Financial crime | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:55:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Financial crime | Investment Executive 32 32 Crypto money launderer gets prison in U.S. https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/crypto-money-launderer-gets-prison-in-u-s/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:55:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537582 Shell companies, crypto exchange processed US$470 million in drug money

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]]> RCMP alleges fraud by junior miner’s ex-CEO https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/rcmp-alleges-fraud-by-junior-miners-ex-ceo/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:28:56 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537346 Police allege gold assay results were altered for years to overstate resources

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]]> SEC alleges private fund manager duped investors https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/sec-alleges-private-fund-manager-duped-investors/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:18:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537342 Investors in private equity funds misled, money misused, SEC charges

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]]> CFTC alleges insider trading on prediction market https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/cftc-alleges-insider-trading-on-prediction-market/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:09:22 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537222 Soldier accused of betting on plans to capture Venezuelan leader

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]]> Firm avoids hefty FCA fine with large client payout https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/firm-avoids-hefty-fca-fine-with-large-client-payout/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:42:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537072 Regulator settles for censure for firm in WealthTek debacle

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]]> FINTRAC flags rising ex-pat extortion threat https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fintrac-flags-rising-ex-pat-extortion-threat/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:12:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537064 Organized South Asian gangs targeting business owners in Canada

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]]> FCA leads crypto crackdown https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fca-leads-crypto-crackdown/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:58:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536974 Regulator targets unregistered peer-to-peer crypto platforms

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]]> Cryptoqueen’s victims may get some money back https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/cryptoqueen-victims-may-get-some-money-back/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:23:16 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536291 U.S. DoJ has US$40 million to pay back from US$4-billion scam

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]]> OSC secures ban on Canadian convicted in U.S. https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/osc-secures-ban-on-canadian-convicted-in-u-s/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:33:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536121 Hedge fund trader pleaded guilty in market manipulation case

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]]> Ex-advisor lands in jail for Ponzi scheme https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/ex-advisor-lands-in-jail-for-ponzi-scheme/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:07:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535837 Millions misappropriated over 20-year period

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