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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
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
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.
San Salvador, May 19 (EFE).- Costa Rican authorities extradited Juan Guzmán, father-in-law of former Salvadoran president Mauricio Funes (2009-2014), to El Salvador to face criminal proceedings for money laundering. (Camera: VLADIRMIR CHICAS).SHOT LIST: THE EXTRADITION OF JUAN GUZMAN, A FATHER-IN-LAW OF FORMER SALVADORAN PRESIDENT, MAURICIO FUNES. SOUND BITES: ATTORNEY GENERAL, RODOLFO DELGADO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: This procedure, which is also a part of the criminal proceedings against Mr. Mauricio Funes Cartagena, gave a clear message that there will be no more impunity in this country. And that we will not tolerate the corruption and bad Salvadorans who have caused a lot of harm to the nation.
Having grudgingly green-lit the peaceful transfer of power, President Donald Trump is now perfectly poised to proceed with a parade of pardons. Trump has already commuted the sentence of his informal adviser Roger Stone. But what about Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, who is still in home confinement serving out his prison sentence? Even more to the point, what about Trump himself? Trump has repeatedly asked aides about pardons for himself and his family members--and whether he could issue them preemptively. CNN reports the question of self-pardoning may be moot. If Trump faces any criminal charges, they'll be at the state level, not federal. US Presidents are not immune from any state charges.
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