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Nordea faces record penalty over alleged Russian money laundering failures June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Danish lender Nordea faces a record $1 billion fine for money laundering failures, after prosecutors lodged a fine against the country’s second biggest lender. The penalty, if agreed, will overshadow a previou... (more story)

Firms face consequences if they don't co-operate, new UK fraud agency chief says June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Companies that co-operate with the UK's fraud office would be given every opportunity to negotiate a reduced penalty but those that didn't would face prosecution, the new interim head of the agency has said. D... (more story)

Greensill banned from UK company director roles for nine years June 04, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Lex Greensill, the founder of the collapsed Greensill Capital, has been banned from acting as a UK company director for nine years, following action taken by the country’s Insolvency Service. An agreement betw... (more story)

IT risk is biggest category needing attention for US banks under $100bn, Fed says June 03, 2026 | Neil Roland

Information technology and operational risk, including cybersecurity risk, represent the largest category of Matters Requiring Immediate Attention for banks with US assets under $100 billion, the Federal Reser... (more story)

Former oil trader cites errors in jury instructions in appeal of US bribery case June 03, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Former US oil trader Glenn Oztemel was denied a fair trial due to multiple errors in the jury instructions, according to his appeal of his conviction and 15-month prison sentence in a corruption case. 

Adani can now deny SEC allegations under amended US settlement documents June 01, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

In line with a recent policy rescission, the US Securities and Exchange Commission won’t require Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew not to deny the agency’s claims in a settlement of fraud charges,... (more story)

Wise Europe embroiled in Belgian money-laundering probe at 'advanced' stage June 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Money-transfer firm Wise is involved in a Belgian probe into alleged money laundering that prosecutors say is close to a conclusion. The UK-headquartered company said it was cooperating with the investigation,... (more story)

Former Credit Suisse executive faces 'tuna bonds' appeal from Swiss govt June 01, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A former senior Credit Suisse executive is facing an appeal from the Swiss government against a court's decision to throw out charges she faced linked to the so-called tuna bonds scandal. Lara Warner faced mon... (more story)

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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)

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)