ICIJ’s new Coin Laundry investigation confirms what FinTelegram has warned for years: the world’s largest crypto exchanges have been awash with funds tied to money launderers, scam cartels, drug syndicates, and North Korean hackers – even after guilty pleas in the U.S.
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has moved against a network of ten Mexico-based casinos it claims are controlled by a criminal group laundering funds for the Sinaloa Cartel. Using its Section 311 powers, FinCEN proposes to cut these gambling venues off from the U.S. financial system via correspondent-banking restrictions.
A recent investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has exposed a sophisticated money laundering scheme involving the Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese underground banking networks. This extensive operation, known as "Operation Fortune Runner," highlights the intricate methods used to launder drug trafficking proceeds. The DOJ's 10-count superseding indictment charges 24 individuals associated with the Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese underground banking groups.