MONEYVAL CHIEF DEPARTS ROLE AFTER REPORT LINKS FAMILY TO RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE

On 22 March, ACAMS reported that the executive secretary of the FATF affiliate in Europe has left his position following revelations about his family ties to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, or SVR.  Russian national Igor Nebyvaev had led the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures, or Moneyval, since March 2020.  FATF barred Russia from participating in meetings in October and formally suspended the country’s membership in February.

https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/moneyval-chief-quits-after-report-links-him-to-russian-intelligence/

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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