UK defense company Ultra Electronics pays £15m to settle bribery allegations
May 01, 2026
| Martin Coyle
UK defense company Ultra Electronic Holdings, now part of Cobham, will pay £15 million to settle allegations that it failed to prevent bribery around the world as part of an agreement struck with UK fraud pros... (more story)
Former Barbadian insurance chief to plead guilty in US bribery case
April 30, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
The former chief executive of a Barbadian insurance firm will plead guilty to her role in a bribery scheme involving a Barbadian government official who took payments to steer contracts, US court records show.
Smartmatic must continue giving Fox records from US bribery case, NY judge rules
April 28, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
Smartmatic must continue providing internal records to Fox News regarding a US criminal corruption investigation as the cable network fights the voting machine company’s $2.7 billion defamation suit, a New Yor... (more story)
Swiss case against 'Robber Baron' Karimova dropped
April 28, 2026
| Martin Coyle and Samuel Rubenfeld
A criminal case against Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of former Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, was dismissed by judges in a Swiss court on Tuesday.
ENRC's former top lawyer denies 'excessive' bills connected with UK fraud probe
April 28, 2026
| Martin Coyle
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation’s former top lawyer denied that a near £3 million payment made to UK lawyers for nine months of work was “excessive,” saying the Kazakh miner faced an “existential threat... (more story)
Accused BTC-e controller's lawyers accuse US prosecutors of tampering
April 28, 2026
| Mike Swift
Ahead of the fast-approaching trial of Aliaksandr Klimenka, accused of "controlling" the BTC-e cryptocurrency that was once one of the primary ways by which cybercriminals around the world transferred, launder... (more story)
Former Stericycle finance director pleads not guilty to US bribery charges
April 27, 2026
| Samuel Rubenfeld
A former financial director of Stericycle’s Latin American division has pleaded not guilty to US charges over his alleged role in a foreign bribery scheme at the waste-management firm, according to court recor... (more story)
Dentons faces fresh UK court case over handling of wealthy client who was jailed
April 27, 2026
| Martin Coyle
International law firm Dentons is facing a further UK court case over its handling of a wealthy client after court of appeal judges rejected its bid to dismiss the case on Monday. The case is focused on claims... (more story)