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SEC grants more than 20 million to whistleblower

SEC announced an award of more than $20 million to a whistleblower who provided information and assistance that significantly contributed to a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower provided new information, met with Enforcement Division staff multiple times…

SEC charges ABB Ltd for the bribery scheme it engaged in South Africa

The SEC’s order found that ABB executives in Switzerland and South Africa colluded with a high-ranking government official at Eskom, an electricity provider owned by the South African government, to funnel bribes to the official through complicit third-party service…

OFAC on developments & adoption of digital assets 

OFAC seeks public comment regarding potential opportunities and risks presented by developments and adoption of digital assets. For consumers, digital assets may present potential benefits, such as faster payments, as well as potential risks…

US DoJ on Venezuelan ML scheme

US DoJ charges two financial asset managers in relation to alleged $1.2bn Venezuelan ML scheme. The conspirators laundered the illicit proceeds in connection with a corrupt foreign currency exchange scheme involving bribery of Venezuelan officials….

US DoJ, SEC, CFTC charge 6 individuals for cryptocurrency fraud

The US DoJ together with federal law enforcement partners, announced criminal charges against six defendants in four separate cases for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency-related fraud, including the largest known Non-Fungible Token (NFT) scheme charged to date, a fraudulent investment

SEC orders UBS to pay $25m to settle fraud charges

SEC announced that UBS has agreed to pay approximately $25 million to settle fraud charges relating to a complex investment strategy referred to as YES, or Yield Enhancement Strategy. UBS did not provide its financial advisors with adequate training and oversight in…

US DoJ on FIFA corruption case

US DoJ announces additional distribution of approximately $92m to victims in FIFA corruption case. The funds, which were remitted following the Justice Department’s recognition of losses and grant of remission up to a total of $201 million in August 2021…

FinCEN advisory on Elder Financial Exploitation

FinCEN warns FIs about rising trend of elder financial exploitation (EFE), which involves the illegal or improper use of an older adult’s funds, property, or assets and urges financial institutions to detect, prevent, and report suspicious financial transactions…

Ericsson confirms SEC Investigation over Iraq conduct

Swedish firm says it is “fully co-operating” with the US SEC, after it opened an investigation of Ericsson’s conduct in Iraq in 2019…

Panama Intermediaries sentenced for bribery & ML

US DoJ sentences ex-Panamanian president’s sons to 36 months in prison for laundering $28m in a scheme involving Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction conglomerate. The defendants were also ordered to forfeit more than $18.8 million, pay a $250,000 fine…

US/Mexico agree to work on anti-corruption

The US and Mexico committed to establish a working group on anti-corruption, focused primarily on a high-level strategic response to public corruption and in line with current Treasury efforts and the Biden Administration’s December 2021…

US Treasury on anti-corruption roundtable

US Treasury hosted an anti-corruption roundtable with leaders of NGO’s to discuss Treasury’s anti-corruption strategy and priorities, which longstanding commitment to identifying and countering corruption, particularly the way it intersects with the U.S…

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