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The UK’s civil sanctions enforcement agency has detailed, for the first time, the due diligence steps that companies can take to reduce potential fines for breaching sanctions.

20 March 2023

The Justice Department announced the newly created position as part of a broader surge of resources toward national security enforcement.

20 March 2023

Saman Ahsani, a key player in the Unaoil bribery scheme, was recently sentenced to a relatively short prison term of just one year and one day, raising questions about the nature of his cooperation with DOJ prosecutors.

17 March 2023

PayPal has entered into an “enforceable undertaking” with Australia’s anti-money laundering regulator to resolve an investigation into the payment company’s compliance with international transfer reporting rules.

17 March 2023

A London court has granted the Serious Fraud Office its largest-ever account forfeiture order for funds allegedly stemming from a Brazilian corruption scandal.

17 March 2023

Roger Ng, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the corruption scheme, argues he has already forfeited enough money to the government of Malaysia.

16 March 2023

Emilio Heredia claimed that the misconduct he was convicted for had been “encouraged, rewarded and fully embraced” at his former workplace.

16 March 2023

Gregoire Tournant accuses federal prosecutors of coercing Allianz's counsel into building a case against him and violating his attorney-client privileges. A ruling in his favour could force the DOJ to rethink the way it conducts white-collar investigations.

15 March 2023

UK businessman Mike Lynch has asked a London court for permission to appeal against a decision to extradite him to the US where he faces fraud charges over the sale of a software company he co-founded.

15 March 2023

A London court has dismissed a Belarusian company’s challenge against its UK sanctions designation for allegedly aiding Alexander Lukashenko’s autocratic regime.

15 March 2023