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Shell and Eni prosecutors' overturned convictions a 'relief,' says lawyer June 19, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Two senior prosecutors who led criminal investigations into Shell and Eni only to be prosecuted themselves have been freed from suffering after Italy’s top court overturned their convictions, a lawyer for the ... (more story)

US FinCEN proposal would make stablecoin issuers keep customer ID programs June 18, 2026 | Neil Roland

A Trump administration proposal would require payment stablecoin issuers to maintain customer identification programs to curb illicit activity such as money laundering and terrorist financing, as banks and cre... (more story)

Thai consumer lawsuit tests Big Tech liability for scam losses June 18, 2026 | Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

A lawsuit in Thailand seeking more than 230 million baht ($7 million) from Meta Platforms, Line, Apple, Google and several financial institutions could become a test case for whether giant tech companies can b... (more story)

Bosch settles US BIS export probe over Huawei sales, as DOJ declines to prosecute June 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Robert Bosch GmbH agreed to resolve a US Commerce Department investigation into sales by two subsidiaries of high-tech sensors to a Chinese tech giant on a trade restrictions list, as prosecutors declined to b... (more story)

Huawei finance chief’s admissions allowed at company’s US trial, judge rules June 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A Huawei Technologies executive’s admissions about the company’s dealings in Iran can be introduced as evidence in the technology giant’s upcoming trial, a US federal judge ruled. 

Former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke cleared of UK bribery charges June 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been found not guilty of bribery following a long-running trial that saw her face allegations that she lived a luxurious lifestyle in the UK funded by energy executives.

Halkbank sanctions case formally dismissed by US judge at prosecutors’ request June 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A US federal judge formally dismissed criminal charges against Halkbank after the Trump administration reached a deal with the Turkish state-owned bank to resolve the long-running sanctions violations case. Th... (more story)

Travel tech company Sabre's UK business fined £1m over Russia sanctions breaches June 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Travel services company Sabre's UK unit has been fined £1 million by the UK’s sanctions enforcer linked to hundreds of thousands of pounds in payments from Russia-based Ural Airlines. It is the largest penalty... (more story)

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EU court ruling may limit reach of US sanctions June 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Martin Coyle

After the US imposed sanctions on a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court, she said late last year that she had lost access to her credit cards, and Amazon’s Alexa service had stopped responding t... (more story)

Nigerian ex-minister’s bribery trial acquittal holds lessons for UK prosecutors June 18, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Wednesday's acquittal of former Nigerian oil minister and OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke over accusations that she took bribes for oil contracts meant a dark day for prosecutors at the UK's National Cri... (more story)

‘Putney Pusher’ likely to face UK regulatory sanction if he is a banker June 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

If the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher turns out to be a banker, he will face a ban from the UK’s financial service industry if convicted — even though the alleged offense occurred long befo... (more story)

France’s ‘legal privilege’ law sets up clash with competition enforcement May 15, 2026 | Jean Comte

A new French law that grants confidentiality to certain documents drafted by in-house lawyers is out of favor with the national competition authority over an apparent conflict with EU law — and the regulator s... (more story)

Ultra deal shows firms can slash UK bribery fines despite cooperation hitches May 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A £15 million settlement struck by Ultra Electronics to ward off a bribery prosecution demonstrates that companies can still get significantly reduced penalties through the UK's rarely used deferred prosecutio... (more story)

Looming plea-deal vote casts cloud over French corporate crime enforcement April 21, 2026 | Martin Coyle

After a decade that has seen France become one of the world’s most dependable enforcers of corporate wrongdoing, lawmakers are threatening to rip up the country’s plea-deal system. If they vote through the cha... (more story)

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)