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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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€379,504Total of monetary amounts
€379,504Largest single case: Hardeck Möbel GmbH & Co. KG
€379,504Median per case with an amount

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1 case

16 Dec 2025 Hardeck Möbel GmbH & Co. KGFurniture retailer Hardeck: 379,503 EUR fine for breach of AML due diligence obligations GermanyCustomer due diligence €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). Karl-Ernst Hardeck is named as the person responsible for the company.

What organisations can take from it

Furniture retailers, as dealers in goods, are also obliged entities under the GwG – breaches of due diligence obligations can trigger six-figure fines.

Relevance to training and awareness

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
The announcement names Karl-Ernst Hardeck as the person responsible for the infringement

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

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