Region: United Arab Emirates

An Abu Dhabi government-owned entity has agreed to pay $1.8 billion to Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB to settle a lawsuit and related arbitration proceedings concerning a multibillion-dollar fraud.

28 February 2023

A very Happy New Year from all of us at Global Investigations Review. Catch up on the news you may have missed over the holidays, including an OFAC settlement, a VimpelCom-linked fine imposed on EY in the Netherlands, and another end-of-year leniency agreement in Brazil.

03 January 2023

The company allegedly breached export control rules by purchasing IT equipment from US companies to re-sell in Syria and Iran.

07 November 2022

In the latest roundup, three former White House officials have departed for private practice, and firms have recruited ex-enforcement officials from the SEC and the Manhattan federal prosecutor’s office.

07 October 2022

Anthony Patterson faces up to 12 years in Danish prison if found guilty in the Nordic country.

20 September 2022

An estate agent, a university and a US technology company are among the companies that have filled in-house compliance roles in the latest people news roundup.

09 September 2022

31 August 2022

In the latest roundup, two enforcement agencies appoint new directors, while a food processing company named a new CCO.

23 August 2022

06 July 2022

A dual US and Iranian citizen has admitted shipping software and radio parts to Iran in breach of US sanctions and export controls.

29 June 2022