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EAG News

• 15 May 2026

  Illegal Enrichment Scheme by an Accountant of a Belarusian Organization Uncovered

  The regional Committee of State Control of the Republic of Belarus, in cooperation with regional law enforcement authorities, has uncovered an illegal enrichment scheme carried out by the chief accountant of a Belarusian organization providing building construction services.

• 08 May 2026

  On the Holding of the 2nd Global Network Secretariats’ Retreat in Samarkand, Republic of Uzbekistan

  From 27 to 29 April 2026, the 2nd Global Network Secretariats’ Retreat was held in Samarkand, Republic of Uzbekistan, hosted by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

• 08 May 2026

  On the outcomes of the Joint International Forum of Regulatory Authorities and the Private Sector

  On 22-24 April 2026, Saint Petersburg city, Russian Federation, hosted the Joint International Forum for Supervisory Authorities and Private Sector (JIFSA), which has become a traditional platform for EAG Member States to discuss risks, supervisory strategies and approaches to the application of preventive measures in the AML/CFT/CFP.

• 07 May 2026

  Belarusian Wholesale Spare Parts Company Failed to Pay Nearly 1 Million Belorussian rubles in Taxes

  The regional department of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus has identified and suppressed instances of tax evasion and unlawful VAT refunds. The individuals suspected of committing these financial crimes include the beneficial owner and the director of a company engaged in the production and wholesale trade of spare parts for agricultural machinery.

• 01 May 2026

  Theft of funds revealed at one of the industrial enterprises of the Belarusian regional center

  A regional unit of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus, in cooperation with law enforcement authorities, has uncovered the misappropriation of funds at an industrial enterprise located in a regional center.

• 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.

• 19 April 2026

  Joint International Forum for Supervisory Authorities and the Private Sector, devoted to the topic of 'A Reasonable Balance and Trust-Based Dialogue'

  The Joint International Forum for Supervisory Authorities and the Private Sector, devoted to the topic of 'A Reasonable Balance and Trust-Based Dialogue', will be hosted by St. Petersburg (Russian Federation) on 22–24 April 2026.  

• 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.  

• 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.