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Former Goldman banker paid bribes to officials in Ghana, US tells jury July 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A former Goldman Sachs banker bribed officials in Ghana to help a client win a contract to build a power plant, US prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of his corruption trial, while the defense said the gove... (more story)

UK lawyer Osmond fails to overturn SFO 'tipping off' conviction July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A London lawyer convicted of tipping off a client about a money laundering investigation involving Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has lost a bid to overturn his conviction at the UK’s appeal court on T... (more story)

EY fined by UK audit regulator over Made.com work July 28, 2026 | Martin Coyle

EY has been fined £1.2 million by the UK’s audit regulator over its work on collapsed furniture retailer Made.com. An audit engagement partner, Jule Carlyle was also fined £49,000 for her work on the company, ... (more story)

Lombard Odier fined 3 million Swiss francs over 'robber baron' laundering case July 27, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Banque Lombard Odier & Cie has been fined 3 million Swiss francs by a court in Switzerland over money laundering failures in relation to Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of former president of Uzbekistan Islam K... (more story)

Güralp Systems has 'deteriorating' bribery compliance, says UK prosecutor July 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Güralp Systems’ "deteriorating standards" of compliance and poor bribery controls were behind a bid by the Serious Fraud Office to prosecute the company following its alleged failure to meet the terms of a 201... (more story)

Wise denied US banking license over AML concerns July 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle

UK-headquartered fintech Wise has been denied a US banking license, due to concerns about its anti-money laundering defenses. The US banking regulator said it had doubts about the bank's ability to manage anti... (more story)

US CFPB nominee Johnson says he doesn’t differ with any Vought decisions July 23, 2026 | Neil Roland

Brian Johnson, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said he doesn’t take issue with any decisions made by acting CFPB director Russell Vought, who has been lead... (more story)

Güralp Systems given more time by UK court to pay £2m bribery plea deal July 23, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Güralp Systems has been given more time by a UK court to explain how it plans to sell the company to fund its £2 million ($2.6 million) plea deal over a South Korean bribery case with the UK's fraud agency. Th... (more story)

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Cartel allegations in Scoular bribery case show US enforcement priorities July 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Nowhere in the public docket in the Scoular case are there any mentions of cartel-related bribery, but the white-collar defense bar has seized on the claim in the US Justice Department's statement, saying the ... (more story)

Trinidad court cites US disdain of rights, blocks extradition of ex-FIFA official July 22, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The Trump administration has shown an “very public and very vocal disregard” for the legal rights of non-citizens, a Trinidad and Tobago court said in a recent ruling that permanently blocked the extradition o... (more story)

Failed art-sale case holds lesson for UK's Russia sanctions prosecutors July 21, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The UK's first prosecution of a company for breaching Russia sanctions by transferring luxury goods came to nothing earlier this month when a judge dismissed the case before trial. While the case's existence h... (more story)

Rising tide in UK sanctions enforcement signaled by intelligence-sharing deal July 09, 2026 | Maciej Boguslawski

Sanctions enforcement is rising up the agenda in the UK, most recently with the country’s largest penalty to date for a breach of financial sanctions on Russia over its Ukraine war. In this context, a recent m... (more story)

In justifying Adani dismissal, US shows hand on foreign bribery prosecutions July 07, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

As the US Justice Department tries to dismiss a fraud and corruption case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, a senior official provided a glimpse of how the government applies foreign bribery enforcement... (more story)

Australia's AML/CTF reforms bring Privacy Act obligations to 100,000 entities July 02, 2026 | Sean Maguire

Australia has extended its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing regime to lawyers, accountants and real estate agents, while also bringing more than 100,000 businesses within the scope of the 1... (more story)

EagleBank allegedly allowed decade-long US kiting scheme, document says July 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A friend and former business partner of EagleBank’s ex-chairman and chief executive, and the friend’s son, were able to carry out a check kiting scheme through the bank for more than a decade, according to a d... (more story)

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)