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Money laundering is a criminal endeavor that's more pervasive than you might think.

Paul King Jin is now the target of B.C.'s civil forfeiture office, which is suing for $4.86 million in cash and assets

Some of Brazil's biggest political and business names have been snared in the country's sprawling anti-corruption investigation that began in 2014 as a probe into money laundering at a car wash outlet in the capital Brasilia.

The report, among other things, said that "there is a climate of impunity in the President Muhammadu Buhari government that allows officials to engage in corrupt practices with a sense of exemption from punishment".

Blockchain investigation and cybersecurity firm CipherBlade has done its own research, the results of which seem to exonerate crypto exchange ShapeShift from a scathing report in The Wall Street Journal.

The 2019 federal budget is also promising $50 million for the Canada Revenue Agency over five years to create four new dedicated residential and commercial real estate audit teams in high-risk regions, including in B.C.

Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, warned Tuesday that not joining the Financial Action Task Force, the international coalition that combats money laundering and terrorist financing, would "harm the national interests of the country."

As one avenue for money launderers is shut, another one may be opening.

The port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine has become a symbol in recent months of the country's economic struggles.

UK police have arrested India's billionaire diamond dealer Nirav Modi in London over his alleged involvement in a bank fraud that could be worth $2 billion.

An international coalition of pension funds, government entities and asset managers is suing Danske Bank over a far-reaching money-laundering scheme tied to Russia, and its subsequent cover-up.

Prosecutors in Milan have begun a formal investigation into alleged money laundering involving Dutch bank ING Groep NV's Italian business, a source close to the matter said.

Donald Trump is one symptom of a wider problem that's making the United States weaker on the international stage.

Federal politicians routinely lambast the tax code as full of loopholes favoring special interests and generating lobbying- then they add more loopholes generating even more lobbying and corruption.

The head of Japan's Olympic Committee said on Tuesday that he would step down at the end of his term this summer - a decision that comes as he faces a French corruption investigation into how Tokyo was chosen to host next year's Summer Games.

Despite a rebounding real estate sector, lawless land development, corrupt schemes and property scams continue to stifle growth and create victims as Ukrainian authorities face accusations of manipulating laws to ensure that, one way or another, new developments are illegal, creating rich opportunities for blackmail and corruption.

Once considered the "world's gold standard for aircraft safety," the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was conspicuously slower than the rest of the world to take appropriate action after a tragic airline crash in Ethiopia credibly called into question the safety of the Boeing 737 Max 8.

The constant temptation and cancer of corruption is one of the most devastating illnesses to befall society, Pope Francis said.

The term "money laundering" is believed to have originated as a result of infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone's habit of channeling criminally obtained funds through laundromats, as their cash-heavy nature made it more difficult for the right side of the law to detect such money mixed in among legitimate payments.

According to research, ad fraud caused an estimated $19 billion in losses to advertisers last year.