This is the new MLex platform. Existing customers should continue to use the existing MLex platform until migrated.
For any queries, please contact Customer Services or your Account Manager.
Dismiss

Financial Crime

Insight View More

Lebanese banker's fraud victims set to be paid back money after new UK action January 08, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Victims of a fraud involving a Lebanese banker are set to be paid back thousands of pounds as part of a new UK approach to recovering proceeds of crime when there hasn't been a formal conviction.

HSBC pays €300m to settle French tax fraud case January 08, 2026 | Martin Coyle

HSBC Bank will pay more than €300 million to French authorities to settle allegations of tax fraud, following a Paris court agreement reached on Thursday.

Banks take on crypto groups over US Clarity Act January 07, 2026 | Neil Roland

Banking and cryptocurrency groups are clashing over digital market structure legislation that has passed the US House and is due to be taken up in the Senate. The main issue: how to plug what banks see as a ha... (more story)

Prince Group founder arrested, extradited to China over alleged scam centers January 07, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Chen Zhi, the founder of Prince Group who faces charges in the US over his alleged operation of forced-labor scam centers, was arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China, the Cambodian government said Wednesday.

Ex-Jefferies International employee denies UK insider trading charge January 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A former Jefferies International employee has denied a single count of insider trading as he appeared in a London court on Wednesday alongside a close friend. The pair will stand trial in January 2028.

Ex-Carillion finance chiefs acted 'recklessly,' UK regulator says January 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Two former finance directors at Carillion have been fined hundreds of thousands of pounds on Wednesday after failing to alert that the construction company faced “serious financial difficulties.” The construct... (more story)

Fujitsu exec denies company is 'parasite' over UK contracts after Horizon scandal January 06, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A senior Fujitsu Services executive has denied the IT company is a “parasite” as he appeared before UK lawmakers who pressed him on the company’s response to a scandal that saw hundreds of postal operators wrongly jailed. 

US asks judge to block former coal exec from citing FCPA review at trial January 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Federal prosecutors asked a judge to block a former Pennsylvania coal sales executive from introducing evidence or argument at his upcoming corruption trial about government charging decisions, including anyth... (more story)

Comment View More

Former TD Bank assistant aided drug money laundering network, US says January 07, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

An assistant manager at a TD Bank store in Midtown Manhattan facilitated more than $90 million in transactions for a money laundering network in exchange for more than $11,000 in retail gift cards, according t... (more story)

France to mull legal privilege for in-house lawyers despite regulators' concerns January 05, 2026 | Jean Comte

France's Senate is due to consider a bill in the coming days which would give stronger legal protections to in-house lawyers. The country's regulators have warned that the legislation could make it harder for ... (more story)

UK fraud agency ramps up for busy year in the courts, but jeopardy awaits December 29, 2025 | Martin Coyle

With more than two years under his belt, UK fraud agency boss Nick Ephgrave could be forgiven for being quietly satisfied with his time so far at the helm of the Serious Fraud Office. But 2026 will see that ea... (more story)

UK anti-corruption plan promises much, but evidence of enforcement will be key December 24, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A new UK roadmap for tackling corruption promises to tackle financial crime and dirty money flows, crack down on professional enablers, and speed up Serious Fraud Office investigations with AI. But only signs ... (more story)

Investors saw less risk in 'corrupt' companies amid pause in US anti-bribery law December 23, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

On the February day that President Trump ordered a pause on enforcement of a key US anti-bribery law, companies previously targeted under that law whose stocks are publicly traded saw an average gain in market... (more story)

Jurors didn’t see evidence in Mexican’s US bribery trial until the end December 05, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US corruption trial of Mexican businessman Ramon Alexandro Rovirosa Martinez featured no fact witnesses, which led the judge to block the government from introducing most of its evidence until their closing argument.

Fraud prosecutor could win out if latest plan to slash UK jury trials is realized November 26, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK ambitions to remove juries from trials of all but the most serious cases have met sharp criticism from lawyers, but calls for judge-only trials are nothing new, and for complex fraud cases there has long be... (more story)

Will nuclear scandal harm Ukraine's bid to join global anti-corruption club? November 21, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A bribery scandal involving one of Ukraine's major energy companies comes at a time when the war-torn nation is attempting to improve its economic-crime record and preparing to join the OECD's Working Group on... (more story)