Cartel allegations in Scoular bribery case show US enforcement priorities
July 24, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
Nowhere in the public docket in the Scoular case are there any mentions of cartel-related bribery, but the white-collar defense bar has seized on the claim in the US Justice Department's statement, saying the ... (more story)
Trinidad court cites US disdain of rights, blocks extradition of ex-FIFA official
July 22, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
The Trump administration has shown an “very public and very vocal disregard” for the legal rights of non-citizens, a Trinidad and Tobago court said in a recent ruling that permanently blocked the extradition o... (more story)
Failed art-sale case holds lesson for UK's Russia sanctions prosecutors
July 21, 2026
| Martin Coyle
The UK's first prosecution of a company for breaching Russia sanctions by transferring luxury goods came to nothing earlier this month when a judge dismissed the case before trial. While the case's existence h... (more story)
Rising tide in UK sanctions enforcement signaled by intelligence-sharing deal
July 09, 2026
| Maciej Boguslawski
Sanctions enforcement is rising up the agenda in the UK, most recently with the country’s largest penalty to date for a breach of financial sanctions on Russia over its Ukraine war. In this context, a recent m... (more story)
In justifying Adani dismissal, US shows hand on foreign bribery prosecutions
July 07, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
As the US Justice Department tries to dismiss a fraud and corruption case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, a senior official provided a glimpse of how the government applies foreign bribery enforcement... (more story)
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)