GAFILAT GLOSSARY OF SPANISH AML/CFT TERMS

Useful, as it can be confusing to those of us used to English-language acronyms and abbreviations, such as FIU (which can be UIF) and FATF (GAFI)

https://www.gafilat.org/index.php/es/biblioteca-virtual/gafilat/glosario/3871-template-gafilat-glosario/file

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ANONYMOUS CHINESE SHIPOWNER SPENDS $376 MILLION ON 13 TANKERS FOR RUSSIAN SHIP-TO-SHIP TRANSFER HUB

On 9 August, Lloyds List reported that these are intended for a transhipment hub established mid-Atlantic to consolidate Russia-origin oil cargoes and described as “high risk”.  Lloyds List says that it has identified the use of many separate but interconnected single-ship shelf companies, and says that all the ships are aged 15 years or older, precluding them from chartering by most oil majors, as well being unable to secure conventional financing, suggesting the beneficial owner is cash rich.

https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1141873/Anonymous-Chinese-shipowner-spends-$376m-on-tankers-for-Russian-STS-hub

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INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB) DEBARS BRAZILIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR CORRUPT AND FRAUDULENT PRACTICES RELATED TO A PROJECT IN BRAZIL

On 11 August, a post on the FCPA Blog advised that the Sociedad Anónima de Obras y Servicios Copasa do Brasil (Copasa) is ineligible to participate in projects and operations financed by the IDB during the 18-month debarment.  The ban also applies to projects funded by the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the African Development Bank.

https://fcpablog.com/2022/08/11/idb-debars-construction-company-for-failure-to-prevent-bribery/

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SEAFOOD FRAUD A GROWING INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM IMPACTING FOOD SAFETY

On 9 August, an article from SeafoodSource reported that a new study published in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety found that seafood fraud is a growing international problem impacting food safety.  The study examined seafood fraud incidents over the past 10 years in order to analyse the types of fraud that commonly occur.  More than half of the issues reported across all 4 datasets involved the presence of illegal or unauthorized veterinary residues in seafood originating from Asia. 

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/food-safety-health/seafood-fraud-a-growing-international-problem-impacting-food-safety-study-finds

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MEXICAN EX-PRESIDENT PEÑA NIETO PROBED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING

On 12 August, OCCRP reported that the office of Mexico’s attorney general said it has launched an investigation into former President Enrique Peña Nieto, weeks after a local anti-money laundering agency filed complaints against him for money laundering and illicit enrichment.

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16658-mexican-ex-president-pena-nieto-probed-for-money-laundering

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