The Daily Delta - Canadian AML & Financial Crime News
September 21, 2026
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Australian Federal Police
Australian Federal Police say Shabtay Yaacoby has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, with a nine-year non-parole period, for laundering more than A$50 million in proceeds from online investment scams that affected more than 1,000 victims. Yaacoby, a director and shareholder of licensed digital currency exchange Blue Star Exchange, was convicted after a 13-week jury trial of knowingly helping fraudsters move stolen funds out of Australia, including by converting victim payments into cryptocurrency and transferring value overseas. AFP investigators traced the proceeds through bank accounts, digital currency infrastructure and related entities, while the court found Yaacoby played a leading role in the laundering enterprise. The sentence is the longest imposed in Australia for a money laundering offence.
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