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Bosch settles US BIS export probe over Huawei sales, as DOJ declines to prosecute June 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Robert Bosch GmbH agreed to resolve a US Commerce Department investigation into sales by two subsidiaries of high-tech sensors to a Chinese tech giant on a trade restrictions list, as prosecutors declined to b... (more story)

Former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke cleared of UK bribery charges June 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke has been found not guilty of bribery following a long-running trial that saw her face allegations that she lived a luxurious lifestyle in the UK funded by energy executives.

Halkbank sanctions case formally dismissed by US judge at prosecutors’ request June 17, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A US federal judge formally dismissed criminal charges against Halkbank after the Trump administration reached a deal with the Turkish state-owned bank to resolve the long-running sanctions violations case. Th... (more story)

Travel tech company Sabre's UK business fined £1m over Russia sanctions breaches June 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Travel services company Sabre's UK unit has been fined £1 million by the UK’s sanctions enforcer linked to hundreds of thousands of pounds in payments from Russia-based Ural Airlines. It is the largest penalty... (more story)

Ikano Bank fined in Sweden for money laundering failures June 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Ikano Bank has been fined 140 million Swedish kroner by Sweden’s financial regulator for violating anti-money laundering and terrorist financing obligations. It marks the latest in a string of similar penaltie... (more story)

Criminals are ‘stealing a march’ on UK FCA, official says June 17, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Enforcers need to adapt to close the gap and shut down innovative criminals from gaming the system, according to a senior official at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority. “The threats we face are more complex... (more story)

Adani settlement with US DOJ comes under congressional scrutiny June 15, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

Two US senators launched an investigation into a US Justice Department decision to drop criminal fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after he hired President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer an... (more story)

FTX founder Bankman-Fried loses appeal in US crypto fraud case June 12, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

A US appeals court rejected FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried’s appeal against his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing billions of customer deposits and investor funds provided to his coll... (more story)

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‘Putney Pusher’ likely to face UK regulatory sanction if he is a banker June 16, 2026 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

If the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher turns out to be a banker, he will face a ban from the UK’s financial service industry if convicted — even though the alleged offense occurred long befo... (more story)

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)

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Financial Crime - Jonathan Spalletta - hack, theft from Uranium Finance defi exchange (US) March 30, 2026

MLex Summary: Jonathan Spalletta of Maryland was charged with computer fraud and money laundering in connection with his hacks of the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Uranium Finance. Spalletta ... (more story)

Financial Crime, Trade - Super Micro - diversion of US AI technology to China (US) March 20, 2026

A Super Micro board member, a sales manager in Taiwan and a contractor were indicted on US charges that they conspired to divert high-performance computer servers with integrated US artificial intelligence tec... (more story)

Financial Crime - Nodus Bank - fraud, sanctions violations lead to bank failure (US) March 20, 2026

Puerto Rican lender Nodus Bank failed amid fraud and sanctions evasion schemes carried out by its top executives, two of whom have pleaded guilty to US criminal charges.To add details to this portfolio regardi... (more story)