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CFTC cites ‘unreasonably delayed reporting’ for unevenly split $4M whistleblower award

2024-11-13T20:23:00+00:00By

“Unreasonably delayed reporting” cost one of two claimants whom will unevenly split a $4 million whistleblower award from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for providing information that led to a successful enforcement action.

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DOJ orders Paragon Systems, subsidiary to pay $54M over front company contracts scheme

2024-11-13T18:21:00+00:00By

Paragon Systems, a Virginia-based security contractor, and a subsidiary will pay nearly $54 million to resolve allegations that its corporate executives–including its compliance manager–conspired to win Department of Homeland Security contracts by creating fraudulent small business front companies.

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FCA slaps Metro Bank with $21M fine for inadequate AML monitoring

2024-11-12T20:55:00+00:00By

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has fined Metro Bank 16.6 million pounds (U.S. $21 million) for an alleged failure by its automated system to adequately monitor money laundering risks.

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Underfunding of BSA/AML compliance made TD Bank an unwitting partner to cross-border crime

2024-11-05T16:52:00+00:00By

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Real estate firm JLL fined by Canada’s FINTRAC for AML, KYC failures

2024-11-04T20:22:00+00:00By

Canada’s anti-money laundering regulator fined Toronto-based real estate firm Jones Lang Lasalle $107,827 Canadian dollars (U.S. $77,632) for six violations of its anti-money laundering rules, after discovering gaps in recordkeeping and reporting requirements for know your customer rules.

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Vystar pays $1.5 million for alleged lack of due diligence with launch of troubled banking system

2024-11-04T20:09:00+00:00By

VyStar credit union has agreed to pay a $1.5 million fine and make restitution to customers harmed by its alleged lack of due diligence when it launched a new banking platform, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.

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Meta discloses potential CFPB lawsuit following probe into advertising, disclosure practices

2024-11-04T14:44:00+00:00By

Meta disclosed in a public filing that an investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau related to financial product advertising on platforms Instagram and WhatsApp may lead to a lawsuit.

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Election rules aimed to curb AI misuse may serve as regulatory warning for all advertisers

2024-11-04T14:28:00+00:00By

With the presidential election this week, one fear has remained on the minds of voters regardless of their political stripe–that artificial intelligence will be misused to change the outcome of the race.

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Meta-backed EU appeals body facing conflicts of interest concerns

2024-11-01T19:00:00+00:00By

Ireland’s cozy relationship with big business and Big Tech has once again come under scrutiny after the country’s media regulator allowed a $15 million one-off funding payment from Meta’s Oversight Board Trust to help launch the newly formed Appeal Centre Europe.

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