It took $100,000 plus expenses, and the opportunity for a reduced prison sentence, for the smartphone developer to collaborate with the FBI.
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Nathan Lynch
Manager, Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, Asia-Pacific
Nathan Lynch is an experienced writer, public speaker, manager and technology enthusiast in the field of financial regulation and risk management. At Thomson Reuters, Nathan leads a team of experts who provide breaking news, deep analysis and practical guidance to risk practitioners in the global financial services sector.
Nathan manages Thomson Reuters’ award-winning Regulatory Intelligence team across the Asia-Pacific region, tracking developments in financial services law, regulation, financial crime and risk management.
Nathan has been involved in building innovative, tech-based businesses in the financial services “regtech” sector — including Complinet Australia and the Thomson Reuters Risk business.
Posts by Nathan Lynch
Australian Senators Push for Inquiry into Money Laundering Laws
Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill is set to call a vote on Wednesday for a broad-ranging inquiry into the “adequacy and efficacy” of Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) framework.
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Inside AML: How Australia’s banks joined forces to break open a “cuckoo smurfing” syndicate
Australia’s world-leading Fintel Alliance has secured a major win in the fight against organised financial crime, after teaming up with state police for a “week of action” on cuckoo smurfing.
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ANALYSIS: FinCEN leaks will shine spotlight on “effectiveness” of global AML/CFT regime
The unlawful release of thousands of files from the U.S. financial intelligence unit’s database will shine a spotlight on the effectiveness of the international anti-money laundering (AML) regime, according to consultants with decades of experience in global banks and law enforcement agencies.
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Targeting Whistleblowers: How the Pursuit of Individuals Will Affect the New Regulatory Regime
Controversial legal cases in Australia against whistleblowers and the associated raids on media outlets have had a detrimental effect on the country’s whistleblowing regime, according to two-thirds of participants in…
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Webinar: Corporate Compliance in the Whistleblowing Era
Australia’s corporate whistleblowing regime is set to ramp up from January 2020 with a new focus on supervision and enforcement, a Thomson Reuters webinar has heard.
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