Association's Member States News

Association's Member States News

• 29 April 2026

  On the Meeting of the Secretariats of the FATF Global Network

  Within the framework of implementing the tasks on enhancing international cooperation, as defined by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. PF-99 dated July 8, 2024, the Department on Combating Economic Crimes at the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan held the 2nd Meeting of the Secretariats of the FATF Global Network in the city of Samarkand on April 27–29, 2026.

• 23 April 2026

  Head of a District Public Organization in Belarus Illegally Received Travel Allowances Using Fictitious Documents

  Irregularities in the activities of a senior official were identified by the regional Committee of State Control of the Republic of Belarus in cooperation with regional law enforcement authorities during joint control measures.

• 17 April 2026

  The Financial Monitoring Agency a Group Sending Phishing SMS Messages Posing as Banks and Mobile Operators

  The Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the FMA), in coordination with the General Prosecutor’s Office and with the participation of cybersecurity specialists from the mobile operator «ТELE2», has disrupted activities of a criminal group that carried out mass mailing of phishing messages using specialized equipment to subsequently steal confidential data and citizens’ funds.

• 17 April 2026

  Head of «Beef Export Group» Сompany Sentenced for Embezzling Government Subsidies Worth 3 Billion Tenge

  In the city of Kostanay, a verdict has been delivered in a case involving the embezzlement of state subsidies and a money laundering of criminal proceeds.  

• 16 April 2026

  Illegal “Off-the-Books” Salary Scheme Uncovered in 16 Belarusian Taxi Companies

  The Financial Investigations Bodies of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus have uncovered a large-scale illegal scheme in the passenger transportation sector involving the payment of «Off-the-Books» salaries by taxi companies.

• 10 April 2026

  Large-Scale Tax Evasion Uncovered in a Regional Center of the Republic of Belarus in the Passenger Transport Sector

  The regional office of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus has identified and suppressed a scheme involving large-scale tax evasion by business entities operating in the passenger transportation sector.

• 03 April 2026

  Deputy Director of a Regional Educational Institution in Belarus Detained While Receiving a Bribe

  The Deputy Director for Administrative Affairs of an educational institution in a regional center of the Republic of Belarus was caught in the act while receiving another bribe.

• 03 April 2026

  Organizers of the «HRT» Financial Pyramid Convicted

  In the city of Aktobe, a court has issued a verdict in a case involving the creation and management of the financial pyramid «Harmony Rider Technology» (HRT), as well as the legalization (laundering) of criminal proceeds.

• 27 March 2026

  Director of a Regional Belarusian Premium Apparel Company Evaded Nearly 3 million Belarusian rubles in Taxes by Selling Products Through a Front Entrepreneur

  A large-scale criminal activity carried out by the director of a regional company specializing in the production of premium women’s clothing was suppressed by the regional unit of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus. The businessman’s products were sold through a network of retail stores in the capital and regional centers of Belarus, as well as in the territory of the Russian Federation.

• 20 March 2026

  Illegal Activities of a Forestry Officer Acting in the Interests of Business Entities Suppressed in One of the Regions of the Republic of Belarus

  The facts of illegal activity of a forester of a regional Belarusian forestry company were revealed during an inspection by specialists of the regional unit of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus and its Department of Financial Investigations.