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by company- Louis Vuitton BV €500,000 29 % · 1 case
- Hardeck Möbel GmbH & Co. KG €379,504 22 % · 1 case
- Harvey Nichols and Company Ltd €210,723 12 % · 1 case
- DYS 44 Art Gallery Limited €185,916 11 % · 1 case
- Spence Diamonds Ltd. €168,217 10 % · 1 case
- Anonymised companies €103,765 6 % · 3 cases
- HRA Group Holdings €84,383 5 % · 1 case
- Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc. €47,055 3 % · 1 case
- Birks Group Inc. €32,755 2 % · 1 case
When?
per year, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | €103,765 |
| 2024 | 1 | €210,723 |
| 2025 | 6 | €872,075 |
| 2026 | 2 | €532,755 |
12 cases
11 Mar 2026 Birks Group Inc.FINTRAC: jeweller Birks sanctioned over missing risk assessment and compliance review €32,755
The nationwide jewellery chain (a dealer in precious metals and stones) received a penalty of 51,562.50 CAD from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) because written compliance policies were lacking or not applied, the money laundering risk was not assessed and documented, and the prescribed two-yearly effectiveness review was not carried out. Birks has appealed to the Federal Court.
Jewellers, too, must maintain a documented compliance programme with a risk assessment and regular effectiveness reviews.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, Part 1, und zugehörige Verordnungen
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- under appeal
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 5 May 2026
Original amount 51,562.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Mar 2026.
- FINTRAC imposes an administrative monetary penalty on Birks Group Inc. Press release of an authority
- Public notice of administrative monetary penalties Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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12 Feb 2026 Louis Vuitton BVOM: €500,000 penalty order for Louis Vuitton BV over inadequate customer checks €500,000
The Openbaar Ministerie (OM, Dutch Public Prosecution Service) imposed a penalty order of 500,000 EUR on the Dutch Louis Vuitton BV for breaches of the Wwft (Dutch Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act) because, over a long period, the company did not sufficiently check who the customers were who repeatedly spent large amounts in cash. The case arises from ongoing money laundering proceedings in which, according to the OM, a buyer spent a total of more than 2 million EUR of criminal proceeds under various names on luxury goods in shops such as those of Louis Vuitton between August 2021 and February 2023 and sent the bags to China for resale; a then sales employee allegedly helped her and warned her whenever she was about to spend more than 10,000 EUR a month through one of her customer accounts. The OM settled the matter out of court to free up scarce hearing capacity at the Rechtbank Rotterdam (Rotterdam District Court).
Luxury retailers must spot repeated cash purchases by the same person under different names and make staff aware of attempts to circumvent reporting thresholds.
Cash transactions in luxury retail, structuring and staff involvement
- Authority / court
- Openbaar Ministerie (OM), Landelijk Parket
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- Wet ter voorkoming van witwassen en financieren van terrorisme (Wwft), Kundenprüfung; Strafbefehl des OM
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 12 Feb 2026
- OM: OM legt Louis Vuitton strafbeschikking op van 500.000 euro Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 2 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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16 Dec 2025 Hardeck Möbel GmbH & Co. KGFurniture retailer Hardeck: 379,503 EUR fine for breach of AML due diligence obligations €379,504
The Arnsberg regional government (Bezirksregierung Arnsberg), as anti-money laundering supervisor for the non-financial sector, imposed a fine of 379,503.50 EUR, final since 16 December 2025, on the furniture retailer as a dealer in goods for breach of due diligence obligations under the German Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz, GwG).
Furniture retailers, as dealers in goods, are also obliged entities under the GwG – breaches of due diligence obligations can trigger six-figure fines.
Identification for cash payments in the trade in goods
- Authority / court
- Bezirksregierung Arnsberg (Geldwäscheaufsicht Nichtfinanzsektor)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Customer due diligence
- Legal basis
- Geldwäschegesetz (Sorgfaltspflichten); Bekanntmachung nach § 57 GwG
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Liability of senior managers
- Measures against individuals are not reported here.
- Bekanntmachung nach § 57 GwG – Bezirksregierung Arnsberg Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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17 Oct 2025 Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc.FINTRAC: CAD 77,137.50 penalty on Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc. for 3 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €47,055
According to FINTRAC, Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc. is a dealer in precious metals and stones. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 77,137.50 on the company on 17 October 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 3 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks and the prescribed review of the compliance programme. According to FINTRAC, the company is paying the penalty in full and the case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc.", published 4 December 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-12-04-eng; summarised in our own words; not an official version and not a reproduction of the original.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1), 9.6(2); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 4 Dec 2025
Original amount 77,137.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 17 Oct 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on Griffin Jewellery Designs Inc. (04.12.2025) Decision of an authority
- FINTRAC – Public notice of administrative monetary penalties Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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26 Jun 2025 DYS 44 Art Gallery LimitedArt dealer DYS 44 Art Gallery: £158,679 fine for money laundering failings €185,916
HMRC imposed a penalty of £158,679 under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 on the gallery, which is supervised for anti-money laundering purposes as an art market participant. The failings concerned risk assessment, policies and controls, staff training, due diligence, the timing of verification and record keeping; no appeal was lodged.
Art dealers too must identify buyers in good time and document every check.
Anti-money laundering duties in the art trade, especially timely identity verification
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- Reg. 18, 19, 24, 28, 30, 40 und 41 Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 26 Jun 2025
Original amount 158,679 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 26 Jun 2025.
- HMRC: Businesses that have not complied with the money laundering regulations (2024 to 2025) Enforcement database of an authority
- HMRC: Businesses not complying with money laundering regulations (Übersicht mit Änderungshistorie) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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20 Jun 2025 Saxony: 7,000 EUR fine against art dealer over due diligence obligations and risk management €7,000
The Saxony State Directorate (Landesdirektion Sachsen), as anti-money laundering supervisor for the non-financial sector, imposed a fine of 7,000 EUR on an art dealer, announced in anonymised form, for breaches of the due diligence obligations and risk management requirements under the German Money Laundering Act (GwG). The authority had previously issued several orders on risk management in the art trade, backed by the threat of penalty payments.
Art dealers need a written risk analysis and must identify buyers for transactions of 10,000 EUR or more.
AML obligations in the art trade
- Authority / court
- Landesdirektion Sachsen (Geldwäscheaufsicht Nichtfinanzsektor)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- Geldwäschegesetz (Sorgfaltspflichten, Risikomanagement); Bekanntmachung nach § 57 GwG
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Bekanntmachungen gemäß § 57 GwG – Landesdirektion Sachsen (lfd. Nr. 36) Official register or notice
Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link
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2 Jun 2025 HRA Group HoldingsFINTRAC: CAD 132,000 penalty on HRA Group Holdings for 4 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €84,383
According to FINTRAC, HRA Group Holdings is a dealer in precious metals and stones based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 132,000 on the company on 2 June 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 4 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the compliance training programme and the prescribed review of the compliance programme. According to FINTRAC, the penalty has been paid in full and the case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on HRA Group Holdings", published 2 October 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-10-02-eng; summarised in our own words; not an official version and not a reproduction of the original.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- PCMLTFA s. 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(d), 156(1)(e), 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 2 Oct 2025
Original amount 132,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 2 Jun 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on HRA Group Holdings (02.10.2025) Decision of an authority
- FINTRAC – Public notice of administrative monetary penalties Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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8 May 2025 Spence Diamonds Ltd.FINTRAC: CAD 264,000 penalty on Spence Diamonds Ltd. for 5 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €168,217
According to FINTRAC, Spence Diamonds Ltd. is a dealer in precious metals and stones. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 264,000 on the company on 8 May 2025. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination, the company committed 5 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned suspicious transaction reporting, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks, the compliance training programme and the prescribed review of the compliance programme. Specifically, according to FINTRAC, one suspicious transaction report was missing; the company could also not demonstrate that all employees had been trained or that its compliance programme had been reviewed. According to FINTRAC, the company is paying the penalty in full and the case is closed. Source: FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), "Administrative monetary penalty on Spence Diamonds Ltd.", published 23 September 2025, https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2025-09-23-eng; summarised in our own words; not an official version and not a reproduction of the original.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Suspicious activity reports
- Legal basis
- PCMLTFA s. 7, 9.6(1); PCMLTF Regulations 156(1)(b), 156(1)(c), 156(1)(d), 156(1)(e), 156(1)(f); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 23 Sep 2025
Original amount 264,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 8 May 2025.
- Administrative monetary penalty on Spence Diamonds Ltd. (23.09.2025) Decision of an authority
- FINTRAC – Public notice of administrative monetary penalties Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 3 · Direct link
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20 Nov 2024 Harvey Nichols and Company LtdHarvey Nichols: £175,701 fine for money laundering failings as a high value dealer €210,723
HMRC imposed a penalty of £175,701 under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 on the company, which is supervised for anti-money laundering purposes as a high value dealer. The failings concerned risk assessment, policies, controls and procedures, staff training, due diligence and record keeping; no appeal was lodged.
A business registered as a high value dealer needs risk assessment, training and customer checks just like a financial institution.
Anti-money laundering duties for high value dealers
Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.
- Authority / court
- HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- Reg. 18, 19, 24, 28, 35 und 40 Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 20 Nov 2024
Original amount 175,701 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 20 Nov 2024.
- HMRC: Businesses that have not complied with the regulations (2023 to 2024) Enforcement database of an authority
- HMRC: Businesses not complying with money laundering regulations (Übersicht mit Änderungshistorie) Enforcement database of an authority
Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link
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11 Aug 2023 a UAE branch of a luxury fashion retailerADGM: 13,500 USD fine for luxury fashion retailer over late goAML registration of a store €12,268
The FSRA (Financial Services Regulatory Authority, the financial regulator of Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM) fined the branch of the fashion retailer, registered as a dealer subject to anti-money laundering duties (DNFBP), 13,500 USD in respect of its store trading under the main brand, because despite reminders since May 2019 it only completed its registration on the goAML reporting system for suspicious transaction reports after a Warning Notice in May 2023 and did not respond to the regulator's correspondence. Without the 10% discount for late settlement the fine would have been 15,000 USD; on the same day an identical Final Notice, also for 13,500 USD, was issued to the same company in respect of its store trading under another of the group's brands.
Retailers of high-value goods are also subject to anti-money laundering duties and must set up their reporting channel before a suspicious case arises.
Anti-money laundering duties for dealers in high-value goods
- Authority / court
- Financial Services Regulatory Authority (ADGM)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Suspicious activity reports
- Legal basis
- Section 232 FSMR 2015; AML Rules 4.1.1(1), 4.1.1(2)(a) und (b), 4.7.1(a); Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2018
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Repeat case
- no
- Mitigating circumstances
- No previous AML breaches, prompt registration after the Warning Notice, no cash sales above 55,000 AED in the relevant period (lower risk); 10% discount for late settlement.
Original amount 13,500 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Aug 2023.
- Financial Services Regulatory Authority (ADGM), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 7 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 11 Aug 2025 · Direct link
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21 Jun 2023 a precious metals and gemstones dealer in the DIFCDFSA: precious metals dealer in DIFC fined USD 25,200 for lack of DNFBP registration €23,071
A non-regulated company incorporated in the DIFC traded in precious metals and precious stones without registering with the DFSA as a Designated Non-Financial Business or Profession (DNFBP), as required; as a result it was not subject to the DFSA's anti-money laundering supervision. After a settlement discount the DFSA imposed USD 25,200 instead of USD 36,000; it did not allege that the firm had engaged in money laundering.
Dealers in high-value goods must check before starting business whether they fall under AML supervision and need to register.
Registration duty for precious metals dealers under AML supervision
- Authority / court
- Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Mitigating circumstances
- Settlement; fine reduced from USD 36,000 to USD 25,200.
- Published
- 21 Jun 2023
Original amount 25,200 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Jun 2023.
- Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Veröffentlichung der Behörde (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 7 Oct 2026 · Company name anonymised since 21 Jun 2025 · Direct link
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1 Jun 2023 a dealer in precious metals and stones based in OntarioFINTRAC: CAD 99,314 penalty on precious metals dealer for 5 violations of anti-money laundering obligations €68,426
According to FINTRAC, the company is a dealer in precious metals and stones based in Toronto, Ontario. Canada's anti-money laundering regulator FINTRAC imposed an administrative monetary penalty of CAD 99,314 on the company on 1 June 2023. According to FINTRAC's findings, made during a compliance examination in 2021, the company committed 5 violations of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations. As described by the regulator, the violations concerned large cash transaction reporting, appointing a compliance officer, written compliance policies and procedures, assessing and documenting money laundering and terrorist financing risks and the compliance training programme. According to FINTRAC, the case is closed. Summarised in our own words; not an official version and not a reproduction of the original.
- Authority / court
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
- Area of law
- Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
- Legal basis
- PCMLTF Regulations 39(2), 71(1)(a), 71(1)(b), 71(1)(c), 71(1)(d); Verwaltungsgeldbuße nach Teil 4.1 PCMLTFA
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- final
- Sector
- Retail and e-commerce
- Published
- 24 Aug 2023
Original amount 99,314 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 1 Jun 2023.
- FINTRAC, öffentlich bekanntgemachte Verwaltungssanktionen (Liste) (Entscheidung 2023) Decision of an authority
Checked against the official source on 28 Sep 2026 · Version 4 · Company name anonymised since 1 Jun 2025 · Direct link