https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Police in Spain on Tuesday detained the son of Kiev's colourful former mayor Leonid Chernovetsky on suspicion of leading a ring that laundered money for Ukrainian organised crime groups. https://www.thelocal.es/20160712/top-barcelona-restaurant-at-centre-of-money-laundering-probe Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:06:29 +0200 top-barcelona-restaurant-at-centre-of-money-laundering-probe Police in Spain said Tuesday they had arrested eight people and seized property worth €62 million ($68 million) as part of a probe into a group suspected of laundering Russian mafia money. https://www.thelocal.es/20160628/russian-gangsters-arrested-in-spain-in-money-laundering-probe Tue, 28 Jun 2016 16:56:48 +0200 russian-gangsters-arrested-in-spain-in-money-laundering-probe Six officials of Chinese megabank ICBC have been placed in detention by Spanish authorities on suspicion of laundering tens of millions of euros, judicial sources said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160220/spain-holds-six-officials-of-chinas-icbc-bank-for-money-laundering Sat, 20 Feb 2016 13:00:40 +0100 spain-holds-six-officials-of-chinas-icbc-bank-for-money-laundering Ten years ago he was lauded in Time magazine as “McDentist” for bringing his novel idea of franchise dentistry to the US and rapidly growing his company across Spain, Italy and Portugal. https://www.thelocal.es/20160218/fraud-allegations-spains-mcdentist-vitaldent Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:02:16 +0100 fraud-allegations-spains-mcdentist-vitaldent A 65-year-old woman has been arrested for trying to smuggle more than €37,000 ($42,000)in cash from Andorra in her trainers. https://www.thelocal.es/20150217/woman-65-arrested-for-smuggling-thousands-in-shoes Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:25:00 +0100 woman-65-arrested-for-smuggling-thousands-in-shoes Spanish police said on Wednesday they had raided gold dealers' shops across the country and arrested 164 people in a crackdown on suspected money laundering. https://www.thelocal.es/20140213/police-strike-gold-in-huge-money-laundering-crackdown Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:38:00 +0100 police-strike-gold-in-huge-money-laundering-crackdown Spanish police have broken up a major Nigerian crime syndicate involved in trafficking prostitutes that had its origins in Nigerian universities twenty years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20131111/spanish-police-crush-nigerian-super-gang Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:20:00 +0100 spanish-police-crush-nigerian-super-gang The US State Department has targeted Spain as a money-laundering haven for organized crime groups and corrupt politicians alike. https://www.thelocal.es/20130313/us-pinpoints-spain-as-money-laundering-hub Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:15:00 +0100 us-pinpoints-spain-as-money-laundering-hub