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EAG News

• 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.

• 16 April 2026

  FATF Standards Training course for experts from competent authorities of the EAG Member States

  The EAG Secretariat delivered FATF Standards Training Course for experts from financial intelligence units and law enforcement authorities of the EAG Member States on 6-10 April 2026.

• 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

  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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 19 March 2026

  Representatives of Rosfinmonitoring took part in the 69th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs

  Representatives of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service participated in the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs that took place from 9-13 March in Vienna, Austria.

• 19 March 2026

  In Kabardino-Balkaria, the head of farms is suspected of legalizing stolen funds received under agricultural subsidies

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the North Caucasus Federal District, the Federal Security Service of Russia for Kabardino-Balkaria and the territorial body of Rosfinmonitoring for the North Caucasus Federal District revealed facts of fraud when obtaining subsidies committed by the general director of one of the agricultural enterprises of Kabardino-Balkaria.

• 19 March 2026

  Money legalization via bankruptcy proceedings suppressed in the Ural Federal District

  The Prosecutor's Office of the Chelyabinsk region in concert with Rosfinmonitoring, has identified and suppressed an attempt to use the insolvency (bankruptcy) procedure to legalize funds via a fake debt to the creditor of a bankrupt citizen.