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08-01-2021 -
Written by: Noortje Boere Until 1 October 2021, online gambling was prohibited in the Netherlands. With the introduction of the Remote Gaming Act ('Wet Kansspelen op Afstand’), this has changed. Online gambling with a licensed...
04-12-2020 -
By Dorine Stahlie and Sophie de Ridder, AMLC In response to the FinCen files, several news items were published on mirror trading in connection with money laundering. Take for example the item in the FD...
26-10-2020 -
The EFIPPP is a global public–private partnership; a European partnership between investigative services, financial intelligence units and banking institutions which need to give insight into financial crime and money laundering. Background Inspired by the partnership...
03-08-2020 -
Reflections on possible accounting fraud and money laundering constructions at Wirecard By Dick Crijns, senior advisor AMLC Background During the last two weeks I have been regularly asked questions about potential fraud at Wirecard. I...
10-03-2020 -
The Netherlands Supreme Court dated 9 July 2019, alternative scenario: ECLI:NL:HR:2019:1137 The Court of Appeal based its conviction on the indirect method of proof. In short it means that an accused can be convicted of...
10-03-2020 -
Last summer, the Dutch government launched a money laundering action plan. The plan proposes measures to tackle money laundering by raising barriers, by making the gatekeeper function more effective, and by strengthening the investigation and...
10-03-2020 -
We already addressed Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) at the end of 2017. This is a legal form under Scottish law where the actual owner can be shielded. Our article on the Azerbaijani Laundromat and the...
13-05-2019 -
Diëgo Crijns, AMLC senior advisor During money laundering training sessions I show a lot of examples of how you can use ordinary things for money laundering. I am often asked “do criminals really do that?”....
24-04-2019 -
D. Crijns, AMLC senior advisor Most of you are familiar to the so-called Russian laundromat, a $20 billion money laundering scheme during the period 2010 - 2014. A few weeks ago, the journalist collective OCCRP...
24-04-2019 -
Overijssel Court, 13 February 2018, cash in rolled chicken meat: ECLI:NL:RBOVE:2018:421 The suspect has emerged during a money laundering investigation, aimed at co-suspects in Aruba. The investigation showed that the suspect spoke in veiled terms...