Articles tagged with
Money Laundering

Money laundering, tax evasion suck billions from Mexican economy

by Los Angeles Times

The Mexican economy is "hemorrhaging" billions of dollars annually because of money laundering, tax evasion and other forms of corruption, a new study has found.

Puerto Rico school officials held in bribery case

by Business Week

The FBI says six current and former employees of Puerto Rico's Department of Education have been arrested on charges that include bribery and money laundering

Caribbean drug kingpin's ex-wife faces money laundering charges

by Miami Herald

The ex-wife of a reputed Caribbean drug kingpin is back in the Dominican Republic to face accusations she laundered money for her former husband's alleged trafficking network, an official said Sunday

Argentina: trade union leader faces money laundering charges

by Financial Times

Transport workers’ leaders in Argentina have called a strike for Monday that is expected to paralyse most services, after Switzerland requested information on the head of the country’s top union confederation as part of a money laundering investigation

Argentine money cop means business

by Associated Press

In this society where tax evasion is the rule, corruption is common and white-collar crimes suck as much as $20 billion out of the country each year, a supercop of sorts has just been given new power to examine the books of the rich and powerful — from politicians and judges to union and business leaders, even foreign diplomats

Colombia vows to eradicate drugs money from football

by BBC

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has promised to stop the infiltration of drug money into the country's professional football clubs

Colombia: world’s biggest drug “super cartel” dismantled

by Telegraph

The world’s biggest drugs and money laundering “super cartel” in Colombia has been smashed by the American government, officials said

Mexico: Cancun mayor faces drugs charges

by BBC

The mayor of the Mexican resort city of Cancun, Gregorio Sanchez Martinez, has been formally charged with drug-trafficking, money laundering and organised crime

Colombia attacks FARC through drug networks

by Colombia Reports

Colombia’s fight against the FARC increasingly focuses on cutting off the rebels’ funding from narco-trafficking, as police collect new information on the organisation’s drug trading structure