Recent Posts Tagged With 'Mexico'

• 11 Arrested in Mexico for Money Laundering

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 07:22 in Mexico, aml, laundering, typology cases

  Mexican authorities arrested 11 suspected money launderers during raids on 17 finance companies in the northern cities of Culiacan and Tijuana, the Attorney General’s Office said.The money-laundering ring operated through a series of companies, som...

• 4 arrested locally in connection to Mexican drug cartel

  Posted on Friday October 23rd, 2009 at 02:53 in Mexico, us, laundering, typology cases

  Authorities arrested four people in Pflugerville Wednesday in connection to Project Coronado, a 44-month-long investigation targeting the drug trafficking activities of the La Familia cartel, the newest and most violent cartel in Mexico. Adriel Maldo...

• David S. Cohen Remarks to the ABA/ABA Money Laundering Enforcement Conference

  Posted on Tuesday October 13th, 2009 at 02:06 in Mexico, terrorism, iran, us, al qaeda, pakistan, afghanistan, hezbollah, hamas, aml, cft

  Good afternoon and thank you for that nice introduction. This conference, now in its 21st year, has always provided an essential forum for the discussion of key developments in the law and practice of anti-money laundering ("AML") and sanctions compl...

• Top Mexican cartel figure set to plead guilty

  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 05:56 in Mexico, us, laundering

  A man once considered a top figure in a notorious Mexican drug cartel plans to plead guilty in a San Diego criminal case, nearly 10 years after he was arrested while watching his son's soccer game in Tijuana, Mexico.A federal court docket shows Jesus...

• Mexico asks U.S. for help in finding hidden assets in U.S. banks

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 10:17 in Canada, Mexico, us, laundering, cft

  By Kevin McCoy, USA TODAYHoping to replicate the United States' new success in hunting suspected tax evaders, Mexico is seeking financial data from foreign banks where its citizens are suspected of hiding assets. But the accounts being targeted aren'...

• Lawyer accused of money laundering for Mexican Mafia

  Posted on Monday June 22nd, 2009 at 13:48 in Mexico, laundering

  A Covina criminal defense lawyer who specializes in gang cases is set to be arraigned this morning on federal charges of money laundering for the Mexican Mafia.Isaac E. Guillen, 48, is among about 40 alleged members and associates of a Los Angeles st...

• U.S. Attorney General cites asset forfeiture as weapon against drug cartels

  Posted on Friday May 15th, 2009 at 13:53 in Mexico, Fraud, terrorism, us

  by Mary Spicuzza Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Thursday spoke about using asset seizure and forfeiture to go after Mexican drug cartels during an appearance before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. Holder spoke o...

• U.S. faults Mexican terror finance law for lack of forfeiture component

  Posted on Wednesday May 6th, 2009 at 15:02 in Mexico, terrorism, us, un, cft

  by Mary Spicuzza The U.S. Department of State has released its Country Reports on Terrorism 2008.The country reports' western hemisphere overview, made public last week, praised Mexican President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and his Administration for ...

• The Banking Industry´s Dirty Little Secret: Money Laundering For The Drug Cartels

  Posted on Friday February 20th, 2009 at 16:10 in Mexico, colombia, us, laundering

  Dave GibsonThe United Nation´s Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa recently told the Austrian magazine Profil that drug money has been the only thing that has kept many major banks in business.Costa said: "In many instan...