2qThe transaction patterns identified are among the categories of activity flagged by federal banking guidance, citing the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s BSA/AML manual and its appendix on money laundering and terrorist financing red flags. #MoneyLaundering #banking #Trump https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/08/03/capital-one-says-months-long-aml-review-drove-trump-account-closures/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social03 Aug 2026 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7cirgy5k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3ms7c6o4wvs2qFinCEN cited customer due diligence failures tied to clients with ties to Russia and Latin America, describing accounts opened for entities beneficially owned by a Russian oligarch with reported close ties to President Vladimir Putin. #FinCEN #CFTC #MoneyLaundering #UBS #banking https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/08/03/fincen-fines-ubs-brokerage-125-million-for-failing-to-resolve-aml-failures/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social03 Aug 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7c6o4wvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mrndb7muss2tThe chamber found the existence of a criminal organization known as “the Office,” which collected payments from telecom companies seeking to operate in Uzbekistan. Payments were routed into accounts held by Office-linked companies including Lombard Odier in Geneva. #MoneyLaundering #OrganizedCrime https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/07/27/swiss-court-fines-lombard-odier-3-7mn-for-failing-to-flag-karimova-corruption/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social27 Jul 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrndb7muss2thttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mqpbvveklc2hMonday’s guidance is the latest in a series of administration measures over roughly the past nine months aimed at discouraging people in the U.S. illegally from using the banking system. #banking #immigration #financialservices #oversight #CFPB #Trump #TrumpAdministration https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/07/13/u-s-regulators-warn-banks-on-borrowers-without-work-authorization/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social15 Jul 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpbvveklc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mov5ee4qec2gThe program, intended to help managers oversee workflows, capacity, and performance, will measure the time staff spend in web browsers and in internal chat and meeting tools. #tdbank #oversight #surveillance #PrivacyRights #efficiency https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/22/td-to-track-some-financial-crime-staffs-work-with-software/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social22 Jun 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov5ee4qec2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mov4xk6fas2gIssuers would have to retain identifying information for five years after an account is closed and determine whether customers appear on federal lists of known or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations. #USTreasury #MoneyLaundering #Crypto #stablecoin #cryptocurrency https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/22/u-s-regulators-propose-customer-id-rule-for-stablecoin-issuers/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social22 Jun 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov4xk6fas2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mogst47res23The oil sales relief takes effect upon signing of a memorandum of understanding the administration said the U.S. and Iran executed electronically Sunday and would finalize this week. #iran #TrumpAdministration #Trump #Energy #oil #petroleum #Sanctions https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/16/iran-to-get-immediate-oil-sanctions-relief-under-u-s-deal-with-banking-waivers-attached/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social16 Jun 2026 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogst47res23https://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3modvwsylxs23Bessent framed the initiative in national-security terms, that reporting illicit financial activity linked to migrants was “real national-security work” and that economic security was inseparable from national security. #ScottBessent #USTreasury #Trump #TrumpAdministration #exploitation #FinCEN https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/15/bessent-calls-on-banks-to-join-fight-against-illegal-immigration/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social15 Jun 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3modvwsylxs23https://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mo5evqeyt22gThe searches of Ukraine’s financial intelligence unit are connected to allegations that fortification contracts were used to embezzle 200 million hryvnias ($4.5 million) in state funds. #Corruption #CorruptPoliticians #Embezzlement #warinukraine #MoneyLaundering https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/12/head-of-ukraines-fiu-faces-embezzlement-probe/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social13 Jun 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5evqeyt22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mo5dcp5dd22gPerpetrators coerce their victims by blackmailing them with compromising images or by fostering drug dependency and debt, exploiting poverty, homelessness, migration status, disability, and addiction. #humantrafficking #exploitation #OrganizedCrime #Drugtrafficking #Smuggling #MoneyLaundering https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/12/trafficking-for-forced-criminality-is-on-the-rise-across-europe/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social13 Jun 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5dcp5dd22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mo5bidgsys2gEuropol said the dismantled service processed 336 million euros for ransomware gangs and was linked to more than 15 international cybercrime investigations, including stolen proceeds from the 2022 LastPass breach and the SwissBorg hack. #cryptocurrency #MoneyLaundering #cybercrime #FinancialCrime https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/12/u-s-charges-2-in-takedown-of-audia6-crypto-laundering-service/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social13 Jun 2026 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo5bidgsys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mo4aargitc2gThe Isle of Man, which built online gambling into one of the largest pillars of its economy, is grappling with a sprawling scandal after one of its flagship licensees was linked to scam operations run from the island. #isleofman #gambling #OnlineGambling #kinggaming https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/11/isle-of-mans-online-gambling-boom-unravels-amid-asian-scam-network-scandal/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social12 Jun 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4aargitc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mo47qvmwis2gDemand for Hong Kong products has been driven by China’s low interest rates, a property crisis that has eroded home values, and weak returns in domestic equities. #banking #China #GlobalFinance #CapitalFlight #capital https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/12/mainland-chinese-rush-to-open-hk-accounts-as-beijing-tightens-grip-on-outflows/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social12 Jun 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo47qvmwis2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mo3px4fyfc2gU.S. S.o.S Marco Rubio accused Cuba’s government of wielding energy as “a tool of both repression and self-serving regime kleptocracy” and that the country’s leaders have rationed energy as an instrument of social control. #TrumpAdministration #Trump #Sanctions #MarcoRubio #Corruption #humanrights https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/12/u-s-sanctions-cubas-state-oil-company-as-u-n-warns-of-rising-child-death-rate/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social12 Jun 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3px4fyfc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mo23z6c3a22gThe ruling follows a number of OFAC designations made by the Trump administration, including adding Francesca Paola Albanese to the agency’s Specially Designated Nationals list after she called for the ICC to investigate Israeli officials over their actions in Gaza. #banking #Sanctions #TrumpAdmin https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/11/eu-top-court-ofac-listing-alone-cannot-justify-refusal-of-basic-bank-account/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social11 Jun 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo23z6c3a22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnzzfeov7s2gThe four countries said the measures were intended to “hold extremist settlers accountable for the horrific levels of settler violence against Palestinian civilians,” and urged the Israeli government to ensure accountability for violence in the territory. #Israel #Sanctions #BenjaminNetanyahou https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/09/uk-canada-france-and-norway-impose-sanctions-over-west-bank-settler-violence/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social11 Jun 2026 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzzfeov7s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnzhmsjxqk2fHalkbank was charged during President Trump’s first term with helping Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions. Prosecutors accused the bank of secretly transferring $20 billion in restricted funds and converting Iranian oil revenue into gold. #USDOJ #halkbank #GlobalFinance #MoneyLaundering #oversight https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/11/u-s-formally-seeks-dismissal-of-halkbank-sanctions-case/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social11 Jun 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzhmsjxqk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnzg6vzb5c2fThe subpoenas were issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington and escalate President Trump’s campaign to uncover proof that banks discriminated against conservatives. #DepartmentOfJustice #USDOJ #JPMorgan #BankOfAmerica #JeaninePirro #Debanking #TrumpAdministration #Trump #JamieDimon https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/11/justice-department-subpoenas-jpmorgan-bank-of-america-in-debanking-probe/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social11 Jun 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzg6vzb5c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnxfhzfios2fAt hearing on Monday, the presiding judge found that Banque Centrale Populaire had profited by more than €60 million from the unauthorized operations, while Chaabi Bank had separately generated €64.6 million. #banking #FinancialMisconduct #BanqueCentrale #banquechaabi #financialservices https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/10/moroccan-bank-pays-e175mn-to-settle-belgian-probe-over-unauthorized-banking/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social10 Jun 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxfhzfios2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnxblsuuic2fRussia’s major banks were cut off from SWIFT, but Russian companies have since relied on a broad network of smaller lenders to continue trading and evade Western restrictions. #russia #Sanctions #banking #crypto #cryptocurrency #energy #petroleum #Oil https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/10/eu-proposes-21st-russia-sanctions-package-targeting-banks-and-crypto-networks/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social10 Jun 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxblsuuic2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnwwppnj722tThe problem has been accelerated by the dramatic rise in gold prices since 2023, with criminals increasingly controlling complete supply chains rather than exploiting isolated weaknesses. #GlobalFinance #gold #preciousmetals #GlobalEconomy #OrganizedCrime #supplychain #InternationalTrade https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/10/crime-groups-now-have-hands-on-every-part-of-global-gold-supply-chain-report/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social10 Jun 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwwppnj722thttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnvnsmqxr22tProsecutors allege a Santander Chile employee, from the Chilean subsidiary of Spain’s Banco Santander SA, served as a central figure in an $85-million money-laundering operation. #venezuela #TrenDeAragua #MoneyLaundering #GlobalFinance #Corruption #banking https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/09/chile-rethinks-bank-secrecy-as-tren-de-aragua-probe-points-to-insider-recruitment/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social10 Jun 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvnsmqxr22thttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnuqdb765c2tFerenc Biró, of Hungary’s Integrity Authority, estimated that as much as 15-20% of government spending in 2025 was improperly directed, up from roughly 2-3% when Viktor Orbán took power in 2010. #hungary #artificialintelligence #finance #economics #Corruption #CorruptPoliticians #Embezzlement https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/09/hungary-deploys-ai-to-track-alleged-orban-era-corruption-and-fraud/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social09 Jun 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuqdb765c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnujb4i7pc2tThe retrenchment comes amid a broader retreat by global banks from dedicated ESG strategies, driven in part by shifting U.S. politics and a regulatory deregulation push. #UBS #sustainability #ESG #reputationmanagement #socialimpact #philanthropy #netzero https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/09/ubs-halves-asia-sustainability-team-in-global-esg-pullback/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social09 Jun 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnujb4i7pc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnkwv6oznk2vThe advisory focuses on fraud in which employers in the agriculture, construction, domestic service, and hospitality contract with “labor brokers” to pay workers off the books, evading payroll taxes and workers’ compensation premiums. #FinCEN #TaxEvasion #MoneyLaundering #Trump #TrumpAdministration https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/05/fincen-issues-advisory-warning-banks-on-payroll-fraud-tied-to-migrants/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social05 Jun 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkwv6oznk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mnixiwosjk24The sanctions, part of a broader Trump administration strategy to increase pressure on the island’s leadership, come as Cuba faces severe economic stress, including energy shortages, blackouts, and food scarcity. #MarcoRubio #LilMarco #Trump #TrumpAdministration #MiguelDiazCanel #Sanctions https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/04/u-s-sanctions-cuban-president-castro-relatives-in-expanded-pressure-campaign/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social05 Jun 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnixiwosjk24https://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mniqr6ou6s24The episode echoes Kushner’s experience elsewhere in the region. His plan to build a Trump International Hotel in Belgrade was withdrawn earlier this year after a government minister was arrested for abuse of office in connection with the project. #JaredKushner #Trump #Corruption #OrganizedCrime https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/04/kushner-seaside-resort-prompts-asset-freezes-and-protests-in-albania/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social04 Jun 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mniqr6ou6s24https://bsky.app/profile/certainrisk.bsky.social/post/3mniha7guj224The case involves suspicious transactions totaling more than 26B kroner ($4.1 billion) that passed through the bank between 2012 and 2015, largely linked to Russian clients and high-risk clients from tax havens. #Nordea #banking #MoneyLaundering #TaxHavens #denmark #GlobalFinance #FinancialCrime https://www.certainrisk.com/2026/06/04/danish-prosecutors-seek-record-penalty-for-alleged-aml-failures-at-nordea/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social04 Jun 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:2fooxtcad7s2irxmvsgflgee/app.bsky.feed.post/3mniha7guj224