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AUSTRAC links Australian assets to suspects wanted for crimes in China
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Following requests for information from our Chinese counterpart, and law enforcement agencies in Australia and China, AUSTRAC identified a complex international money laundering scheme run…
International crime-fighting effort smashes global money laundering network
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An investigation into a complex international money laundering operation led to arrests in Australia, India and the UK, and the deregistration of several Australian remittance service…
Suspicious deposits lead to arrests and frozen bank accounts
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As part of an investigation into criminal networks laundering money in Western Australia, AUSTRAC and WA Police identified two offenders who were depositing and receiving large amounts of…
Business owner jailed for ‘phoenixing’ to avoid tax
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AUSTRAC’s financial intelligence helped authorities convict a business owner who was carrying out illegal trading known as ‘phoenixing’ to evade company tax and fund his lifestyle and…
AUSTRAC disrupts large-scale international money laundering syndicate
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AUSTRAC initiated an investigation into a money laundering syndicate suspected of moving large amounts of cash through a complex network of Australian bank accounts. Sharing financial…
Joint-agency effort disrupts international crime syndicate
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As a member of a task force investigating criminal activity on Victoria’s waterfront, AUSTRAC played a key role in the conviction of several offenders who were laundering money for a crime…