Heads of sports marketing firms to admit in US to paying bribes over FIFA broadcasts
August 25, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
The father-and-son co-owners of an Argentine sports marketing company are expected to admit to paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to soccer officials to obtain media and marketing rights to soccer to... (more story)
New rule may render Corporate Transparency Act case moot, US tells Supreme Court
August 24, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
The US Supreme Court should deny a case challenging the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act because a rule removing its reporting requirements from Americans may moot the claims from a small bu... (more story)
Iran secondary-sanctions risk expanded under US ‘Operation Economic Outcast’
August 24, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday threatened secondary sanctions against anyone doing business with several Iranian economic sectors, saying the US is launching “an economic onslaught” against Iran’s ... (more story)
Big tech must do more to fight investment fraud, UK financial regulator says
August 24, 2026
| Imogen Howse
Major tech companies should help combat the significant increase in investment fraud by taking a more proactive approach to tackling illegal content across their platforms, a senior official at the UK's Financ... (more story)
Fraud industrialized, with money laundering prices 'scary' low, FATF chief warns
August 24, 2026
| Martin Coyle
Criminals now offer money laundering services at a "huge scale" for a small fraction of the cost they used to charge, the head of the Financial Action Task Force has warned. Giles Thomson, who took over as pre... (more story)
Don’t rely on passage of time to hide wealth, UK SFO warns
August 24, 2026
| Martin Coyle
White-collar criminals can’t rely on time elapsing to avoid repaying the proceeds of crime, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office warned on Monday. “Criminals convicted of economic crimes should never assume that the ... (more story)
TikTok flags possible sanctions breaches to UK and Irish regulators
August 21, 2026
| Martin Coyle and Patricia Figueiredo
TikTok has said it flagged a possible breach of sanctions to both UK and Irish regulators. "In April 2026, the group identified and is investigating a potential issue relating to its compliance with applicable... (more story)
Four former Commerzbank bankers charged in German cum-ex probe
August 20, 2026
| Martin Coyle
Four bankers, including two based in the UK, have been charged by German authorities over allegations that they defrauded the country’s tax authorities out of €20 million through cum-ex trading. The four have ... (more story)