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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

2cases from 1 jurisdiction
€4.42mTotal of monetary amounts
€3.59mLargest single case: Wise US, Inc.
€2.21mMedian per case with an amount

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2 cases

9 Jul 2025 Wise US, Inc.Six US states: 4.2 million USD against Wise US over AML programme deficiencies USA, NYSuspicious activity reports €3.59m

In a coordinated multistate proceeding brought by six states – the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) with the supervisory authorities of CA, MN, NE, TX and MA – the money transmitter must pay 4.2 million USD. An examination (July 2022 to September 2023) found, among other things, a lack of independent AML reviews at an appropriate frequency, late suspicious activity reports, data quality problems in transaction monitoring and unremedied earlier findings; Wise does not admit any legal infringements and must conduct a lookback.

What organisations can take from it

Remedy findings from earlier examinations and audits on time – otherwise they become a ground for sanctions in their own right.

Authority / court
New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) mit den Aufsichtsbehörden von CA, MN, NE, TX und MA
Area of law
Money laundering and terrorist financing · Suspicious activity reports
Legal basis
Bundes- und einzelstaatliches Recht zu Geldtransfer und BSA/AML (u. a. 31 CFR 1022.320)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Mitigating circumstances
Remedial measures already initiated and lookback
Published
9 Jul 2025

Original amount 4,200,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 9 Jul 2025.

Sources

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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22 Oct 2024 Sahara Dunes Casino, LP (Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino)FinCEN: 900,000 USD against Lake Elsinore card club over missing reports USASuspicious activity reports €831,716

The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) imposed 900,000 USD on the Californian card club, which admitted wilful infringements over more than four and a half years: no effective AML programme, missing currency transaction reports (CTR) and suspicious activity reports (SAR), and record-keeping deficiencies. The infringements stemmed from decisions by management.

What organisations can take from it

Even small casinos and card clubs must file currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports without gaps – management decisions to the contrary are considered wilful.

Relevance to training and awareness

Currency transaction and suspicious activity reports in gambling operations

Authority / court
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Area of law
Money laundering and terrorist financing · Suspicious activity reports
Legal basis
Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) und Durchführungsbestimmungen
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Other
Culpability
intentional
Liability of senior managers
According to FinCEN, the infringements were based on decisions by management
Published
23 Oct 2024

Original amount 900,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 Oct 2024.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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