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A construction tycoon with links to two Argentine presidents is held over an alleged money laundering scandal. Rough cut - subtited (no reporter narration).
The US Justice Department announces it is fining Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, a total of $4.3 billion over violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. "This is one of the largest penalties we've ever obtained from a corporate defendant in a criminal matter," US Attorney General Merrick Garland tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, says authorities have arrested the owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato for alleged money laundering, saying the move has "disrupted a busy corner of this criminal ecosystem." SOUNDBITE
The EU says it will set up a stand-alone agency to crack down on money laundering across Europe where major banks have been hit by a wave of dirty money scandals. Many cases have involved northern countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Finland with a reputation for playing by the rules, but criminal gangs and terrorism are also a central concern. SOUNDBITE
Lima, Jun 21 (EFE).- Keiko Fujimori on Monday was spared from returning to prison for alleged money laundering in the middle of her campaign to overturn the result of Peru's recent presidential election won by the leftist Pedro Castillo.Fujimori will remain on probation, but was warned by Judge Víctor Zúñiga of the Fourth National Preparatory Investigation Court Specialized in Organized Crime and Corruption for having failed to comply with the judicial requirement not to meet with witnesses in her case. (Camera: MIKHAIL HUACAN).SHOT LIST: PERUVIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KEIKO FUJIMORI ARRIVE AT A COURT IN LIMA, PERU.
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