September 12 - Shares of Wells Fargo & Co. fell after the bank reached a deal with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency requiring the lender to beef up systems for detecting money laundering and complying with international sanctions.

September 12 - Canada's financial watchdog has released a new guide identifying potential red flags for money laundering and tax evasion in the real estate sector. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) and the Canada Revenue Agency have published an operational alert to help the industry spot suspicious activities in property transactions that may conceal proceeds from illegal activities, including tax evasion.

September 12 - A woman in Miramar, Florida, pleaded guilty to laundering $2.7 million after she was accused of committing fraud via romance scams, according to a September 11 statement from the Department of Justice. Prosecutors said Cristine Petitfrere, 30, used bank accounts to receive funds and sent some of the money to a co-conspirator abroad while keeping hundreds of thousands of dollars for herself.

November 30 - The Brazilian Federal Police organized an operation to dismantle three organizations linked to money laundering operations using crypto. The operation, called Niflheim, was carried out in collaboration with the Federal Revenue Service, Brazil’s tax watchdog, and involved the issuance of eight arrest warrants and 19 search and seizure orders in the cities of Caxias do Sul, Sao Paulo, Fortaleza, and Brasilia. The Brazilian Federal Court also blocked $1.58 billion in funds stored in bank accounts and cryptocurrency exchanges. Several vehicles and properties were also seized.