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A financial fraud investigator in Najib Razak's 1MDB trial testified he did not check whether US$620m allegedly returned by the former Prime Minister was subsequently rerouted, raising questions about the investigation's scope.
A convicted member of the organised crime group Geng Upik has been charged with nine counts of money laundering totalling more than RM800,000 in Kota Kinabalu's Sessions Court.
Indian authorities are hunting West Bengal businessman Tulu Mondal after raiding his luxury properties and seizing assets worth crores. He is suspected of smuggling and money laundering with alleged ties to the ruling Trinamool Congress.
Three company directors have been charged at Shah Alam Sessions Court with money laundering and misappropriating substantial sums diverted from non-governmental organisation coffers, signalling fresh enforcement action against financial crime.
Malaysia's anti-corruption authorities have arrested an NGO's secretary and treasurer as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering involving RM5 million. The development raises fresh concerns about financial oversight in the voluntary sector.
The Financial Action Task Force has warned that criminal networks are increasingly exploiting regulatory gaps to launder billions through cryptocurrency markets, with stablecoins emerging as a particular concern.
A Singapore corporate services provider has been sentenced to 32 weeks' jail for fabricating financial records and assisting foreign nationals involved in the city-state's largest money laundering case worth S$3 billion.
A former company director has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for operating an unlicensed fund management business and laundering money. The scheme defrauded investors of over RM1.26 million.
A 51-year-old Indian national has been imprisoned for two years and four months in Brunei for his role as a cash courier in a cross-border criminal operation, having failed to question the origins of BND230,000 he delivered to Malaysian nationals.
Singapore has charged four people over an international gold smuggling operation that used false electronics imports and VAT fraud to launder proceeds through a Hong Kong-based mastermind.
The owner of a popular Singapore porridge restaurant has been charged with tax evasion totalling nearly S$3.8 million and money laundering involving luxury assets and substantial cash holdings.
A former officer at the Islamic Dakwah Foundation Malaysia (Ikram) has been charged with money laundering involving RM18 million allegedly used to acquire high-end vehicles including a Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 and Porsche 911 Turbo S.
Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng, allegedly part of a network using illegal cryptocurrency mining to launder money from regional scam operations and online gambling enterprises.
The Court of Appeal has rejected an application to dismiss corruption and money laundering charges against DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng, his wife Betty Chew, and businesswoman Phang Li Koon relating to an RM11.6 million project.
Nepal's former finance minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel has been arrested on money laundering allegations, marking another high-profile corruption case as the country's new generation-led administration escalates its drive against financial malfeasance.
Indonesia's parliament has passed legislation offering broad legal protections to purchasers of Danantara sovereign wealth fund bonds, triggering expert warnings that the exemptions could enable money laundering and tax evasion despite government assurances.
The High Court has deferred the appeal proceedings of former Youth and Sports Ministry senior officer Otman Arshad until September, with the presiding judge expressing concern over mounting delays in resolving the case.
Malaysian courts face significant cases this week involving former Felda chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad's corruption conviction review and proceedings against ex-army chief Tan Sri Muhammad Hafizuddeain Jantan on money laundering charges.