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UK fraud agency closes Signature criminal probe July 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

An investigation into development and investment company, Signature Group, which collapsed with debts of £140 million six years ago has been closed without charges by the UK fraud agency Thursday. An Serious F... (more story)

US hasn’t decided whether to appeal dismissal of businessman’s bribery conviction July 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Though it filed a notice of appeal against a US judge’s decision to throw out the conviction of a Texas-based Mexican businessman for paying bribes to Mexican officials, the Justice Department hasn’t decided w... (more story)

Global fraud 'epidemic' to lead FATF agenda under UK presidency July 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Maciej Boguslawski

Combating fraud will be a central priority of the UK as it takes over the presidency of the global anti-money laundering standard setter, the Financial Action Task Force, its new head said on Wednesday. The bo... (more story)

Alleged BTC operator’s US trial delayed to November June 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

During a brief virtual status hearing Tuesday, US Judge Susan Illston confirmed with lawyers for the government and for the defense that the trial of Aliaksandr Klimenka, who is accused of controlling the BTC-... (more story)

Maryland lawyer sues US for $30 million over ‘malicious’ fraud prosecution June 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A Maryland attorney sued the US for $30 million, alleging that the Justice Department’s foreign bribery unit targeted him in a “malicious prosecution” over his work recovering assets for the Somali government.... (more story)

Binance faces £150m UK lawsuit over derivative 'losses' by investors June 30, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Crypto trading platform Binance faces a £150 million UK lawsuit brought by investors who claim they made substantial losses after being wrongly sold high-risk complex derivative products that lost them million... (more story)

Exiled Chinese businessman Guo sentenced in US to 30 years for fraud June 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo, a self-described crusader against the ruling Communist Party in Beijing, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison in the US for bilking investors and followers of his mo... (more story)

Crypto firms to get financial resilience tests under new UK regime June 29, 2026 | Martin Coyle

UK-base financial firms that help people buy and trade cryptoassets will be subject to financial resilience standards and will be capital and stress tested, the financial regulator said Tuesday. A new regime i... (more story)

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Australia's AML/CTF reforms bring Privacy Act obligations to 100,000 entities July 02, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia has extended its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regime to lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, while also bringing more than 100,000 businesses within the scope of the 1... (more story)

EagleBank allegedly allowed decade-long US kiting scheme, document says July 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A friend and former business partner of EagleBank’s ex-chairman and chief executive, and the friend’s son, were able to carry out a check kiting scheme through the bank for more than a decade, according to a d... (more story)

EU court ruling may limit reach of US sanctions June 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle

After the US imposed sanctions on a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court, she said late last year that she had lost access to her credit cards, and Amazon’s Alexa service had stopped responding t... (more story)

Nigerian ex-minister’s bribery trial acquittal holds lessons for UK prosecutors June 18, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Wednesday's acquittal of former Nigerian oil minister and OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke over accusations that she took bribes for oil contracts meant a dark day for prosecutors at the UK's National Cri... (more story)

‘Putney Pusher’ likely to face UK regulatory sanction if he is a banker June 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

If the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher turns out to be a banker, he will face a ban from the UK’s financial service industry if convicted — even though the alleged offense occurred long befo... (more story)

France’s ‘legal privilege’ law sets up clash with competition enforcement May 15, 2026 | Jean Comte

A new French law that grants confidentiality to certain documents drafted by in-house lawyers is out of favor with the national competition authority over an apparent conflict with EU law — and the regulator s... (more story)

Ultra deal shows firms can slash UK bribery fines despite cooperation hitches May 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A £15 million settlement struck by Ultra Electronics to ward off a bribery prosecution demonstrates that companies can still get significantly reduced penalties through the UK's rarely used deferred prosecutio... (more story)

Looming plea-deal vote casts cloud over French corporate crime enforcement April 21, 2026 | Martin Coyle

After a decade that has seen France become one of the world’s most dependable enforcers of corporate wrongdoing, lawmakers are threatening to rip up the country’s plea-deal system. If they vote through the cha... (more story)