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International Criminal Court sanctioned by US as judges fight blacklisting

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New US DOJ Fraud Division gets marching orders for corporate investigations

Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik

BTC-e operator’s relationship with ex-colleague should be trial evidence, US says

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Trump’s diesel deal with Russia violates US law, lawmakers say October 13, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The deal announced by President Donald Trump to allow Russia to sell diesel fuel in the US and global market violates a 2022 law explicitly barring such sales, lawmakers said.

Meta, others helped in largest cyber scam takedown in West Africa, US DOJ's Pirro says October 13, 2026 | Madeline Hughes

Meta Platforms’ real-time intelligence on cyber-enabled scams helped law enforcement conduct the “largest ever takedown of fraudulent social media accounts linked to West African scam centers,” US Attorney for... (more story)

UK fraud agency wants more corporate plea deals, launches confidential hotline October 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The UK's fraud agency said that it wants more companies to report wrongdoing themselves and take advantage of its rarely-used plea deal system as it opened a new line of communication for corporate legal advis... (more story)

UK fraud agency opens new direct line for companies to discuss settlements October 12, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The UK's fraud agency has opened a new direct line of communication in a bid to encourage companies who may have broken the rules to consider its rarely-used settlement procedure rather than risk facing possib... (more story)

Powers for UK fraud agency to reward whistleblowers set out in consultation October 12, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Proposals that would see UK whistleblowers paid for information they give to the Serious Fraud Office to help crack financial crime cases were set out in a consultation paper on Monday. The paper noted that co... (more story)

Supermicro consultant pleads guilty in US to role in AI server diversion scheme October 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A third-party consultant to tech company Supermicro pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to divert billions of dollars’ worth of servers integrated with Nvidia artificial intelligence technology to China, ac... (more story)

New US DOJ Fraud Section to use aggressive tactics in pursuing cases, memo says October 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Justice Department’s new Fraud Division will “use every available tool” to identify the full scope of the schemes they investigate and will hold all persons and companies accountable for their roles, ac... (more story)

International Criminal Court sanctioned by US as judges fight blacklisting October 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US State Department on Friday imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court in a major escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign to dismantle the court “brick by brick.” The designation on ... (more story)

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Powers for UK fraud agency to reward whistleblowers must be crafted carefully October 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Government backing for calls by the UK's Serious Fraud Office to boost its enforcement capabilities by paying whistleblowers is a timely fillip for an enforcer looking to improve its reputation. But there is a... (more story)

New US DOJ Fraud Division gets marching orders for corporate investigations October 08, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

When investigating a company, prosecutors in the new Fraud Division should follow broader US Justice Department policies concerning corporate enforcement, according to a new policy memo. The memo is “the DOJ’s... (more story)

HSBC, StanChart kept Huawei as client after it denied Iran reports, US jury told October 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two of Huawei Technologies' largest international banks kept the company on as a client after it denied media reports linking the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant to sales of surveillance equipment i... (more story)

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)

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US Treasury fines Bank of America for compliance failures October 13, 2026
Three arrested in UK insider-dealing probe October 13, 2026
Investment advisers Nelson, Stephens plead guilty to UK fraud charges October 13, 2026
Arm UK fraud busters with US-style whistleblowing incentives, govt says October 12, 2026
US issues temporary license allowing Russian diesel onto the global market October 09, 2026
International Criminal Court rejects US sanctions, calls move intimidation October 09, 2026
War crimes court sanctioned by US for investigating war crimes October 09, 2026
Freight forwarding firm fined by US OFAC for aiding sanctioned company's shipment October 09, 2026
Celsius Network founder banned from crypto sector in settlement with NY AG October 09, 2026
New US DOJ Fraud Section to take 'comprehensive approach' toward caseload October 08, 2026
Remaining Iranian 'shadow fleet' sanctioned by US October 08, 2026
Fijian businessman sanctioned by US for paying bribes on China's behalf October 08, 2026
Deloitte fined £6m over audit issues at transport operator Go Ahead in 2016-2020 October 08, 2026