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Soccer corruption convictions reinstated by US appeals court July 02, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that a federal judge in Brooklyn wrongly threw out jury verdicts against a former 21st Century Fox executive and a sports marketing company when granting po... (more story)

UK banks warned over sanctions-busting Russian shadow fleet oil trading July 02, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK financial institutions have been issued with a red alert over the sale of Russian oil and gas through shadow fleet vessels and front companies. “Russian oil trading companies are utilizing a complex network... (more story)

Huawei loses effort to throw out US racketeering case, must face charges July 01, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A US federal judge denied Huawei Technologies’ motion to dismiss much of a US indictment alleging that the Chinese telecommunications giant had engaged in a decades-long racketeering conspiracy to steal trade ... (more story)

Former Mizuho International traders see UK bans upheld July 01, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Three former Mizuho International bond traders have seen industry bans imposed by the UK’s financial regulator for “spoofing” upheld by judges today, but two have seen their fines reduced. The trio were found ... (more story)

UK watchdog says it is using AI to spot financial crime faster July 01, 2025 | Phoebe Seers and Frank Hersey

The UK’s financial markets watchdog says it is deploying artificial intelligence to shave years off the time it would normally take it to identify financial crime. Jessica Rusu, who leads the Financial Conduct... (more story)

Software developer appears in UK court over alleged Russian sanctions breaches July 01, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A software developer with ties to both Russia and the United Kingdom has appeared in a London court today to face eight charges of breaching UK sanctions against Russia by transferring thousands of pounds to v... (more story)

UK bribery trials of oil executive and others abandoned over disclosure failures June 30, 2025 | Martin Coyle

The UK bribery trials of an oil executive, a Union Bank customer services executive and another have been abandoned today due to disclosure problems, just months before the case was due to begin.

AOG Technics exec faces 2028 UK fraud trial over fake plane parts charge June 30, 2025 | Martin Coyle

An executive at UK aircraft parts supplier AOG Technics faces a criminal trial in 2028 over a fraud charge connected to the alleged sale of fake aircraft parts. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, an AOG company dire... (more story)

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Ex-Barclays chief's failed UK court gamble set to embolden regulator June 26, 2025 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Former Barclays boss Jes Staley's failure to persuade a UK court to overturn an industry ban over his links to Jeffrey Epstein is a vindication for the country's financial services regulator — and will likely ... (more story)

Tornado Cash co-founder seeks to exclude North Korean hackers from US trial June 24, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

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)

Denmark stays cautious on tackling contentious EU financial reforms June 24, 2025 | Fanny Roux

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)

Venture firm relied on bad legal advice for work with Russian oligarch, US says June 13, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

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)

UK fraud agency woos companies with offer of compliance advice. Will it work? June 13, 2025 | Martin Coyle

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)

US bribery enforcement may be back, but proof will be in caseload, observers say June 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

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.

UK payments fraud regime working well, watchdog says as it plans refinements June 05, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

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)

Goldman's corporate culture loomed over sentencing of ex-partner for 1MDB fraud May 29, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

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)