Swiss companies file fraud charges in UK court
Three individuals have been accused in a London court of defrauding a commodities trading business and a financial consultancy in Switzerland.
Three individuals have been accused in a London court of defrauding a commodities trading business and a financial consultancy in Switzerland.
A senior official at the National Crime Agency said his agency is ramping up pressure on businesses and individuals that are aiding Russian sanctions evasion.
The first Unaoil brother to be sentenced called himself “exhibit A” for the benefits of government collaboration during a hearing in a Houston federal court.
Gibraltar-based betting company 888 announced the immediate departure of its CEO on the same day it revealed breaches of anti-money laundering “best practices”.
The UK’s tax agency has opened nine investigations into businesses suspected of failing to prevent tax evasion and is considering opening up to 26 more.
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The US’ civil sanctions enforcer should provide more clarity on when cases are considered egregious and provide further details on its cooperation with international partners as part of its enforcement guidance overhaul, practitioners said.
Grant Thornton director Tristan Yelland recently sat down with GIR to recount the most interesting assignment of his career so far: investigating historic links between transatlantic slavery and the endowment fund that helps pay the Church of England’s expenses.
View the photos of GIR’s 8th annual awards ceremony, held at the Four Seasons in Washington, DC on 17 November in aid of the Swawou School for girls in Kenema, Sierra Leone.
GIR reveals the winners of the 8th annual awards ceremony, including the recipients of the Most Impressive Investigations Practice, the Investigations Professional of the Year and the Outstanding Career awards.
In back-to-back hearings, a Houston federal judge on Wednesday sentenced two oil industry men, Jose Luis De Jongh-Atencio and Roberto Enrique Rincón-Fernández, to prison time for participating in a far-reaching corruption scheme linked to Venezuelan state oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA).
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a motion on Tuesday, 24 January on behalf of GIR, The Financial Times and the Guardian to unseal a pair of sentencing memos in the case against Saman Ahsani.
The US commercial real estate market is uniquely vulnerable to sanctions evasions because of its relative opacity, according to a recent alert from FinCEN.
US authorities arrested a retired FBI agent for providing services to sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska in exchange for secret payments.
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The head of the DOJ’s fraud section said in-house lawyers should make the most of their resources when introducing data analytics into their company’s compliance programme, and indicated that more enforcement actions …
Speaking at a GIR Live conference in London on Thursday, Lesley Davey outlined the company’s response to sanctions on Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Justice Department and SEC officials want companies under investigation to present the rules they have in place for employees’ usage of such messaging platforms.
In the latest roundup, Swiss lender Credit Suisse has brought in a new chief compliance officer after her predecessor was in the role for just one year, while several law firms have …
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