The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Money laundering in Germany behind high housing prices, terrorism: intelligence unit Of the almost 60,000 reports of money laundering in Germany in 2017 only 474 cases resulted in judgements, sentences and indictments. How is Germany fighting against the money laundering which is financing terrorists and criminals in Europe and beyond? https://www.thelocal.de/20181017/is-germany-becoming-a-money-laundromat Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:37:13 +0200 is-germany-becoming-a-money-laundromat Over €100 billion laundered in Germany every year: report Germany is considered an El Dorado for criminals who want to launder their money, a study for the Finance Ministry has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20160421/over-100-billion-laundered-in-germany-every-year-report Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:24:14 +0200 over-100-billion-laundered-in-germany-every-year-report Customs catch Iranian with €54 million cheque Customs officers confiscated a foreign currency cheque worth €54 million on Friday after catching an Iranian man trying to smuggle it illegally into the country at Dusseldorf airport. https://www.thelocal.de/20130201/47709 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:42:00 +0100 47709 Money laundering reports up by 17 percent One area of finance which seems to be posting huge growth in Germany despite the economic crisis is money laundering, reports of which increased by around 17 percent during 2011, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.de/20121030/45849 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:07:00 +0100 45849