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Cartel allegations against Mexican businessman supported by evidence, US says September 19, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Allegations that a Mexican businessman charged in the US with corruption has ties to a Mexican drug cartel are serious and supported by evidence obtained as part of a government investigation, prosecutors said... (more story)

Adani Group in clear over Indian stock manipulation claims September 19, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Indian conglomerate, the Adani Group has been cleared by the country’s financial regulator of fraud, following allegations made by a US short seller. The report claimed that the company, which is involved in i... (more story)

BofA securities unit gets declination from US over market manipulation schemes September 18, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Justice Department announced Thursday that it has declined to prosecute a Bank of America securities unit over alleged market manipulation schemes after the firm disclosed its conduct, cooperated and re... (more story)

Use Barclays fine cash to compensate WealthTek investors, UK's Reeves told September 18, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Millions of pounds taken from Barclays over its financial crime failings by the UK’s financial markets regulator should be used to compensate investors in the stricken WealthTek fund, UK lawmakers have urged t... (more story)

Carter Ruck's work for OneCoin scammer was in 'furtherance' of fraud, UK tribunal says September 18, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Top UK law firm Carter Ruck was hired by the alleged OneCoin scammer known as the 'CryptoQueen' in the “furtherance” of fraud, a UK legal tribunal has ruled. The case, brought by the Solicitors Regulation Auth... (more story)

Top UK businesswoman banned from being company director over Covid loans abuse September 18, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A former head of one of the UK's leading business groups has been banned from acting as a company director for 11 years over a Covid loan abuse totaling thousands of pounds, the UK's insolvency agency said on ... (more story)

Wellesley & Co in the clear following UK fraud probe September 17, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK high-risk investment promoter Wellesley & Co, or WCL, will face no action from the country’s financial regulator over allegations of fraud and its collapse this year. Its sister company, the unregulated Wel... (more story)

Banque Havilland, execs schemed to attack Qatar's currency, UK's FCA tells court September 16, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Banque Havilland adopted a “covert and manipulative” trading strategy to attack Qatar’s currency at the bidding of its top executives, the UK’s financial regulator has told a UK court. The Luxembourg-based pri... (more story)

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False drug cartel allegation dooms US bribery case, Mexican businessman says September 10, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Allegations of a Mexican businessman’s purported ties to a drug cartel were racist and motivated by politics, and they render a US corruption investigation against him unconstitutional, according to a recent m... (more story)

Vanquis Bank escapes fine in UK; case highlights compliance lessons September 09, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK-based Vanquis Bank may have escaped with just a rap over the knuckles for sanctions breaches, but the case demonstrates that poor compliance can lead to scrutiny. While OFSI declined to fine the bank, it sa... (more story)

CEFC bribery probe was obstructed by jailed former FBI official, watchdog finds September 05, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A former senior FBI official serving two prison sentences also obstructed a bribery investigation of a Chinese energy firm while working for the agency, according to a new report by the US Justice Department’s... (more story)

Companies are wise to heed new UK fraud law even if enforcement is years away August 28, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Large companies have been warned of consequences if they lack procedures to prevent fraud, once new UK legislation comes into effect next week. But history suggests that enforcement could be some way off. As t... (more story)

Smartmatic bribery allegations spill out into US state civil litigation August 22, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Allegations of bribery involving Smartmatic, lodged by US federal prosecutors in a criminal case against the voting machine producer’s cofounder and two current and former executives, have bled their way into ... (more story)

WHSmith accounting blunder could raise UK concerns similar to Tesco case August 22, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK retailer WHSmith’s announcement yesterday that it had overstated its expected North American profits by around $30 million led to a plunge in its share price and concerns about its accounting practices. Whi... (more story)

Debut UK corporate tax-evasion prosecution sends message despite dearth of cases August 21, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A UK accounting firm is the first to face prosecution for failure to prevent tax evasion, eight years after the offense was written into UK law. While the law may have changed some companies' behavior, the cas... (more story)

KC Fed paper raises red flag on stablecoin law's impact on US credit markets August 13, 2025 | Neil Roland

A US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paper raised a red flag for the first time about the possibly harmful impact of the GENIUS Act on US credit markets, as other questions about the stablecoin regulatory ... (more story)