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The FinCrime Daily

Thursday 1 October 2026 · 8 stories

The day's most important financial crime stories, picked from law enforcement, regulators and investigative newsrooms. Each links to the original report; summaries are written by AI from the publisher's description.

Fraud

  1. Police keep $465 million out of criminal hands by targeting Business Email Compromise scams (opens the publisher's site in a new tab)

    Police prevented $465 million from reaching criminals by disrupting Business Email Compromise scam operations.

    Australian Federal Police · Asia-Pacific
  2. Ex-NCA officer ordered to repay more than £1.8m following Bitcoin theft (opens the publisher's site in a new tab)

    A former National Crime Agency officer was ordered to repay more than £1.8 million following a Bitcoin theft case.

    Crown Prosecution Service · UK
  3. Ex-UITM Holdings CEO claims trial to RM37.37m CBT charge (opens the publisher's site in a new tab)

    Former UITM Holdings CEO is on trial for allegedly misappropriating over RM37 million meant for a solar power project.

    Malaysiakini · Asia-Pacific
  4. SEC Charges Meyer Global Management and Its CEO With Defrauding Retail Investors in Private Funds That Held Interests in SpaceX and Other Pre-IPO Securities (opens the publisher's site in a new tab)

    SEC charges a private fund adviser and its CEO with defrauding investors in pre-IPO securities funds.

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · US & Canada

Sanctions

  1. OFAC Sanctions Tren de Aragua Fugitive Who Laundered ATM Heists With Crypto (opens the publisher's site in a new tab)

    US authorities sanctioned a Tren de Aragua fugitive who laundered proceeds from ATM jackpotting thefts using cryptocurrency.

    Chainalysis · US & Canada · Latin America
  2. Gunvor publicly condemned Russia’s war but continued to do business with Russian energy firms, records show (opens the publisher's site in a new tab)

    A trading company publicly condemned Russia's war but privately continued business with Russian energy firms despite sanctions.

    International Consortium of Investigative Journalists · Europe · International

Cybercrime

  1. The US Blacklists Alleged Venezuelan Cyber Crime Mastermind (opens the publisher's site in a new tab)

    US Treasury sanctioned a Venezuelan hacker accused of creating malware used by criminal gangs to steal money from ATMs.

    OCCRP · US & Canada · Latin America

Money laundering

  1. Illegal Alien from Mexico and Utah Business Owner Admits to Laundering Over $17M in Drug Proceeds, an HSTF Investigation (opens the publisher's site in a new tab)

    A former business owner admitted laundering over $17 million in drug trafficking proceeds through a money services business.

    U.S. Department of Justice · US & Canada