Association's Member States News
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17 April 2026
The Financial Monitoring Agency a Group Sending Phishing SMS Messages Posing as Banks and Mobile Operators
The Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the FMA), in coordination with the General Prosecutor’s Office and with the participation of cybersecurity specialists from the mobile operator «ТELE2», has disrupted activities of a criminal group that carried out mass mailing of phishing messages using specialized equipment to subsequently steal confidential data and citizens’ funds.
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17 April 2026
Head of «Beef Export Group» Сompany Sentenced for Embezzling Government Subsidies Worth 3 Billion Tenge
In the city of Kostanay, a verdict has been delivered in a case involving the embezzlement of state subsidies and a money laundering of criminal proceeds.
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16 April 2026
Illegal “Off-the-Books” Salary Scheme Uncovered in 16 Belarusian Taxi Companies
The Financial Investigations Bodies of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus have uncovered a large-scale illegal scheme in the passenger transportation sector involving the payment of «Off-the-Books» salaries by taxi companies.
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10 April 2026
Large-Scale Tax Evasion Uncovered in a Regional Center of the Republic of Belarus in the Passenger Transport Sector
The regional office of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus has identified and suppressed a scheme involving large-scale tax evasion by business entities operating in the passenger transportation sector.
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03 April 2026
Deputy Director of a Regional Educational Institution in Belarus Detained While Receiving a Bribe
The Deputy Director for Administrative Affairs of an educational institution in a regional center of the Republic of Belarus was caught in the act while receiving another bribe.
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03 April 2026
Organizers of the «HRT» Financial Pyramid Convicted
In the city of Aktobe, a court has issued a verdict in a case involving the creation and management of the financial pyramid «Harmony Rider Technology» (HRT), as well as the legalization (laundering) of criminal proceeds.
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27 March 2026
Director of a Regional Belarusian Premium Apparel Company Evaded Nearly 3 million Belarusian rubles in Taxes by Selling Products Through a Front Entrepreneur
A large-scale criminal activity carried out by the director of a regional company specializing in the production of premium women’s clothing was suppressed by the regional unit of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus. The businessman’s products were sold through a network of retail stores in the capital and regional centers of Belarus, as well as in the territory of the Russian Federation.
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20 March 2026
Illegal Activities of a Forestry Officer Acting in the Interests of Business Entities Suppressed in One of the Regions of the Republic of Belarus
The facts of illegal activity of a forester of a regional Belarusian forestry company were revealed during an inspection by specialists of the regional unit of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus and its Department of Financial Investigations.
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19 March 2026
Money legalization via bankruptcy proceedings suppressed in the Ural Federal District
The Prosecutor's Office of the Chelyabinsk region in concert with Rosfinmonitoring, has identified and suppressed an attempt to use the insolvency (bankruptcy) procedure to legalize funds via a fake debt to the creditor of a bankrupt citizen.
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19 March 2026
In Kabardino-Balkaria, the head of farms is suspected of legalizing stolen funds received under agricultural subsidies
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the North Caucasus Federal District, the Federal Security Service of Russia for Kabardino-Balkaria and the territorial body of Rosfinmonitoring for the North Caucasus Federal District revealed facts of fraud when obtaining subsidies committed by the general director of one of the agricultural enterprises of Kabardino-Balkaria.