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MONEY TRANSMITTERS AND HAWALAS

PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO OPERATING HAWALA AND LAUNDERING MONEY THROUGH HIS CONVENIENCE STORE: June 25, 2007
THREE PLEAD GUILTY FOR OPERATING UNLICENSED MONEY TRANSMITTING BUSINESS IN BUFFALO: June 20, 2007
ARIZONA AUTHORITIES GET COURT ORDER TO WESTERN UNION FOR DATA IN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS: May 7, 2007
TWO MICHIGAN RESIDENTS SENTENCED FOR OPERATING HAWALA THROUGH DETROIT CONVENIENCE STORE: April 4, 2007
VIRGINIA-BASED HAWALA OPERATOR SENTENCED IN FEDERAL COURT: March 22, 2007
OPERATORS OF UNLICENSED BOSTON MONEY TRANSMITTING COMPANY CHARGED WITH FINANCIAL AND NARCOTICS OFFENSES: February 27, 2007
FOUR BURMESE IMMIGRANTS INDICTED FOR RUNNING UNLICENSED MONEY TRANSMITTING BUSINESS: February 7, 2007
US AND PANAMA ARREST 100, SEIZE ALLEGED DRUG TRAFFICKERS' NAUTICAL FLEET AND THREE ISLANDS: October 3, 2006
HAWALA AND MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEMES TARGETED IN PHILADELPHIA CRACKDOWN: September 26, 2006
VANCOUVER RESIDENT SENTENCED IN ONE OF CANADA'S LARGEST MONEY LAUNDERING CASES: September 21, 2006
MAN WHO OPERATED HAWALA THROUGH ERITREAN CULTURAL & CIVIC CENTER CONVICTED IN DC: September 18, 2006
OPERATORS OF $30 MILLION E-GOLD HAWALA SYSTEM FACE CHARGES IN NEW YORK COUNTY: August 23, 2006
BRAZILIAN TASK FORCE REPORTS ALMOST $20 BILLION MOVED SECRETLY BY DOLEIROS OVER EIGHT YEARS: August 21, 2006
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ACCUSED OF OPERATING ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSMITTING BUSINESS: June 14, 2006
PHOENIX RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO OPERATING UNLICENSED MONEY TRANSFER BUSINESS: June 13, 2006
REPORT SAYS NORWAY SHUTS DOWN UNLICENSED HAWALA NETWORK: May 18, 2006
NEW YORK COUNTY CASE TARGETS ELABORATE EAST EUROPEAN HAWALA SCHEME: April 7, 2006
UNLICENSED BANGLADESHI MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE OPERATOR PLEADS GUILTY IN DETROIT CASE: March 7, 2006
VIRGINIA RESIDENT CONVICTED OVER PAKISTAN HAWALA OPERATION: December 2, 2005
MONEY TRANSMITTER PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED ENTERPRISE CORRUPTION IN NEW YORK CASE: November 11, 2005
SOUTH FLORIDA COMPANY ADMITS COLLUSION WITH NIGERIAN ENTITY IN ADVANCE FEE SCHEME TRANSFERS: November 2, 2005
OPERATOR OF VIRGINIA HAWALA ENTITY SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS: October 25, 2005
PAKISTANI WHO PARTICIPATED IN $100 MILLION HAWALA SENTENCED IN NEW JERSEY: October 24, 2005
GUILTY PLEA IN DC CASE INVOLVING OVER $15 MILLION OF ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSFERS TO AFRICA, ASIA, MIDEAST, AND EUROPE: October 14, 2005
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CHARGED FOR ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSMITTING BUSINESS: September 28, 2005
CALIFORNIA AIRPORT SHUTTLE DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY TO OPERATING ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSFER BUSINESS: August 18, 2005
"UNDERGROUND BANKING SYSTEMS" SHUT DOWN IN ILLINOIS AND ONTARIO: August 2, 2005
TWO MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH RUNNING UNLICENSED MONEY TRANSMITTING BUSINESS AND SMUGGLING ALIENS: July 15, 2005
CALIFORNIA RESIDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO OPERATING UNLICENSED MONEY TRANSFER BUSINESS: June 15, 2005
FOUR MICHIGAN RESIDENTS CHARGED WITH OPERATING UNLICENSED HAWALA BUSINESS: May 27, 2005
VIRGINIA RESIDENT ARRRESTED FOR OPERATING ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSFER SERVICE TO MIDEAST COUNTRIES: May 23,2005
MAN WHO TRANSMITTED $23 MILLION TO SYRIA AND NORTH AFRICA ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON: April 14, 2005
TREASURY DESIGNATES MONEY TRANSMITTER AS CUBAN NATIONAL: November 12, 2004

MONEY LAUNDERING

MASSIVE SOUTH FLORIDA "FORTIFIED" PROPERTY ACQUIRED WITH DRUG PROCEEDS TO BE FORFEITED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES: June 29, 2007
SEATTLE REAL ESTATE LAWYER SENTENCED ON MONEY LAUNDERING CONVICTION: June 29, 2007
FORMER IRS AGENT SENTENCED OVER SCHEME TO EVADE CASH TRANSACTION REPORTING: June 25, 2007
TWO FEDERAL INMATES SENTENCED FOR SCHEMING TO STEAL MONEY THEY HAD PROPOSED TO LAUNDER: June 25, 2007
NORTHERN CAL MAN CHARGED WITH MONEY LAUNDERING AND FAILING TO FILE CTRs AT CHECK CASHING STORE: April 13, 2007
US ANNOUNCES NEW POLICY TO COMBAT KLEPTOCRACY: April 2, 2007
MONEY LAUNDERING COLOMBIAN BROTHERS SENTENCED IN OPERATION WHITE DOLLAR CASE IN NEW YORK: March 30, 2007
TWO TOP CALI CARTEL LEADERS PLEAD GUILTY IN US ON DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY CHARGES: March 22, 2007
FORMER WORLD BANK PROJECT MANAGER PLEADS GUILTY TO STRUCTURING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS CHARGE: March 12, 2007
SERIAL INSURANCE SCAMMER TO FORFEIT $10 MILLION AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO FRAUD AND MONEY LAUNDERING: January 10, 2007
ATLANTA JEWELRY STORE OWNER ACCUSED OF MONEY LAUNDERING: January 4, 2007
REPUTED "CUBAN MAFIA" FIGURE CONVICTED IN MIAMI: December 21, 2006
US NAMES 25 AS FRONTS FOR NORTH VALLE CARTEL'S NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES: August 22, 2006
DC CASE SHINES LIGHT ON THE "BLACK MONEY SCAM": July 28, 2006
OFFSHORE DUO CHARGED IN $250 MILLION INTERNET GAMBLING SCHEME: July 14, 2006
FIFTY LEADERS OF COLOMBIA GUERRILLA GROUP INDICTED OVER ALLEGED $25 BILLION OF COCAINE TRAFFIC: May 19, 2006
SON OF CALI CARTEL CO-FOUNDER PLEADS GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY IN FLORIDA: May 4, 2006
CAPE COD CONSPIRATOR SENTENCED IN HYANNIS THEFT AND DISAPPEARANCE CASE: March 27, 2006
OPERATOR OF BAHAMAS INVESTMENT FUND INDICTED ON CHARGES OF LAUNDERING OVER A BILLION DOLLARS INCLUDING DRUG AND FRAUD PROCEEDS: March 17, 2006
THREE SOUTH FLORIDA ATTORNEYS ACCUSED OF LAUNDERING MONEY AND OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE FOR DRUG DEALERS: March 15, 2006
FORFEITURE ALLOWED OF FUNDS SEIZED BY US UNDER PATRIOT ACT FROM FOREIGN BANK OVER TELEMARKETING FRAUD: February 21, 2006
DEA'S OPERATION MONEY TRAIL TARGETED INTERNATIONAL LAUNDERING RING: January 26, 2006
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK AGREES TO SETTLE MONEY LAUNDERING RULE VIOLATIONS: January 23, 2006
DEUTSCHE BANK AGREES TO STRENGTHEN COMPLIANCE WITH US ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING REGS: November 23, 2005
US DESIGNATES MACAU BANK AS "PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN": October 27, 2005
RCMP SHUTS DOWN NIAGARA FALLS CURRENCY COMPANY FOR ALLEGED MONEY LAUNDERING: September 21, 2005
ARAB BANK AGREES TO $24 MILLION PENALTY TO FINCEN AND OCC OVER ALLEGED REPORTING LAPSES: September 16, 2005
CROSS-COUNTRY COCAINE AND MONEY LAUNDERING RING CHARGED IN ST CROIX: August 25, 2005
FORMER MISSISSIPPI CHECKERS CHAMPION PLEADS GUILTY TO MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES: July 15, 2005
FIVE ASSOCIATES OF COLOMBIAN NARCOTICS ORG PLEAD GUILTY IN BLACK MARKET PESO EXCHANGE DEALS: July 14, 2005
LATVIAN BANKS DESIGNATED BY US ON MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERNS: June 6, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE DRUG MONEY LAUNDERER SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON AND $15 MILLION FINE: June 4, 2005
IRANIAN PLEADS GUILTY TO MONEY LAUNDERING IN ATTEMPTED ARMS EXPORT SCHEME: May 31, 2005
NARCOTICS SUSPECTS EXTRADITED FROM COLOMBIA AND CANADA CHARGED WITH MONEY LAUNDERING: May 30, 2005
COLOMBIAN DRUG MONEY LAUNDERER SENTENCED IN NEW YORK: May 4, 2005
CANADIAN ATTORNEY CONVICTED OF MONEY LAUNDERING: March 18, 2005
SUSPECTED ECSTASY TRAFFICKING RINGLEADER EXTRADITED FROM CANADA ON DRUG AND MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES: March 8, 2005
US FREEZES ASSETS OF SUSPECTED MONEY LAUNDERERS FOR MEXICAN DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION: March 8, 2005
FEDS SEIZE OIL COMPANY IN LENGTHY SEARCH FOR TRAFFICKER'S HIDDEN ASSETS: March 4, 2005
EXTRADITED DRUG KINGPIN FACES $1 BILLION MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGE: January 14, 2005
THREE CHARGED IN FLORIDA BLACK MARKET PESO EXCHANGE CASE: October 11, 2004
MASSIVE RAID IN BRAZIL TARGETS MONEY LAUNDERERS: September 20, 2004
MASSACHUSETTS CASE TACKLES BLACK MARKET PESO EXCHANGE: September 20, 2004

TERRORIST FINANCING

INFOCOM AND THREE ELASHI BROTHERS SENTENCED IN DALLAS: June 22, 2007
BANGLADESH NATIVE CHARGED IN ATLANTA CASE FOR ALLEGED MATERIAL SUPPORT TO PAKISTAN GROUP LASHKAR-E TAYYIBA: April 18, 2007
US ISSUES ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON DEALING WITH IRAN'S BANK SADERAT: February 23, 2007
TWO IRANIAN COMPANIES DESIGNATED BY US AS SUPPORTERS OF ALLEGED WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS: January 22, 2007
US DESIGNATES TWO SOUTHEAST ASIA DIVISIONS OF SAUDI ORGANIZATION AND ASSOCIATE AS AL-QAEDA SUPPORTERS: January 16, 2007
TWO SYRIANS DESIGNATED BY US AS CONTRIBUTORS TO SYRIA'S SUPPORT OF TERRORISM: January 15, 2007
AL-ARIAN CO-DEFENDANT SENTENCED IN FLORIDA FOR TRANSACTIONS WITH PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD: December 13, 2006
TWO GUILTY PLEAS IN CONTRABAND CIGARETTE RING THAT DONATED SOME OF PROCEEDS TO HEZBOLLAH: September 22, 2006
FOUR CHINESE ENTITIES AND ONE AMERICAN COMPANY DESIGNATED FOR ALLEGED HELP TO IRAN MISSILE PROGRAM: August 21, 2006
FOUR ALLEGED LEADERS OF JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH DESIGNATED AS TERRORIST FINANCIERS: June 22, 2006
SWISS COMPANY DESIGNATED AS WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION SUPPORTER FOR ALLEGED LINKS TO NORTH KOREAN DESIGNEES: May 24, 2006
US DESIGNATES COMMERCIAL BANK OF SYRIA AS "PRIMARY MONEY LAUNDERING CONCERN": May 17, 2006
US FREEZES ASSETS OF OHIO ORGANIZATION BELIEVED LINKED TO HAMAS: May 16, 2006
TREASURY DESIGNATES ALLEGED SUPPORTERS OF LIBYAN ISLAMIC FIGHTING GROUP FOR TERRORIST FINANCING: May 15, 2006
ELASHI BROTHERS SENTENCED IN DALLAS CASE OVER SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS: March 21, 2006
DIRECTOR OF SYRIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DESIGNATED BY US TREASURY: March 14, 2006
US DESIGNATES IRANIAN COMPANY FOR ALLEGED SUPPORT OF PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS: March 10, 2006
FILIPINO SEPARATIST GROUP ABU SAYYAF DESIGNATED BY TREASURY UNDER ANTI-TERRORISM PROVISION: January 19, 2006
US TREASURY DESIGNATES SEVEN EGYPTIANS AS ALLEGED SUPPORTERS OF EGYPTIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD: November 21, 2005
ALLEGED AL-QAEDA ASSOCIATE DESIGNATED BY US TREASURY: October 20, 2005
CONVICTED AL-QAEDA SUPPORTER SENTENCED TO 45 YEARS IN PRISON: October 5, 2005
TREASURY DEPARTMENT TELLS CONGRESS ABOUT EFFORTS TO STEM INSURGENT FINANCING: August 23, 2005
US DESIGNATES THREE ISLAMIST ACTIVISTS IN CREMONA, ITALY AS AL-QAEDA SUPPORTERS: August 22, 2005
US TREASURY DESIGNATES SEVEN SADDAM HUSSEIN RELATIVES ACCUSED OF SUPPORTING INSURGENTS: August 19, 2005
MOVEMENT FOR ISLAMIC REFORM IN ARABIA DESIGNATED AS AL-QAEDA SUPPORTER: August 17, 2005
US ANNOUNCES DESIGNATIONS UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER TARGETING SYRIA: August 15, 2005
LEBANON NATIVE SENTENCED FOR CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO HEZBOLLAH: July 21, 2005
IRAQI DESIGNATED BY US TREASURY DEPARTMENT AS FINANCIAL FACILITATOR OF INSURGENCY: June 28, 2005
SYRIAN COMPANY DESIGNATED AS SUPPORTER OF FORMER IRAQI REGIME: June 22, 2005
SWISS PROSECUTORS DROP NADA MANAGEMENT INVESTIGATION AFTER COURT ULTIMATUM: June 22, 2005
ELASHI BROTHERS CONVICTED FOR SHIPMENTS TO LIBYA AND DEALING IN PROPERTY OF A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED TERRORIST: June 8, 2005
US DESIGNATES ALLEGED FINANCIER FOR AL-ZARQAWI NETWORK: June 4, 2005
TWO YEMENI MEN CONVICTED OF PROVIDING MATERIAL SUPPORT TO TERRORISTS: May 7, 2005
US DESIGNATES ALLEGED TERRORIST FINANCIERS: March 11, 2005
HAMAS ASSOCIATES CHARGED WITH RACKETEERING, MONEY LAUNDERING: October 13, 2004
MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY AMONG CHARGES AGAINST ALLEGED TERRORIST SUPPORTER: August 14, 2004

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