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Lawyer denies keeping €177,108 compensation owed to dead woman’s estate

Loukis Loucaides, a former European Court of Human Rights judge and former deputy attorney general, pleaded not guilty on...

Arrested police officer allegedly coached witness to protect colleague

A 42-year-old police officer has been arrested on suspicion of approaching a prosecution witness and directing his testimony to...

Second police officer arrested in major Limassol money laundering probe

A 42-year-old police officer was arrested yesterday on a court warrant in connection with an ongoing investigation into money...

Police officer arrested in major Limassol money laundering operation

Police arrested a serving officer and two other suspects in two separate operations in Limassol on Thursday targeting organised...

Cypriot FBI gets its chief as launch date comes into focus

Cyprus's planned organised crime task force — widely referred to as the Cypriot FBI — is moving closer to...

Ukraine accuses ex-energy minister of laundering millions in nuclear kickback scandal

Ukraine's anti-corruption agency on Monday accused former energy minister German Galushchenko of laundering millions of dollars in kickbacks, a...

Ukrainian woman cleared of laundering €7.8m brought to Cyprus in 20 trips

A Ukrainian woman who reported being robbed of €420,000 in Limassol has been cleared of money laundering charges after...

OLAF chief pushes Cyprus to step up fight on smuggling and fraud

OLAF Director-General Salla Saastamoinen visited Cyprus last week for a series of meetings aimed at deepening cooperation with national...

Authorities seize assets worth €63.2m in money laundering crackdown

Authorities seized assets worth €63.2 million in 2024, marking an increase from the previous year's total of approximately €1...

Police in Paphos arrest woman on charges of obtaining property under false pretenses

Police arrested a 49-year-old woman on Sunday on charges of obtaining property under false pretenses and money laundering. According to...

Lifer money laundering case gathers pace as remand extended for well known socialite businesswoman

As authorities continue to follow the money trail left behind by the lifer who was allegedly using his socialite...

Cyprus’s ‘under-the-table money’

Following recent reports and the public debate that has begun on money laundering, let us recall what applies on...

Parties oppose casino exemption from cash transaction limits, fearing money laundering

Two political parties have voiced opposition to a proposed law that would exempt casinos from restrictions on cash transactions...

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