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Wellesley & Co in the clear following UK fraud probe September 17, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK high-risk investment promoter Wellesley & Co, or WCL, will face no action from the country’s financial regulator over allegations of fraud and its collapse this year. Its sister company, the unregulated Wel... (more story)

Banque Havilland, execs schemed to attack Qatar's currency, UK's FCA tells court September 16, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Banque Havilland adopted a “covert and manipulative” trading strategy to attack Qatar’s currency at the bidding of its top executives, the UK’s financial regulator has told a UK court. The Luxembourg-based pri... (more story)

Georgia businessman guilty in US bribery trial over Honduran police uniforms September 15, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Georgia businessman Carl Zaglin was convicted on corruption charges for paying bribes to Honduran officials in exchange for contracts to supply uniforms to the country’s national police.

Georgia businessman paid bribes, US says, as defense points to lack of intent September 12, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A Georgia businessman bribed Honduran officials to win business and to get paid on government contracts, prosecutors said Friday in their closing argument of his corruption trial, while the defense said he had... (more story)

Defense rests in Georgia businessman’s US bribery trial September 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The defense rested its case Thursday in the corruption trial of Georgia businessman Carl Zaglin after jurors heard testimony from his company’s former finance chief and his longtime corporate attorney. Closing... (more story)

Quintenz blames Winklevoss twins for stalling his US CFTC chair nomination September 11, 2025 | Neil Roland

Brian Quintenz, President Trump’s nominee to head the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, shared screenshots Wednesday of what he said were messages suggesting that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss tried to g... (more story)

Honduran lawyer explains work for Georgia businessman’s firm at US bribery trial September 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A Honduran lawyer testifying for the defense in the corruption trial of Georgia businessman Carl Zaglin said he had represented the man’s company locally for more than 20 years and worked on matters related to... (more story)

Former Chelsea owner Abramovich sees sanctions appeal blocked at EU court September 10, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich has lost his bid to overturn sanctions imposed on him by the EU following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This follows reports over the weekend that th... (more story)

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False drug cartel allegation dooms US bribery case, Mexican businessman says September 10, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Allegations of a Mexican businessman’s purported ties to a drug cartel were racist and motivated by politics, and they render a US corruption investigation against him unconstitutional, according to a recent m... (more story)

Vanquis Bank escapes fine in UK; case highlights compliance lessons September 09, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK-based Vanquis Bank may have escaped with just a rap over the knuckles for sanctions breaches, but the case demonstrates that poor compliance can lead to scrutiny. While OFSI declined to fine the bank, it sa... (more story)

CEFC bribery probe was obstructed by jailed former FBI official, watchdog finds September 05, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A former senior FBI official serving two prison sentences also obstructed a bribery investigation of a Chinese energy firm while working for the agency, according to a new report by the US Justice Department’s... (more story)

Companies are wise to heed new UK fraud law even if enforcement is years away August 28, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Large companies have been warned of consequences if they lack procedures to prevent fraud, once new UK legislation comes into effect next week. But history suggests that enforcement could be some way off. As t... (more story)

Smartmatic bribery allegations spill out into US state civil litigation August 22, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Allegations of bribery involving Smartmatic, lodged by US federal prosecutors in a criminal case against the voting machine producer’s cofounder and two current and former executives, have bled their way into ... (more story)

WHSmith accounting blunder could raise UK concerns similar to Tesco case August 22, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UK retailer WHSmith’s announcement yesterday that it had overstated its expected North American profits by around $30 million led to a plunge in its share price and concerns about its accounting practices. Whi... (more story)

Debut UK corporate tax-evasion prosecution sends message despite dearth of cases August 21, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A UK accounting firm is the first to face prosecution for failure to prevent tax evasion, eight years after the offense was written into UK law. While the law may have changed some companies' behavior, the cas... (more story)

KC Fed paper raises red flag on stablecoin law's impact on US credit markets August 13, 2025 | Neil Roland

A US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paper raised a red flag for the first time about the possibly harmful impact of the GENIUS Act on US credit markets, as other questions about the stablecoin regulatory ... (more story)