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Millicom unit agrees to pay $118m in US probe over bribery in Guatemala November 11, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A subsidiary of Millicom International Cellular agreed to pay $118 million to resolve a US investigation into bribery of Guatemalan officials, the Luxembourg-based company announced late Monday. The deferred p... (more story)

Mistrial declared in US cryptocurrency theft trial November 10, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A US judge declared a mistrial late Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict in the trial of two brothers charged with stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency in 12 seconds by exploitin... (more story)

Former Ukraine PrivatBank owners owe $3 billion over huge fraud, says UK court November 10, 2025 | Martin Coyle

The former owners of PrivatBank must pay the Ukrainian lender more than $3 billion in damages and interest over a massive fraud, judges at the UK’s High Court said on Monday.

Chinese national caught after Bitcoin laundering attempt, UK court hears November 10, 2025 | Martin Coyle

A Chinese national convicted of laundering a record UK haul of Bitcoin attempted to buy London property worth millions of pounds and bought expensive jewelry after fleeing to the capital on a false passport, U... (more story)

Former Glencore traders deny bribery charges in UK court appearance November 10, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Four former senior Glencore traders appeared in a UK court on Monday to deny charges brought by fraud prosecutors of bribery linked to business in West Africa. They face a six-month criminal trial beginning in October 2027. 

Former Wamco CIO to get more details on trades in US cherry-picking case November 07, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Kenneth Leech, the former chief investment officer of Western Asset Management, will receive more details from US prosecutors about the allegedly unlawful trades at the center of his cherry-picking fraud case.

Samourai Wallet co-founder gets max sentence in US crypto money laundering case November 06, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A co-founder of Samourai Wallet received a statutory maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty in the US to assisting users of the cryptocurrency mixing service with laundering their money.

Coinbase fined €21m by Irish regulator over money laundering failures November 06, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Europe has been fined €21.4 million by Ireland’s financial regulator, for anti-money laundering breaches linked to transactions worth billions of euros. The Central Bank of Ire... (more story)

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JPMorgan compliance staff drafted anti-trafficking policies as bank kept Epstein October 31, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

In 2010, as JP Morgan Chase retained convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as a client, its anti-money laundering compliance team worked on a project to protect the bank from misuse by human traffickers. The ... (more story)

Cambodian ‘scam center’ crackdown's promise of closer US-UK action is unclear October 24, 2025 | Martin Coyle

The targeting of an alleged Cambodian scam factory by US and UK enforcers with sanctions measures can be seen a positive step in Anglo-American relations, but it’s unclear whether the action will herald a new ... (more story)

New AML duties for UK financial watchdog raise concerns of overload October 21, 2025 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Handing the UK’s financial markets regulator responsibility for supervising accountancy and law firms in relation to money laundering is a bold move, but questions remain as to how the new “super regulator” wi... (more story)

FinCEN continues US deregulatory push, telling banks to file fewer reports October 09, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Treasury Department’s financial intelligence unit, which has been on a deregulatory tear in recent months, told banks Thursday they should file fewer reports about suspicious transactions. Financial ins... (more story)

New US export controls expand blacklists, heighten compliance burdens October 01, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A new rule from the US Commerce Department expands the universe of entities covered by export controls and may increase the risks of failing to comply with a trade regulation considered a priority for criminal... (more story)

UK-China tussle over £5.5bn crypto fraud haul has a way to run October 01, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Where will £5.5 billion in Bitcoin seized by UK authorities from a Chinese fraud end up? Chinese investors eyeing a slice could face an uphill battle in recouping their losses. UK civil recovery proceedings we... (more story)

UK legal pressure tactics on police, regulator unveiled in Carter Ruck papers September 30, 2025 | Martin Coyle

Correspondence between UK law firm Carter Ruck and a former client — an alleged $4 billion fraudster dubbed the “CryptoQueen” — have thrown light on the suspected use of legal tactics to shut down scrutiny of ... (more story)

How UBS could see French tax-evasion fine of almost $1bn as a good result September 24, 2025 | Martin Coyle

UBS's deal this week to pay just under $1 billion to end a long-running French case over allegations of money laundering and tax evasion may please the Swiss bank's management in the sense that it could have b... (more story)