Tag: Money laundering
Arrested with fake IDs and several million in cash
Two men were detained for a week on suspicion of involvement in identity card fraud and other offences. One of the men had over 40,000 in his backpack. euros and lots of ID cards with different names. Police are investigating possible money laundering, falsification of documents, violations of immigration law and the Alien Employment Rights […]
Denmark vulnerable to foreign bribery – report
The OECD has published a report strongly criticizing Denmark’s approach to combating bribery involving foreign companies or individuals, along with several recommendations (see factbox) to improve the situation. The report, published by the OECD’s working group on bribery, said Denmark places “insufficient priority on preventing, detecting and sanctioning foreign bribery” and must urgently step up […]
Why the mafia believes in Denmark. And how Denmark has made them a fortune
Reading the news in Denmark is a more cheerful affair than in many countries. Topping happiness metrics, winning the handball, overcoming inequality: it’s all rosy here – not rotten at all. It can also sometimes feel just a little boring. Morten Beiter, the author of ‘Mafiaen Kommer’, a book warning of the Italian mafia’s tentacular […]
EuroMarket’s case dismissed
A six-year investigation into what police described as one of the biggest drug and money laundering cases in Icelandic history has ended without charges. The former defendant in the case is demanding an apology. In December 2017, Europol announced that joint operations of the Icelandic, Polish and Dutch services led to the dismantling of a […]
Swedbank’s former CEO is acquitted of the charges of gross fraud
Birgitte Bonnesen, former CEO of Swedbank, is acquitted of the charges of gross fraud, alternatively gross market manipulation, and unauthorized disclosure of insider information. Almost four years ago, the SVT program Uppdrag gränskning revealed that Swedbank had let through suspected money laundering transactions worth SEK 40 billion. Hear the verdict and analysis by economic commentator […]
Customs suspect €300,000 cash smuggler used vacuum cleaner in Iran scheme
The money was found in Helsinki-Vantaa in the spring of 2021. Customs is investigating the case as gross money laundering.
Guest opinion: More war or EU enlargement?
The time is now for the EU to show leadership and put forward – with maximum fanfare – a peace plan between Ukraine and Russia that will absorb both nations as full members of the EU. Proven peacemakerAt first glance, the very idea of the EU stretching from Galway to Vladivostok would seem absurd to […]
Right now: Danske Bank is fined 2 billion dollars
The major Danish bank Danske Bank has agreed to fine 2.06 billion dollars, equivalent to 15.3 billion Danish kroner, for the money laundering scandal in Estonia. This is stated in a press release, writes Nyhetsbyrån Direkt. During 2018 and 2022, Danske Bank has reserved a total of 15.5 billion Danish kroner, which will cover the […]
Police: Young people got 1.2 million euros by taking advantage of S-bank’s vulnerability
The suspects are also believed to have logged into the accounts of 140 customers of S Bank. West Uusimaa Police Department on Monday was revealed The suspects, aged 16-23, took advantage of the vulnerability to get around 1.2 million euros. Approximately EUR 500,000 of the criminal profit has been successfully recovered and confiscated by the […]
Kindred receives a warning and penalty fee from the Swedish Gambling Authority
According to SGA, Kindred has failed to meet Enhanced Due Diligence requirements and has not taken sufficient steps to assess the risk that its services are being used for money laundering and terrorist financing. The investigations conducted by SGA cover the period from January 2019 to February 2022. Since 2021, Kindred has implemented several improvements […]
The courts find the victims of the “love scam” guilty of money laundering
In very similar cases, two women received large sums of money from other women’s accounts and transferred the sums of money to accounts abroad.
The Garda engages in international operations on four continents
DUBLIN, Ireland – An Garda Sochna has taken part in a major international law enforcement operation, working with INTERPOL and law enforcement agencies in 13 countries on four continents. The operation known internationally as Operation JACKAL, but called Operation SKEIN in Ireland, took place during the last week of last month until the first week […]
Operation Greed: Historic verdicts in huge fraud case
Around 16 people have received prison terms and fines totaling DKK 875 million in relation to the largest fraud case in Danish history. In total, 155 court hearings were required to reach a conclusion – almost exactly double the 77 initially indicated. The police investigation, codenamed ‘Operation Greed’, began in 2018. Most of the crimes […]
The Onecoin Scam – Sebastian Greenwood and the Great Crypto Pyramid
In this week’s P3 Krim, we tell you about a giant lifestyle company connected to a cryptocurrency that never actually existed, but instead turned out to be a classic pyramid scheme. It concerns the tangle surrounding the cryptocurrency onecoin, where scores of people have been cheated, including tens of thousands in Sweden. In onecoin’s case, […]
PM: Ukraine’s EU candidate sends a message of hope
prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) said that granting Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status was a historic decision that would take it on the path to membership of the Union. "It is a message of hope for these regions and shows that they belong to the European family. In the future, they will be part […]
Danish news Round-Up: The Danish government no longer recommends vaccines for children
Søren Brostrøm, head of the National Board of Health, explained at a press conference on Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be recommended for children. Instead, only the particularly vulnerable and Danes over the age of 50 will be recommended a vaccine for the autumn. The Prime Minister defends the decisionAccording to Brostrøm, […]
Long prison sentence for the man behind the drug site Flugsvamp
In February 2020, a man was charged as responsible for the secret site Flugsvamp 2.0 where there is drug sales. The man is charged with a felony drug offense, as well as a felony money laundering offense. The echo transmits immediately.
Yle: A leaked inspection shows that Nordea has ignored money laundering concerns
An internal report issued by Luminor Bank in 2019 points to serious shortcomings in the anti-money laundering practices of Nordea and DNB’s Baltic unit in Norway. Luminor Bank was founded by Nordea and DNB in 2017. Yle’s investigation unit MOT found that billions of dubious euros were flowing through the Baltic offices of the two […]
Business Round-Up: Weekend work on the rise – especially among the self-employed and young people
The self-employed work more on the weekends, according to figures from the Labor Force Survey, the labor force survey. They reveal that 41 percent worked regularly Saturday and Sunday in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 30 percent in the same period last year. In 2019 and 2020, the figure was 35 percent. Difference […]
YLE: Finnish consumers faced a “double” rise in prices and interest rates
Growth was one percentage point higher than forecast by the European Central Bank (ECB) in March. In Finland, inflation accelerated more than the euro area average by one point from the previous month. Timo HirvonenHandelsbanken’s chief economist told YLE on Tuesday that the ECB has understandably had to repeatedly revise its consumer price forecast due […]
Anja has cheated men of millions: “I do not get caught”
“Anja” is actually called something else. Her voice is exchanged, and another person plays her in Caliber’s pictures. Against anonymity, she tells how she lived on manipulating, cheating and blackmailing men worth millions of kronor over the past twelve years. It started in my teens. Anja decides to deceive an older man she comes in […]
Finland must improve the transparency of business and tax information, Finnwatch demands
The organization recalled that shortcomings in business and tax transparency increase the risk of corruption and constitute an obstacle to the investigation of money laundering and tax evasion. Finland performed poorly in the index in terms of the transparency of companies ‘ownership information, as the beneficiary’s information register is not open to everyone and contains […]
Finland is doing poorly in comparing financial transparency, the watchdog says
Finnwatch said that Finland ranked poorly in the latest financial secrecy index. A total of 141 countries Finland ranked 88th in 2022 index. The semi-annual ranking is compiled by the Tax Justice Network, a UK-based advocacy group made up of researchers and activists concerned with tax evasion and tax havens, as well as other tax […]
Biden is seeking $ 33 billion in new Ukraine aid
US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve $ 33 billion in additional aid to Ukraine to help the country resist invading Russian forces over the next five months, and Parliament passed overwhelming legislation aimed at speeding up military aid to Ukraine. . “Investing in Ukraine’s freedom … is a small price to […]
The UN chief in Ukraine supports the investigation of war crimes
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday that in war, “the highest price paid by civilians”, when he visited places outside the Ukrainian capital ahead of talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The areas that Guterres toured included Borodianka and Irpin, as well as Bucha, where the bodies of civilians were found after Russian forces withdrew […]
Two operators to sell Customs cryptocurrencies
Through competition, Customs is seeking a cryptocurrency broker who can safely and reliably sell the lost cryptocurrencies to the state. Coinmotion Oy and Tesseract Group Oy were invited to the negotiation procedure, both of which submitted bids. – We decided to enter into agreements with both operators involved in the negotiations. Both parties have their […]
Police closed Airiston Helm’s money laundering investigation, returning millions in cash
The Central Criminal Police (NBI) said on Wednesday that it has closed a preliminary investigation into suspected money laundering offenses involving Russian-owned Airsiton Helms in an investigation that began more than four years ago. The law enforcement authority announced that it would hand over approximately EUR 3.5 million in cash that was seized during a […]
Why is London the money laundering capital of the world?
The remarks were made Thomas Mayne, Visiting Fellow at Chatham House, an independent think tank focusing on international affairs. Mayne is part of a recent Chatham House report on the “British kleptocracy problem,” which leads to the same broad conclusion. The moderator of the Open Forum webinar acted as moderator Joy MacknightEditor of The Banker, […]
Monday’s newspapers: Rising food prices, Russian property buyers and the return of winter
The government has warned Finns to pay more for food. This month, the Minister of Economy Mika Lintilä said that the war in Ukraine could almost double food prices in Finland. He also suggested that people should prepare for wartime pricing. Hufvudstadsbladet writes that climbing food bills is squeezing those who are already struggling to […]
The secret behind casino bonuses – here’s what you need to know
Today, most of the land-based casinos have started operating online. The main reason is that online casinos have greater exposure and offer more flexibility to their users. Like any other online business and service provider, online casinos have special offers like bet365 bonusfor example, that is unique to them and their customers. Each casino has […]
Dozens have been charged with more than 50 suspects in drug trafficking
Finnish prosecutors plan to prosecute 54 people in a large drug case that was part of Operation Greenlight / Trojan Shield, an extensive international investigation that led to the seizure of large drugs and weapons, the prosecutor’s office said on Monday. Police have previously described the case as historically large, and authorities suspect an Estonian […]
The boss of the Cannonball gang gets the maximum penalty for drugs and firearms offenses
The Päijät-Häme District Court has mostly sentenced to 13 years in prison Esko Eklund after convicting him of three aggravated drug offenses, a firearms offense and a felony firearms offense. Prosecutors told the court that Eklund ran a Cannonball motorcycle gang and that, according to the preliminary investigation, used a net handle "human animal". The […]
Summary of local news: Bilingual students do better in school
There are signs that bilingual children are closing the gap for their ethnic-Danish peers. The difference in grades between monolingual and bilingual pupils who finish primary school when most pupils are 15 or 16 years old has, according to the City of Copenhagen’s figures, shrunk from 1.8 in 2017 to 1.4 today. This may in […]
Right now: 12 people are convicted of aggravated money laundering
The 12 people who are suspected of laundering money through an exchange office on Södermalm in Stockholm are convicted of, among other things, money laundering and drug offenses at Stockholm District Court. 11 sentenced to prison. In total, the police have found links to 16 different criminal networks or individuals, and according to Magnus Sohlén, […]
Police seize amphetamine, cocaine in one of Finland’s largest drug offenses
On Thursday, the Eastern Uusimaa Police Department announced that it had seized 113 grams of amphetamine and 103 kilograms of cocaine from a suspected drug offense in Finland in September 2021. "Seizures are one of the largest, if not the largest, individual amphetamine seizures in connection with criminal cases under investigation by the Finnish police." […]
G7 demands that Russia reduce tensions at Ukraine’s border
LIVERPOOL, England: The group of seven economic powers (G7) has told Russia to “step up” its military build-up near the Ukrainian border, warning that an invasion would have “massive consequences” as well as serious economic effects. Foreign ministers from the United States, Britain and other G7 countries, together with the EU foreign minister, made a […]
Wednesday’s newspapers: Finnish anti-vaxxers, expensive winter ahead and foreign house hunters
In the metropolitan area, about 100,000 people are unvaccinated Helsingin sanomat newspaper. Figures from THL, the National Institute of Public Health, show that those under 40 make up the majority of this group. Residents with a foreign background are more likely not to be vaccinated than native Finns, Lasse Lehtonen, The diagnostic director of the […]
Charged with fraud and money laundering
The district attorney accused representatives of the executive companies Brotafl and Kraftbinding for serious violations of tax and accounting regulations and money laundering. The total amount of tax crimes is ISK 152 million. In the indictment, the prosecutor points out that the amount related to money laundering in this case may amount to as much […]
The election to Interpol raises concerns about fair police rights
Human rights groups and Western lawmakers are warning that Interpol’s powerful network of global police could end up in the hands of authoritarian governments, when the World Police Department meets in Istanbul this week to elect new leadership. Representatives of countries such as China and the United Arab Emirates are offering top positions in the […]
Customs reveals an extensive snus smuggling network
Customs have seized several thousand kilograms of snuff during a preliminary investigation into smuggling worth millions of euros. Customs authorities have been investigating the smuggling and distribution of the banned substance in the metropolitan area over the past year and suspect that criminals have evaded paying about five million euros in taxes. A total of […]
Twelve accused in Finland in connection with the FBI-led Greenlight
Read more: KRP: Nearly 100 arrests in Finland as part of FBI-led global crime (June 10, 2021) The charges are based on a preliminary investigation carried out at the Helsinki Police Department. The investigation has also revealed other crimes not related to the fight against crime and has led to the prosecution of two people […]
Former director of service for Isavia found guilty of accepting a bribe
The former director of Isavia’s service department, Iceland’s airport and air navigation operator, was found guilty of accepting a bribe in connection with the airport parking lot ticketing service. RÚV reports that on Friday the Court of Appeals overturned a previous Reykjavik District Court ruling on the case finding the director guilty of fraud and […]
More than 200 Finns were named in Pandora Papers, which revealed secret offshore companies
Yle reports More than 200 Finns have been identified among those who use secret offshore companies to avoid paying taxes. Of these, at least 20 have previously been convicted of financial crimes and 22 had overdue debts of more than € 50,000, for a total of about € 20 million. Tuomo Ahonen– one of Finland’s […]
Finnish Member of the European Parliament: The link between the Czech Prime Minister Pandora will be raised at the meeting
What are Pandora Papers? Pandora papers are a data leak containing nearly 12 million confidential documents from tax haven companies, mostly from 1996-2020. The data comes from 14 companies that sell tax haven services. The information was disclosed to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Yle’s investigation team MOT is the only Finnish media […]
Finnish MEP: The link between the Czech Prime Minister and Pandora will be raised at a party meeting
What are Pandora Papers? Pandora papers are a data leak containing nearly 12 million confidential documents from tax haven companies, mostly from 1996-2020. The data comes from 14 companies that sell tax haven services. The information was disclosed to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Yle’s investigation team MOT is the only Finnish media […]
Finnish criminals were identified from Pandora’s paper information leak
Pandora’s papers – the largest information leak in history – have revealed that about 20 Finnish criminals bought tax haven companies between 1996 and 2020. The leaked magazines contain the names of more than 200 Finnish citizens. About 22 also had overdue debts of more than € 50,000, for a total of almost € 20 […]
Information leak reveals secret assets of Putin’s partners – including billion-euro arrangements to the president’s Finnish friend
The world’s largest-ever information leak reveals the hidden holdings of dozens of Russian oligarchs. Russia’s energy resources are also used for activities abroad, the professor says Brother-Pekka Tynkkynen. A huge information leak provides new information about the hidden assets of the Russian president Vladimir Putininside. For example, research by Yle’s MOT journalism team reveals how […]
New major indictment for money laundering of 326 million
This is stated by the Public Prosecutor for Special Economic and International Crime, in everyday speech the Bagmandspolitiet. The case is called “Operation Outpay”, and a couple of the perpetrators of the case were arrested last summer. They chose to confess to money laundering, and therefore the court could immediately rule on 353 million kroner. […]
Demand for 238 years in prison in case of tons of cocaine
A total of 15 men have been indicted. Some of them are made responsible for smuggling about 4.5 tons of cocaine, which must have been mixed to about nine tons, which were sold in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The alleged crime must have happened over several years. The maximum penalty in drug cases is imprisonment […]
The Airiston Pearl sounding was again delayed as extensive material surprised police
The police investigation into tax fraud by the Russian-owned company Airiston Helmi in the Turku archipelago has been delayed again. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the investigation of domestic tax fraud will not be reported until the end of the year due to delays in the large amount of material to be translated […]
Digital agency accused of not taking responsibility for NemKonto fraud
The tentacles of terror Scammers install ‘keyloggers’ (USB sticks or software) on library computers and subsequently record all keyboard actions, including user -NemIDs. With this data, the hackers are then able to transfer the victim’s NemKonto account to an offshore bank account belonging to the hacker network. Scammers were thus able to access public services […]
Last man is set free in record case of money laundering
This is stated by his defender, lawyer Ulrik Sjølin. The Iraqi, along with 16 other men and three companies, are charged with money laundering and fraud with VAT, taxes and labor market contributions. They constituted a kind of criminal service company, it is claimed. In total, money laundering has been committed for DKK 530 million. […]
Central Jutland man felt pressured to launder
It was due to increasing pressure from people in the rocker and band environment that a man from Silkeborg in the spring chose to go to the police and confessed to money laundering for several million kroner. This is stated by a prosecutor at the Central and West Jutland Police. In the Court in Viborg, […]
NBI wraps up face mask acquisition probe, 2 suspected of aggravated fraud
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Tuesday it has closed a preliminary investigation into a case involving the state stockpile agency's acquisition of millions of euros worth of faulty protective face masks at the beginning of the global pandemic last year. The law enforcement agency said that the case was now being handed […]
Judge jails four men for laundering 8.5 million
Only one of the accused – a 46-year-old man – was present in court. The other three, aged 47, 51 and 55, were produced in absentia. According to senior plaintiff Mariam Khalil, they are abroad. She will not say where. – But I can say that one is in Europe and the other two are […]
Man gets six years in prison in case of money laundering of 210 million
The main character in the case, Kim Jensen, will receive six years in prison for money laundering of 210 million kroner. Two men with minor roles have also been convicted in the case. Amran Momme Qaiser will receive four and a half years in prison for money laundering of around DKK 70 million, according to […]
North Zealand’s police director will be the new head of the Bagmandspolitiet
The behind-the-scenes police, whose proper name is the Public Prosecutor for Special Economic and International Crime (Søik), are responsible for investigations and prosecutions in the heaviest cases of economic crime. Among other things, it is the Bagmandspolitiet that leads the cases of fraud with a refund of dividend tax, where the Treasury has been cheated […]
Record: 200 daily suspicions of money laundering and terrorist support
At the Money Laundering Secretariat under Søik – the Public Prosecutor for Special Economic and International Crime – a total of 73,249 notifications about this type of economic crime landed during 2020. This is a record number. In fact, the highest number ever, according to the secretariat’s annual report. This is stated by the prosecution […]
Police seize millions in raid against money laundering
On Thursday morning, the police raided several branches of a major exchange office in Copenhagen. Three men have been arrested and charged with money laundering. In connection with this morning’s eight searches, what the police themselves describe as “a larger amount of money” was seized. – I can not tell how big it is, because […]
2 men filed an investigation into the murder in Järvenpää, police suspect contact with drug trafficking
Two men were arrested on Thursday in the East Uusimaa District Court on suspicion of murder. Police suspect that two men born in 1992 shot a 27-year-old man to death in Järvenpää, just north of Helsinki about two weeks ago. The victim was killed in an apartment building yard on Sauvakatu in Järvapää’s Pajala district […]
The company doctor finds the sore points
On Tuesday 10 June, businessman Ole T. Krogsgaard turns 85 years old. He has always had a hard time keeping his mouth shut if there was anything he was unhappy with. Ole T. Krogsgaard himself has said this several times in interviews. This is also noticeable when you see his extensive production of debate posts. […]
Americans and Britons are being jailed in dividend tax case
The indictment against the three British and three US nationals was filed in April. They are accused of fraud with respect to the refund of dividend tax. The amount is 1.1 billion kroner. However, as there is no prospect of them voluntarily appearing for the upcoming criminal case, the prosecution will initiate a process of […]
Trojan shield: Finnish police arrested 100 on the international front
The Finnish police have made almost a hundred arrests as part of an extensive international fight against organized crime. The so-called Trojan Shield / Greenlight operation, designed jointly by the FBI and Australian authorities, tricked criminals around the world into using an FBI-encrypted messaging application called ANOM. In addition to the FBI, the covert operation […]
Finnish police arrested 100 large international criminal fronts
The Finnish police have made almost a hundred arrests as part of an extensive international fight against organized crime. The so-called Trojan Shield / Greenlight operation, designed jointly by the FBI and Australian authorities, tricked criminals around the world into using an FBI-encrypted messaging application called ANOM. In addition to the FBI, the covert operation […]
PingPong Payments launches new currency exchange services
New York [USA]June 8 (ANI / PRNewswire): Global payment and e-commerce service provider PingPong Payments, today announces expanded payment management and currency exchange services for both Polish (PLN) and Swedish (SEK) currencies, enabling access to these growing markets for US and international sellers of products and services. Both PLN and SEK are the latest currencies […]
Every fifth Danish young person has bought copy goods without knowing it
18 percent of Danish young people between the ages of 15 and 24 have bought illegal counterfeit goods online – without knowing it. They risk supporting criminal groups and they may expose themselves to danger. It writes the Danish Patent and Trademark Office in a press release. It comes on the basis of new figures […]
New EU Public Prosecutor’s Office targeting financial fraud
PARIS – The European Union’s new prosecutor’s office opened its doors in Luxembourg on Tuesday, on a mission to crack down on fraud – just before the 27 Member States receive a $ 920 million deposit of coronavirus viruses. But not everyone has signed up for the initiative – and one, Slovenia, can put up […]
Five men are jailed for laundering double-digit millions
This is what Police Commissioner Henrik Gunst from North Zealand Police says. He can not yet say on Friday afternoon exactly how large an amount the charge concerns. But it is a matter of money laundering and complicity in money laundering of “a double-digit million amount”. In addition, there is a suspicion of VAT evasion […]
Police charge two men with money laundering of 12 million
Copenhagen Police have charged two men with money laundering of at least 12 million kroner. The men are 31 and 33 years old, respectively. It writes the police district on Twitter on Friday afternoon. The investigation continues and police do not want to disclose further. It is therefore unknown whether a constitutional hearing is planned […]
Five men arrested in case of money laundering of larger millions
On Thursday morning, the North Zealand Police launched a major operation with arrests and searches in several places in the country. The result is that five men have been arrested in the case, which among other things is about money laundering of a larger million. It informs the police in a press release. However, it […]
Money laundering hunters get 20 reports daily about corona cheating
– The number of notifications we receive every day is fairly stable at around 20, says Jørgen Andersen, deputy police inspector and head of department in the Money Laundering Secretariat, which is part of the Bagmandspolitiet (Søik). – When they come to us, we ensure their quality. We are therefore checking whether the basis for […]
Fresh Trade and other companies spread fog over billions
In the tourist shop on Main Street in a town on the islands, 147 different companies were registered. Among them is the company Afford Asia, which has allegedly traded with one of the Danish limited partnerships that form the core of the money laundering case. Like the suspicious Danish limited partnerships, Afford Asia was a […]
Woman in money laundering case rejects knowledge of accounts in Danske Bank
And now the woman is being charged with money laundering of the huge amount along with two other persons who were attached to the two companies. But the woman, who was employed and for a period also director, thus rejects knowledge of accounts at Danske Bank. If it was a coincidence that all 43 companies […]
Money laundering of billions in Danske Bank leads to demands for imprisonment
It appears from the accusation that senior plaintiff Rasmus Maar Hansen reads out in a court hearing in Copenhagen City Court on Thursday. – My client denies guilt, says the woman’s defender, lawyer Ulrik Sjölin. The alleged money laundering must have taken place over a number of years. From December 2008 until March 2016, the […]
Woman required jailed for money laundering of 30 billion
In a case of money laundering of DKK 30 billion through Danske Bank’s branch in Estonia, the Bagmandspolitiet demands the custody of a Lithuanian woman on Thursday.
Money laundering of billions in Danske Bank leads to imprisonment
After more than three hours, the request is complied with by the judge. The woman is jailed until June 16. There is reason to believe that she will commit money laundering again and that she will flee, it sounds. The unusual charge is read out by senior prosecutor Rasmus Maar Hansen. – My client denies […]
Young director of Falster jailed for laundering millions
On Wednesday morning, the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police arrested a 25-year-old director. He is charged with money laundering of 29 million kroner. Police searched two addresses on Falster on Wednesday morning. This is stated by the police district in a press release. He was produced in a constitutional hearing at 11 am at the […]
Young director on Falster arrested for money laundering by millions
He will be produced in a constitutional hearing at 11 am at the Court in Nykøbing Falster. The detainee, who is the director of a company, is suspected of having laundered 29 million over a short period of time. Large amounts were transferred via the company’s account to accounts in several European countries. The director […]
29-year-old sentenced to life – ordered two murders
Today, the verdict fell against the 29-year-old man in Malmö who is said to have ordered several murders by telephone in 2017 and 2018. Malmö District Court sentenced the man to life imprisonment for inciting murder and inciting attempted murder, the man is also convicted of aggravated money laundering. The evidence against the man was […]
Person in England charged by Danish police for laundering billions
The investigation has been going on since the summer of 2019, and the charge against one of the three people was raised in October of the same year, it has previously emerged. But the investigations pull out in relation to the expectation that the then head of the Bagmandspolitiet, Kirsten Dyrman, expressed last year. – […]
Money laundering of 140 million took place from small apartment
She has been found guilty of attempted money laundering of the large amount, but has in return been acquitted of transactions for a further 25 million in a fourth company. When the court in Frederiksberg previously assessed the case from the Bagmandspolitiet, a conviction was made for 166 million kroner, and the sentence was imprisonment […]
Money laundering of 140 million was controlled from small apartment
She has been found guilty of attempted money laundering of the large amount, but has in return been acquitted of transactions for a further 25 million in a fourth company. When the court in Frederiksberg previously assessed the case from the Bagmandspolitiet, a conviction was made for 166 million kroner, and the sentence was imprisonment […]
Seven are sentenced to prison in a huge VAT scam
Seven out of eight accused persons are sentenced to between two and eight years in prison for their involvement in a very extensive VAT carousel through trade in, among other things, mobile phones. This is confirmed by Växjö District Court on Thursday. The so-called carousel trade in mobile phones and IP telephony has been used […]
Man arrested for money laundering on entry to Denmark
A man has been remanded in custody in a case of money laundering of a particularly serious nature for not less than seven million kroner. It is a judge at the Court in Esbjerg, who has decided that the 28-year-old Zealander must be imprisoned for four weeks in the case. This is what the South […]
Huge fines for the Norwegian bank that served Samherji
The Norwegian bank DNB was reprimanded by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority, which criticized the bank for failing to settle the transaction of six companies associated with the Icelandic seafood company – Samherji. The bank was fined NOK 400 million (USD 48.2 million / EUR 40 million) for not adequately controlling money laundering cases. Kjarninn […]
Charge: Money laundering eight million with false invoices
Eight million kroner was allegedly laundered by a man getting them through his company via fake invoices, which he himself printed. On Wednesday, the man has been remanded in custody for four weeks. It is the result of a constitutional hearing in the Court in Viborg, the Central and West Jutland Police inform in a […]
The Finnish Olympic Committee drops the doomed sail from the Tokyo team
The Finnish Olympic Committee announced the race sailor on Wednesday Janne Järvinen, who has been sentenced to prison, will not represent Finland at this summer ‘s Tokyo Olympics. However, it did not directly mention his belief as the reason for his drop on the team. At the end of March, Järvinen and his sailing partner […]
Business Round-Up: Danes among the biggest victims of card fraud in Europe
People in Denmark are among the biggest victims of card fraud in Europe, according to a report prepared by Uswitch. People in Denmark lost 7,274 euros per. 1,000 inhabitants in 2020 and placed the country as number three on the ranking behind the UK (10,414) and Ireland (7,949). The top ten were France, Luxembourg, Malta, […]
Prosecutors abandon case of liquidation of director on open street
The victim was 39 years old. He was hit by several shots on Helgolandsgade near the Central Station in the early afternoon of 7 May 2019. A masked man got out of a car and purposefully walked over to the 39-year-old and fired his weapon. The distance was less than a meter, police have previously […]
Danske Bank’s CEO goes after criminal suspicions
Danske Bank’s CEO Chris Vogelzang is leaving his post, the bank’s board announces. Chris Vogelzang questions the allegations. The announcement comes after Dutch authorities identified Vogelzang as a suspect in an investigation into money laundering at the bank ABN AMRO, where Vogelzang previously worked. “I do not want suspicions about my person to stand in […]
Important message to the public in Malå in Malå municipality, Västerbotten county
Several large trials are underway around the country where material from the encrypted service Encrochat is part of the evidence – but there are still more suspected crimes to be investigated, says Ted Esplund, at the police’s National Operations Department, project manager for the work with Encrochat. These include suspected drug offenses, money laundering offenses […]
The Finnish IGC wins the lawsuit over the unfortunate acquisition of a million euros mask
Read more: IGC employees explore roles in the order of specified masks, tells KRP (13 May 2020) One was arrested, € 2.7 million seized in connection with the acquisition of the IGC’s unfortunate mask (23 April 2020) Finnish IGC asks police to investigate seller of atypical masks (15 April 2020) TEXT (DATE) IGC CEO resigns […]
Continued increase in suspected money laundering
Last year, the police decided to freeze assets of almost a quarter of a billion kronor due to suspected money laundering. This is the highest amount to date, according to the Financial Police’s annual report. The number of suspicions of money laundering or terrorist financing reported by the banks also continued to increase last year.
APN Election Edition: Harry Harkimo
The All Points North podcast spoke Harry "Hjallis" Harkimo, The director of Movement Now, who took a leap from the exhibition business to politics. Harkimo is known as the Member of the National Coalition Party in 2015, providing apprenticeship training, hosted by many Finnish versions, but later founded its own group. You can listen to […]
Finnish financier Wahlroos bets on payday loans through tax haven investments
Finnish banking monster Björn ‘Nalle’ Wahlroos has invested more than EUR 140 million in companies in Luxembourg, according to a database compiled by journalists for a French newspaper; Le Monde. Wahlroos, Chairman of both the financial giant Sampo Group and the forest industry company UPM-Kymmene, is a shareholder in at least five Luxembourg companies, three […]
From Iceland – Former city councilor receives six months probation for money laundering
The Supreme Court of Iceland confirmed the conviction of money laundering by a former city representative in Reykjavík for Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson, Indicator reports, but reduced his sentence from 10 months in prison to six, probation. While Júlíus was found guilty in December 2018 in the Reykjavík District Court, he has repeatedly asserted his innocence […]
Germany extradits suspect in major money laundering case
The next day, five of the men in a constitutional hearing at the Court in Kolding were remanded in custody until 15 April. The 53-year-old who was arrested in Germany has now been extradited and remanded in custody. According to the Public Prosecutor for International and Economic Crime – colloquially called the Bagmandspolitiet – the […]
National Round-Up: One third of Danes do not want to be vaccinated against corona
One third of Danes will reject the chance of being vaccinated against coronavirus according to a new Megafon poll for TV2. With a choice of the vaccines currently being offered, almost all respondents interested in getting the vaccine said that they prefer it to be Pfizer or Biontech. Nobody wants AstraZeneca Nobody wants an AstraZeneca […]
