The EU presents a new action plan against money laundering
On the 7th of May 2020, the European Commission, through the Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, published a new European Union Action Plan for the prevention …
Organized Crime
Berlin Regional Court uses a new tool against Clankriminalität
On 7 April 2020, the Berlin Regional Court ordered the confiscation of two properties in Berlin Neukölln, using a new legal instrument. Section 76a of …
Swiss Swiss parliament stops the adaptation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act to international standardsparliament stops the adaptation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act to international standards
On 2 March this year, the National Council, the so-called Grand House of the Swiss Parliament, prevented the introduction of new anti-money laundering legislation, which …
Covid-19 and Mafia: How two viruses strengthen each other
Closed borders are bad for smuggling goods and empty streets make drug trafficking more difficult – has the virus even weakened mafia clan? While according …
BKA and Interior Minister Seehofer present the situation of Organized Crime in Germany
Unfortunately, the figures published on 24th September 2019 by the BKA and the Federal Ministry of the Interior do not represent a successful story. The …