Crime
Ghanaian pleads guilty in $4 m romance fraud scheme
Osei, who was charged in February 2021, pleaded guilty to seven counts of making a false statement to a bank, six counts of wire fraud, and two counts of money laundering.
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Tech
Flutterwave’s accounts in Kenya have been frozen over fresh money laundering allegations
A recurring theme in the allegations laid against Flutterwave is the company’s involvement in card fraud and money laundering.
Tech Cabal
Crime
Ghanaian man sentenced to US prison for role in online scams
According to a Department of Justice statement, 27-year-old Edward Kwaku Boakye laundered money for other scammers who lured victims into various online frauds, spanning over three years
DL News
Europe
Danish bank pleads guilty to multi-billion dollar fraud scheme on U.S. Banks
The guilty plea marks the end of a years-long investigation into the company after accusations that it funneled billions of dollars in illicit payments from high-risk clients, including in Russia
CNN
Business
BoG, SEC and FIC brief crypto firms on tough new anti-money laundering rules
The session, organised jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC), forms part of the rollout of Ghana’s new Virtual Asset Service Provider Act.
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Courts
Two Nigerians granted GH¢1m bail each for online fraud, money laundering
Solomon David King and Kingsley Okokon Etuk, both aged 48, were each granted GH¢1 million bail, to be justified with two sureties supported by title deeds, per the ruling of Her Honour Susana Eduful.
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Africa
Nigerian Fintech, Flutterwave, others accounts frozen over alleged money laundering in Kenya
The firms have been accused of being used as conduits for money laundering in the guise of providing merchant services.
Gifty Danso
Europe
Solicitor struck off for using brother's drug money to pay mortgage
In 2019 Paul Green notified the Solicitors Regulation Authority he had been interviewed by Hampshire Police on suspicion of conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud and money laundering.
LawGazette
US
US lawmakers call for crackdown on financial ‘enablers’ after Pandora Papers revelations
If passed, the law would give the Treasury Department until December 2023 to create anti-money-laundering rules for the gatekeeper industries.
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Courts
Kwabena Adu-Boahene and Associates Charged with 11 Counts in GHC 49 Million Cybersecurity Procurement Scandal
Former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau, his wife, and two associates face multiple criminal charges over a fraudulent cybersecurity deal that led to the loss of over GHC 49 million in public funds.
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General
GIMPA to commence 4 LLM programs January 2024
This was made known by the Dean of the Law School, Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu on September 20 at the launch of the GIMPA Law Alumni Association.
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Courts
Former CEO of Beige Bank granted GH¢200m bail over money laundering, theft charges
Mr. Michael Nyinaku has been charged with 44 counts of money laundering, fraudulent breach of trust, and stealing depositors’ money, following a suit filed by the Attorney General’s Office on November 2, 2022.
DL News
Crime
Son of former Ghanaian MP convicted for online fraud in US; Faces up to 50 years in prison
Inusah was found guilty of receipt of stolen money, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and two other counts of wire fraud.
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Crime
Another suspect in elaborate Mobile Money and SIM swap fraud arrested
The five accused persons namely Richmond Donkor Alias Chino, Cecilia Asabre, Salifu Eshum, Daniel Asomani Baawiah and Shadrack Anthony alias Target have been jointly charged with conspiracy to steal GH¢113,947.57.
GNA
Business
E-levy risks promoting acts of money laundering – Tax Expert
He also says if the tax is imposed, people may start looking for other innovative ways of moving about funds, without going through the mobile money system.
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Africa
Nigeria passes bill to tighten money laundering laws
The bill makes it mandatory for banks and other financial institutions to report any single transaction or lodgment in excess of $12,000 for an individual, and $24,000 in the case of a corporate body.
AllAfrica
Courts
Two granted bail over alleged GH¢127m cyber theft
The accused, Wisdom Mandy, 30, and Dennis Kudzo Letsa, 29, are facing charges including stealing, unauthorised access to a computer programme or electronic record and money laundering.
DL News
Others
Defamation in the digital era: Social media and the emergence of cyber libel in Ghana
The paper assesses how Ghana’s traditional defamation law and constitutional free speech guarantees are being stress-tested by cyber-libel on social media platforms. It analyses recent high-profile cases to show how courts are operationalis...
Louis Dwomoh Obeng
Tech
How ChatGPT challenges current intellectual property laws
New AI technologies may infringe on others’ copyrights by being deemed infringing derivatives of a copyrighted source they used to generate their output.
LAW.COM
Others
Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside of marriage
Under the new laws - which will also apply to foreigners visiting Bali and other Indonesian holiday destinations - unmarried couples can be jailed for up to a year for having sex.
BBC