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Former private equity executives sentenced to prison in US fraud case May 10, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two private equity executives were sentenced to prison today after they were convicted of defrauding investors by misrepresenting the performance of investment funds and the source of distribution payments. Wh... (more story)

Former Austrian bank chief pleads not guilty in US over Odebrecht bribery case May 09, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The former chief executive of a defunct Austrian bank pleaded not guilty and was ordered detained following his extradition to the US to face charges over his alleged role in a scheme to help a Brazilian congl... (more story)

UBS faces appeal at top Swiss court over Credit Suisse drug-money case May 09, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Swiss banking giant UBS faces an appeal over a legacy accusation that rival Credit Suisse, which it took over two years ago, failed to prevent an employee from laundering the proceeds of Bulgarian drug money t... (more story)

UK celebrity art dealer pleads guilty to terror financing charges May 09, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A celebrity art dealer has become the first person in the UK to be charged and plead guilty to charges of failing to make disclosures under the country’s terror financing laws. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, will be s... (more story)

‘Wall-crossed’ brothers plead guilty to insider trading at UK court May 09, 2025 | Martin Coyle

The brothers Matthew and Nikolas West today pleaded guilty to making thousands of pounds’ worth of profits from insider dealing in the shares of five companies. The pair will be sentenced in July and could fac... (more story)

Ex-Safemoon executive challenged on liquidity pools by defense at US fraud trial May 09, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The defense lawyer for the former Safemoon chief executive on trial for fraud and money laundering conspiracy challenged the government’s star cooperator today over claims he and the firm made to investors abo... (more story)

UK sanctions enforcer warns high-risk companies to heed information requests May 08, 2025 | Phoebe Seers and Martin Coyle

The UK’s sanctions enforcer warned today that it takes a “dim view” of companies that delay or fail to respond to information requests it sends, as it revealed a penalty on a business in the oil shipping secto... (more story)

Ex-Safemoon executive admits decentralized token was ‘rug pull’ at US fraud trial May 07, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A former Safemoon executive admitted at the US fraud trial of his colleague that the decentralized finance organization’s token was a “rug pull” and that they had taken out investor funds without disclosing the withdrawals.

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UK sanctions watchdog talks tough on enforcement but lacks bite May 08, 2025 | Phoebe Seers and Martin Coyle

The UK’s sanctions enforcer took to its blog today to get across the message of how seriously it takes non-compliance with information requests. A recent penalty that OFSI imposed on Svarog Shipping & Trading ... (more story)

Australian money laundering settlement likely to be top of Entain chief’s to-do list May 05, 2025 | Martin Coyle and James Panichi

Gambling operator Entain has moved to put itself on a firmer footing, with the recent appointment of Stella David as its head. Near the top of her to-do list is likely to be how to handle civil action taken ag... (more story)

Huione Group is a ‘significant node’ of the money laundering ecosystem, US says May 02, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

When Huione Group was contacted last year by an Australian media outlet about allegations that it was being used to launder money for the online scam industry, the Cambodian financial conglomerate acknowledged... (more story)

Lawsuits against US residential real estate rule follow familiar legal strategy April 30, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two lawsuits arguing that a US rule requiring real estate professionals to file reports about certain property deals is unconstitutional appear to follow a legal strategy recently employed against an anti-mone... (more story)

New UK plea deal guidance won’t change much but gives companies more certainty April 29, 2025 | Martin Coyle

New guidance to help UK companies self-report white-collar crime to escape prosecution won't lead to any sudden flood of confessions to the Serious Fraud Office, but taken alongside upcoming legislative change... (more story)

Former Smartmatic executive gave US leads amid early cooperation on bribery April 22, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A former Smartmatic executive’s early cooperation with US authorities gave the government new leads as they investigated a bribery scheme involving the voting machine company’s efforts to secure contracts in t... (more story)

Cryptocurrency enforcement memo starts winding its way through US criminal cases April 15, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

As the US Justice Department steps back from criminal enforcement of regulatory violations by the cryptocurrency industry, judges are starting to weigh whether the change could affect ongoing cases.

New beneficial ownership rule not enough for businesses, groups challenging US law April 09, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A new rule from the Trump administration doesn’t appear to mollify the small businesses and trade associations challenging an anti-money laundering law that the regulation was written to soften. According to c... (more story)