By Aaron Nicodemus2024-07-10T19:30:00
The co-founder and former chief technology officer of crypto peer-to-peer network Paxful faces charges related to violating the anti-money laundering (AML) requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).
Artur Schaback, of Estonia, pled guilty to one count of conspiring “to willfully fail to establish, develop, implement, and maintain an effective [AML] program as required by the Bank Secrecy Act,” the Department of Justice announced Monday in a press release.
From 2015-19, Schaback operated Paxful, a virtual currency platform and money transmitting business that allowed its customers to negotiate and trade virtual currency for items including fiat currency, prepaid cards, and gift cards.
2024-08-12T17:28:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Manfred Bekeris, chief compliance officer at cypto peer-to-peer network Paxful, sat down with Compliance Week to talk about joining the company shortly before its former chief operating officer and co-founder pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.
2023-10-23T19:44:00Z By Aaron Nicodemus
Uncertainty created by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s lack of clarity on risks posed by crypto assets has left member banks with the impression the agency wants banks to avoid them, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General.
2023-06-05T19:35:00Z By Jeff Dale
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Binance Holdings, its U.S.-based affiliate BAM Trading Services, and their founder Changpeng Zhao with a series of securities law violations, including operating unregistered exchanges.
2025-10-16T20:38:00Z By Neil Hodge
Europe’s massive financial sector has become a magnet for illicit money flowing through its banks and markets. A new EU agency will be taking the problem head-on to fight against money laundering.
2025-10-08T18:28:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Charlie Javice, a former CEO who duped JPMorgan Chase into purchasing her start up company for $175 million, has been ordered to forfeit more than $22 million by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and to spend 7 years in jail.
2025-10-07T16:08:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Georgia Tech Research Corp. (GTRC) has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle allegations first raised by two compliance officers that its cybersecurity protocols violated acceptable standards for defense contractors, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
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