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Russian exploit trader sanctioned by US in first use of IP theft measures February 24, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld and Nick Robertson

A Russian exploit trader was sanctioned Tuesday by the US after he bought proprietary cyber tools created for the US government and stolen from a US company. It marks the first use of the Protecting American I... (more story)

Deme Group wins Belgian court appeal over Russian bribery claims February 24, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Belgian dredging company Deme Group and five former executives have been cleared of bribery allegations following a ruling from Belgium’s court of appeal on Tuesday. The company faced claims it had been involv... (more story)

AOG Technics director jailed for 56 months over aircraft parts fraud February 23, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The director of plane parts supplier AOG Technics has been jailed for four years and eight months in a UK court for faking safety certificates for 60,000 aircraft components. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala had ad... (more story)

Austrian banker’s Odebrecht-linked US money laundering trial delayed indefinitely February 20, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A US judge on Friday cleared all deadlines in the money laundering case against Peter Weinzierl, the former chief executive of a defunct Austrian bank, after his lawyers said he can better participate in his d... (more story)

UK reality-TV 'finfluencers' sentenced over illegal investment promotions February 20, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Reality TV stars who acted as online “finfluencers” to illegally promote foreign-exchange trading via their personal Instagram accounts have pleaded guilty to charges brought by the UK’s financial regulator. T... (more story)

Swedbank faces Swedish money laundering controls probe February 20, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Swedbank faces an investigation by Sweden’s financial regulator into suspected breaches of the country’s money laundering regulations. The probe follows the lender's involvement in a huge money laundering scan... (more story)

Title insurance company loses lawsuit seeking to overturn US real estate rule February 19, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A Treasury Department rule requiring buyers of certain residential real estate to identify their beneficial owners is constitutional, a US judge ruled Thursday, throwing out a lawsuit filed by a title insuranc... (more story)

Blue Owl private equity fund to sell $1.4bn to return capital to investors, pay down debt February 19, 2026 | Neil Roland

Blue Owl Capital, an investment manager of private capital funds, said it is selling $1.4 billion in assets from three credit funds to return capital to investors and pay down debt. It also is permanently halt... (more story)

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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. 

Eyes turn to Ephgrave’s successor as UK SFO deals with surprise departure January 15, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The surprise decision by Serious Fraud Office head Nick Ephgrave to announce his retirement less than halfway through his five-year term leaves the enforcer with some challenges to ensure it maintains a head o... (more story)

UK businessman lost rare South Africa extradition battle over ‘fugitive’ issue January 13, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Richard Payne, a British businessman facing corruption charges in South Africa, was unable to argue that time delays in the case made his rare extradition unfair after a UK judge said he had become a “fugitive... (more story)