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Canaccord fined by US regulators for anti-money laundering compliance failures March 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Canaccord Genuity failed to maintain an effective anti-money laundering compliance program and didn’t report suspicious activity in over-the-counter trading markets, US regulators said Friday, imposing an $80 ... (more story)

Former medical device execs charged in US with bribing French hospital official March 05, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two former executives of a medical device company were charged in the US with paying bribes to a French public hospital employee in exchange for buying their devices.

US Fed lifts final enforcement action against Wells Fargo for fake accounts scandal March 05, 2026 | Neil Roland

The final US Federal Reserve enforcement action against Wells Fargo was lifted after eight years following the San Francisco-based bank's widespread fake accounts scandal. The third-largest US bank by assets “... (more story)

Safe Hands Plans pair face UK fraud trials in 2028 March 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Two men facing fraud charges linked to collapsed UK funeral-plan provider Safe Hands Plans have denied the allegations, and will face criminal trials beginning in October 2028. Safe Hands Plans collapsed in Ma... (more story)

British American Tobacco faces UK claim linked to North Korean sanctions breaches March 05, 2026 | Martin Coyle

British American Tobacco faces a UK court claim brought by more than 100 shareholders over the cigarette company’s activities in North Korea that led to it paying $635 million to US prosecutors three years ago.

UBS cleared by Swiss appeal judges over Bulgarian drug money case March 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

UBS has been cleared of a Credit Suisse legacy issue by Switzerland’s appeal court over claims that the lender failed to prevent an employee from laundering the proceeds of Bulgarian drug money through the ban... (more story)

Businessman fights translations of messages shown to jury at US bribery trial March 03, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

As a Texas-based Mexican businessman fights to overturn his corruption conviction, a battle has broken out over whether translations of text messages and emails shown to jurors during his trial were accurate a... (more story)

Quarter of UK fraud trials likely to be tried without jury, justice minister says March 03, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A quarter of UK fraud and other “technical” cases are likely to be tried without juries, saving around 200 court sitting days a year, Justice Minister David Lammy said on Tuesday. In December, the UK governmen... (more story)

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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)

UK fraud agency stresses stability with another ex-policeman as interim director February 27, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The new interim head of the UK's Serious Fraud Office, Graham McNulty, is already in a senior role at the white-collar crime agency and was also a police officer, like outgoing chief, Nick Ephgrave. That promi... (more story)

US order on chatbot privilege underscores lack of privacy for AI conversations February 17, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Criminal defendants can't assume their litigation-related conversations with chatbots will remain confidential, a Tuesday order out of the Southern District of New York shows. It’s the second reminder this yea... (more story)

UK fraud office's pile-up of problems could complicate hunt for a new head February 12, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The Serious Fraud Office is having a seriously bad week, formally dropping a prosecution of mining company executives and announcing a review of around 20 old cases over concerns that computer software problem... (more story)

New US charges in massive corruption scandal at NATO agency follow dropped cases February 06, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Charges recently unsealed in the US amid a corruption scandal at a NATO procurement agency came after prosecutors dropped two cases last year involving alleged bribery of other officials in the same support ag... (more story)

TD Bank failed to identify role of insiders in Colombia ATM laundering scheme January 29, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A money laundering network that moved $39 million via withdrawals from automated teller machines in Colombia persisted for years at TD Bank in part because the lender didn’t identify the role its employees pla... (more story)

After a turbulent year, US DOJ promotes its anti-bribery enforcement efforts January 26, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

One of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s first acts in office was to deprioritize US anti-bribery enforcement, but on Monday the Justice Department touted its efforts over the past year, highlighting wins in two tr... (more story)

Corsa Coal, executives ‘bought' way out of US prosecution, ex-salesman says January 22, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

When former Pennsylvania coal sales executive Charles Hunter Hobson faces trial next month for alleged corruption, he intends to argue that his employer and his bosses “bought their way” out of criminal charges.