KPMG faces further scrutiny in South Africa following “great bank heist” report
The Big Four firm once again finds itself under fire in the country, this time for its audit of VBS Mutual Bank, which was recently described in a local lawyer’s investigation report as being “corrupt to the core”.
US Treasury puts companies on notice ahead of Iran sanctions
The US government has sent another clear message that it will come down hard on sanctions violators by publishing guidance on how Iran could evade soon-to-be-imposed restrictions.
King & Spalding hires cybercrime expert
The DOJ’s former counsel for cyber investigations, Scott Ferber, has re-joined King & Spalding’s data privacy and security practice in Washington, DC.
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False accounting allegations blindsided Tesco CEO
Dave Lewis, Tesco’s CEO, told a London court that senior executives should have alerted him to alleged false accounting before a whistleblower revealed the scheme.
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US Libor suspects accuse DOJ of moving prosecution goal post
Two ex-Deutsche Bank traders on trial in New York for alleged benchmark manipulation have accused the US government of seeking to “save its case” by announcing a new interpretation of the indictment days before it is presented to the jury.
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Mystery banker’s wife revealed
The wife of the jailed former chairman of the International Bank of Azerbaijan has been named as the first challenger to the UK’s new tool to investigate ill-gotten wealth.
Criminal division scraps compliance counsel, unveils new hiring strategy
The new head of the criminal division Brian Benczkowski has said the specialist compliance counsel position previously used by the fraud section was shortsighted.
DOJ refines monitorship policies
The DOJ's criminal division has updated its policy on the imposition of corporate monitorships and the selection process.
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US judge extends ZTE monitorship to 2022
The Chinese telecommunications company has been disciplined over the same misconduct that led to a settlement with the US Commerce Department in June.
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Sally Yates: DOJ’s changed approach to civil cases “hasn’t gotten a lot of attention”
Former US deputy attorney General Sally Yates has said that the DOJ’s approach to civil enforcement against individuals is the least spoken about aspect of the influential memo that bears her name.
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