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ENRC was 'had over a barrel' by banks over UK bribery probe, court told April 20, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A criminal investigation into Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation by UK prosecutors led to it being had “over a barrel” by lenders, lawyers for the Kazakh miner have said as it opened a $290 million claim a... (more story)

US SEC’s Atkins’ testimony on enforcement appears ‘deeply misleading,’ Warren says April 17, 2026 | Neil Roland

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, expressed concern that US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins deliberately misled lawmakers about declining enforcem... (more story)

EU's Russia sanctions still face Hungarian block; Iran shipping efforts ramp up April 17, 2026 | Louis de Briant

No breakthrough on the EU's 20th Russia sanctions plan is likely at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council next week despite the political transition in Hungary, an EU diplomat said on Friday. The package... (more story)

Deutsche Bank reports possible Russian sanctions breaches to German supervisor April 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Deutsche Bank has reported possible breaches of sanctions related to Russian clients to Germany’s central banking authority. “Whenever we identify potential issues, we put in place appropriate measures to adap... (more story)

Glencore wins latest disclosure skirmish in UK court fight April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Mining company Glencore has won a bid to keep some internal documents out of the hands of investors who are pursuing claims linked to overseas corruption. Glencore is being sued under the UK’s Financial Servic... (more story)

Svenska Handelsbanken has ‘serious deficiencies’ in AML controls, Norway supervisor says April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Svenska Handelsbanken's Norwegian unit has been found to have “serious deficiencies” in its anti-money laundering controls, the country’s financial regulator said on Thursday. The lender hasn't been fined, but... (more story)

British accountant charged over alleged Russian sanctions breaches April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A British accountant has been charged with an alleged breach of the UK’s Russian sanctions legislation and a money laundering offense by the National Crime Agency. John Ormerod, 76, became the first UK-based n... (more story)

New UK fraud office chief McNulty pledges faster casework April 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The Serious Fraud Office’s new interim head has pledged to speed up the agency's work as it looks to use more innovative tools to crack cases. In the agency's 2026/27 business plan, Interim Director Graham McN... (more story)

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Latvia eyeing proportionate money laundering regime, watchdog head says April 15, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Eight years after Latvia's major money laundering scandal, the challenge is ensuring tough banking reforms are adhered to without stifling activity in the sector, the head of the country's central authority fo... (more story)

Trial of alleged BTC-e operator faces threat of additional delays in California March 20, 2026 | Mike Swift

Despite a new US executive order directing the Department of Justice to move “swiftly, deliberately, and proactively” to disable cyberthreats and prosecute cybercriminals, the chronically delayed trial of alle... (more story)

Deception, ‘dummy servers’ enabled Supermicro AI diversion scheme, US alleges March 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

An alleged scheme to divert billions of dollars’ worth of high-performance Supermicro servers integrated with Nvidia artificial intelligence technology to China involved repeated deceptions of corporate compli... (more story)

US Senate Democrats want more time to target Trump-era corporate corruption March 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A group of Senate Democrats is proposing to extend the statute of limitations for a key anti-bribery law to give future administrations additional time to prosecute Trump-era corporate corruption. Though unlik... (more story)

California businessman to face foreign bribery charge at US investment fraud trial March 11, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A jury in Los Angeles could decide this summer whether a chartered helicopter ride to a Lakers basketball game for a Senegalese government official, paid for with allegedly stolen investor funds as part of a b... (more story)

Lifting of UK sanctions on British accountant could signal the way ahead March 10, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Lawyers representing John Ormerod — a British accountant who became the first UK-based national to be designated by the government over alleged Russian sanctions breaches — said it was too early to say whether... (more story)

Trump cybersecurity order faces test in San Francisco BTC-e trial March 09, 2026 | Mike Swift

A new executive order from the White House says the US will take a hard line with “transnational criminal organizations” that launch ransomware and other cyberattacks. The order from President Donald Trump ins... (more story)

US SDNY cooperation program raises age-old question on self-disclosure February 27, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A new corporate cooperation program launched by the US attorney for the Southern District of New York has white-collar defense lawyers pondering the age-old question of whether to take up the government offer.... (more story)