Two executives leave security firm over ‘Toni Two Guns’ bribery scandal – 19 April 2018

by admin | Apr 19, 2018 | News & Analysis

Two senior executives have resigned from one of Australia’s largest security companies after an investigation into alleged bribes for contracts going to a rival business owned by underworld associate Santo “Toni Two Guns” Celona....

Commonwealth Games facial recognition software to stay, but when will it be used? The Queensland Government won’t say – 19 April 2018

by admin | Apr 19, 2018 | News & Analysis

Civil liberties campaigners say the Government’s refusal to say what the plans are for the software in the future amounts to a disturbing development in mass surveillance....

Cryptocurrency traders at centre of major investigation into Bitcoin fraud, privacy and money laundering – 18 April 2018

by admin | Apr 18, 2018 | News & Analysis

The New York Attorney General has launched probes into 13 major cryptocurrency exchanges. He wants more information about their general operations, personnel, and policies around privacy, fraud and money laundering....

British company director is extradited to US from Morocco over £25million Bitcoin scam and faces 40 years in federal prison – 18 April 2018

by admin | Apr 18, 2018 | News & Analysis

British company director Renwick Haddow is facing 40 years in a US jail.  Haddow, who lives in New York was extradited from Morocco to the US. Federal prosecutors said Haddow was banned in the UK from being a director   He was accused by UK authorities of ripping off...

Former Macquarie exec guilty of money laundering and tax evasion – 18 April 2018

by admin | Apr 18, 2018 | News & Analysis

Former finance professor and Macquarie Bank executive Dr Tony Castagna is behind bars after a Supreme Court jury found him guilty of tax evasion, money laundering and dealing with the proceeds of crime....