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US to resume enforcement of foreign bribery law, Justice Department says
The US Justice Department will resume enforcement of a corporate anti-corruption law after issuing guidance to ensure that cases limit burdens on American companies... (more story)
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US appeals court questions suggest CFPB to be left in tatters
US appeals court judges fired skeptical questions at the union lawyer challenging the Trump administration’s mass layoffs at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bu... (more story)
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New UK plea deal guidance won’t change much but gives companies more certainty
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, bu... (more story)
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A Costa Rican businessman received a sentence of time served today after pleading guilty to his role in a bribery scheme involving Ecuadorian state-owned insurance firms, according to US court records. The cas... (more story)
Société Générale has seen offices in Luxembourg and Paris searched today by prosecutors investigating allegations of tax fraud and money laundering. Searches have also taken place at the homes of bank executiv... (more story)
The UK's white-collar crime prosecutor is actively looking for fresh cases, its head said today as he welcomed the return of US foreign corruption prosecution after a period of hiatus earlier this year. “I wan... (more story)
A fraudster sentenced to 14 years in jail in his absence after going on the run during his trial has been ordered by a UK judge to pay tens of million of pounds back to investors or face a further 14-year sent... (more story)
A former analyst at asset manager Janus Henderson and his sister have been found guilty of insider dealing and money laundering after a four-month trial in a London court. Two other defendants at the same tria... (more story)
Cybersecurity company Exclusive Networks Corporate, or EXN, has been fined 16 million euros as part of settlement reached with French prosecutors over bribery allegations. The Parquet National Financier began ... (more story)
A former Credit Suisse banker has been sentenced in the US to time served after pleading guilty and cooperating for nearly six years with an investigation into a $2 billion investment fraud known globally as t... (more story)
A US judge today granted a request to dismiss a theft charge in a cryptocurrency case after the government said it would no longer proceed to trial on that count. At the time the charges were filed, prosecutor... (more story)
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In a US trial of a cryptocurrency entrepreneur that centers on the alleged laundering of funds stolen by a blacklisted North Korean hacking group, the businessman is asking a federal judge to prevent the gover... (more story)
When Denmark takes the reins of EU policy talks on July 1, it will scrutinize the new securitization package proposal while also addressing several contentious financial reforms from the previous term. These i... (more story)
A San Francisco venture capital firm turned to lawyers in 2018 for an opinion on whether US sanctions imposed on a Russian billionaire would apply to its investments. The advice GVA Capital received was incorr... (more story)
The UK fraud prosecutor appears to have ditched its aversion to assisting companies worried about falling foul of the law to ensure their compliance processes are up to scratch. A senior Serious Fraud Office o... (more story)
Reports of the death of US anti-bribery enforcement were greatly exaggerated, the Trump administration signaled this week, but observers told MLex that the proof will come when prosecutors start bringing new cases.
Banks and payments firms could see a UK move to further toughen defenses against Authorized Push Payment fraud, a senior regulator said, possibly including expanded "confirmation of payee" functionality to inc... (more story)
The corporate culture at Goldman Sachs cast a shadow over today’s sentencing of former partner Tim Leissner over his involvement in a fraud scheme at the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB. Leissner has blam... (more story)
US appeals court judges fired skeptical questions at the union lawyer challenging the Trump administration’s mass layoffs at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – suggesting that the beleaguered agency... (more story)