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Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large?

President Donald Trump says goodbye to fans after the final round of LIV Golf New York on August 9, 2026 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

US exit from GRECO anti-corruption group prompts fears of further disruption

Gautam Adani, Founder and Chairman, Adani Group

US judge taps attorney as DOJ seeks to force dismissals in Adani case

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UK serious fraud cases to be heard by judges alone despite govt U-turn on juries October 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

UK plans for fraud and other serious white-collar crime cases to be heard by judges only will go ahead despite a government decision on Sunday to row back on scrapping juries for certain cases. Prime Minister ... (more story)

Former HSBC exec banned from UK financial industry over rail fare dodging October 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A former HSBC executive who used a “doughnutting” scheme to avoid paying fares for his rail journey into London hundreds of times has been banned from working in the UK's financial services industry. Joseph Mo... (more story)

Ex-CEO of Subway restaurant supply cooperative, brother charged in US bribery case October 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The former chief executive of a restaurant supply chain cooperative and her brother were charged in Miami federal court with allegedly operating a decades-long bribery scheme that defrauded thousands of sub sa... (more story)

US judge taps attorney as DOJ seeks to force dismissals in Adani case September 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A US judge has named an attorney to represent him in a dispute over his decision not to dismiss charges against the remaining defendants in a corruption case that once involved Indian billionaire Gautam Adani.

Former Barbadian insurance exec pleads guilty, gets time served in US bribery case September 30, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Ingrid Innes, the former CEO of the Insurance Corporation of Barbados, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering for facilitating the transfer of about $36,000 in bribes to a former B... (more story)

Former UK crime agency officer ordered to pay back £1.8m over stolen Bitcoin September 30, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing 50 Bitcoin during a criminal investigation has been ordered to pay back £1.8 million on Wednesday. Paul Chowles stole cryptocurrency that had been seized dur... (more story)

US firms must move ‘deliberately’ with AI payments development, Waller says September 29, 2026 | Neil Roland

The US finance industry must move carefully with developing artificial intelligence in payments due to an “asymmetry” in threat actors’ potential exploitation of vulnerabilities and the cybersecurity defense a... (more story)

US judge appointed himself ‘super-prosecutor’ in Adani case, DOJ says September 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Justice Department asked an appeals court to order a judge to dismiss criminal charges against the remaining defendants in a corruption case that involved Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, saying the jud... (more story)

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A7 Network uses ‘constellation’ of sub-agents to access financial system, US says October 02, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A Kremlin-backed financial technology company uses hundreds of “sub-agents” that let the firm access the global financial system without a Russian or other sanctioned customer appearing in the payment chain, a... (more story)

Among Manchester City's many legal troubles, could criminal probes loom large? October 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Football club Manchester City faces a fight ahead to avoid punishment from its league operator and legal action from other clubs over findings of “sham payments” that bumped up its finances by almost £1 billio... (more story)

US exit from GRECO anti-corruption group prompts fears of further disruption October 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Samuel Rubenfeld

A US move to leave the key European corruption monitoring group GRECO has alarmed officials over the possible impact on the organization itself, including through a big hit to its coffers. But the wider implic... (more story)

UK's new dirty money plan is ambitious on paper. Can it work in practice? September 18, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The UK’s growing money-laundering problems are to be confronted by an apparently ambitious new government plan outlined this week, even if questions remain on how the results will be quantified and whether the... (more story)

Huawei's decision-making centralized in China, former employees say at US trial September 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Corporate decision-making and management of telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies was centralized in China, several former employees testified at the company’s high-profile US trial in New York federal ... (more story)

Odey case highlights misconduct new UK financial services rules aim to tackle September 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The confirmation of a lifetime ban for disgraced high-profile asset manager Crispin Odey this week has provided a prime example of the kind of non-financial misconduct new regulations for the UK financial serv... (more story)

UK’s SFO ends ENRC saga, but lack of transparency on settlement rankles September 02, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The ending of a long-running legal saga with Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation will have cost the UK's fraud agency millions of pounds in legal and settlement costs. But while the case has been wrapped up... (more story)

US real estate rule far less burdensome than anticipated, compliance firm says August 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The burdens and costs of complying with a rule requiring reporting of certain US residential real estate transactions appear to be far lower than the government had projected or than a company suing to overtur... (more story)

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Former US lawmaker receives prison for unregistered lobbying for PdVSA subsidiary October 02, 2026
SMEC International settles Australian foreign bribery probe October 02, 2026
Manchester City lodge appeal over UK Premier League ‘sham payments' findings October 02, 2026
US DOJ issues memo on new Fraud Division's corporate enforcement priorities October 01, 2026
Former restaurant chain cooperative's CEO, brother charged in US bribery scheme October 01, 2026
A7 Network sub-agents sanctioned, deemed money laundering concern by US October 01, 2026
Calif. tech company owner charged in US with smuggling AI servers to China October 01, 2026
US CFPB can't validate IT assets at former regional offices, audit finds October 01, 2026
Iranian rail, auto, manufacturing, steel sectors sanctioned by US October 01, 2026
California real estate fund executives plead guilty in US to fraud scheme October 01, 2026
DOJ bid to expedite Adani-linked dismissal order denied by US appeals court October 01, 2026
Cross-border supervision rules set out by EU's anti-money laundering body October 01, 2026
New financial crime rules for businesses set out by EU’s AMLA October 01, 2026