UK: PROGRESS COMBATTING FRAUD

On 31 March, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee published a report saying that it is disappointed by the slow progress government has made over the last 5 years in combatting the growing threat from fraud.  It also says that the criminal justice system’s current approach to penalising and sentencing fraudsters is insufficient to prevent the UK being seen as a haven for fraudsters, and a reliance on voluntary charters does not produce a strong enough incentive for industry to rapidly improve its response to fraud.

https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/34609/documents/190751/default/

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VENEZUELA: AML/CFT MUTUAL EVALUATION REPORT

On 2 April, FATF released this report, based on the 2012 FATF Recommendations, and was prepared using the 2013 Methodology.  Undertaken by FATF-style regional body CFATF, the report had been endorsed by FATF.  The on-site visit was conducted from 17 to 28 January 2022.  Given its very poor ratings for effectiveness, Venezuela will be subject to the enhanced follow-up process.

https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Mutualevaluations/MER-Venezuela-2023.html

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