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Edi Rama, “NATO Summit 2025 (54611571007) — Dinner at Huis ten Bosch during the NATO Summit” (24 June 2025) by Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken (photographer: Bart Maat), via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Albanian Organized Crime Seen as Growing Threat in Europe

Albanian organized crime groups have tightened their grip at home and expanded across Europe while drawing minimal pushback from Brussels, according to a Follow the Money investigation conducted with media partner BLAST. 

“14 Childers Street office building in Civic” (16 August 2015) by Nick-D, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). Edited from the original

Ex-NAB Staffer Charged as Alleged ‘Gatekeeper’ for $200mn Fraud Syndicate

Australian authorities charged a former National Australia Bank employee they allege acted as the “gatekeeper of funds” for a Sydney crime syndicate accused of defrauding “all financial institutions,” according to a Reuters report.

“EU2024BE 240126: Informal Meeting of Justice Ministers, Egmont Palace — JNZT0078” (26 January 2024) by Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union / Julien Nizet, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0).

Ex-EU Commissioner Charged with Money Laundering

Belgian authorities have officially charged former European commissioner Didier Reynders with money laundering, a person familiar with the case confirmed to Follow the Money. He is not being held in custody.

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UK Seizes £12 Million in Dinosaur Bones for Settlement Linked to Singapore Laundering Case

British authorities have seized more than £12 million ($15.6 million) worth of fossilized dinosaur bones as part of a court-approved settlement with Chinese national Su Binghai, a suspect in a sprawling money-laundering scandal that has reverberated from Singapore to London, Bloomberg said. 

“Sucursal del Banco del Bienestar en Real de Asientos” by Luis Alvas, edited by Certain Risk, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons

Mexico’s Banks Look to Tighten AML Controls after U.S. Crackdown

Mexico’s banking lobby is urging lenders to adopt tougher rules on illicit finance that go beyond current law, after U.S. authorities moved to sever three Mexican firms from the American financial system for allegedly laundering money for fentanyl traffickers, according to Bloomberg.