Banks & Banking

Reports flow into Swiss money laundering authorities regarding possible Hamas financing attempts What role does Switzerland’s financial sector play in financing Hamas terrorism? Officials have thus far received numerous reports of suspicious activity, without publicly confirming any specific cases. But authorities are on high alert.

(Neue Zürcher Zeitung) Last November, in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel, the Swiss federal police’s Money Laundering Reporting Office Switzerland (MROS) issued a warning to Swiss financial intermediaries including banks, insurance companies, asset managers and payment service providers. The warning […]

Immigration

Man on terrorist watchlist was dropped from program that monitors migrants The Afghan national was enrolled in Alternatives to Detention, which tracks migrants' locations via ankle monitor, mobile app or phone. It didn’t last long, NBC News has learned.

(NBC) When an Afghan national on the FBI terrorist watchlist was arrested last Thursday after having spent nearly a year in the U.S., immigration officials said he had been enrolled in a program that tracked his location via ankle monitor, mobile app or telephone. But […]