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Fintrac fines TD Bank $6.7m over AML failures
Fintrac fines TD Bank $6.7m over AML failures

The lender continues to face scrutiny in the US and has set aside $450 million to cover fines from one authority while continuing discussions with three others.

Sanctions Docket: OFSI updates enforcement guidance
Sanctions Docket: OFSI updates enforcement guidance

In the latest roundup of sanctions developments, the UK’s financial sanctions enforcer has updated its enforcement guidance and the DOJ has started forfeiture proceedings against an aircraft part linked to a Russian sanctions evasion scheme. 

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Dutch court convicts ex-Mammoet employee over Mauritania kickbacks 

The Rotterdam district court has handed a suspended year-long prison sentence to an executive who misappropriated over €400,000 from an EU-funded contract to remove shipwrecks from the coast of Mauritania. 

Shipping group to pay €5.6m to resolve Dutch environmental export case

Curaçao-headquartered Seatrade has reached a settlement with Dutch prosecutors to resolve allegations that the shipping company illegally exported ships for scrapping more than a decade ago. 

Former Binance CEO sentenced to four months in prison

Changpeng Zhao’s sentence falls far short of the 36 months requested by prosecutors.

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Disclosure software issue haunts SFO cases past and present
Disclosure software issue haunts SFO cases past and present

Internal SFO documents reveal more details about a long-standing software programming issue that has hampered the agency’s efforts to locate exculpatory material. Experts said it could have implications for every case where the prosecution agency has relied on the software.

Inside the SFO’s international assistance team
Inside the SFO’s international assistance team

Louise van der Straeten secured a coveted spot on the UK government’s most recent New Year’s honours list. GIR sat down with the lawyer to learn about her work as head of the Serious Fraud Office’s international assistance team.

Multiple agencies, long delays: a look into India’s 11-year AgustaWestland bribery investigation
Multiple agencies, long delays: a look into India’s 11-year AgustaWestland bribery investigation

A British consultant’s ordeal in India tells a tale of how two of the country’s “premium” enforcement agencies, are acting separately – and allegedly in contradiction of each other – in a decade-old corruption investigation that continues to this day.

Autonomy founder’s trial to begin
Autonomy founder’s trial to begin

As the fraud trial of Autonomy founder Michael Lynch – once referred to as “Britain’s Bill Gates” – is set to start in San Francisco, GIR looks at the line-up of the main characters and some of the major twists and turns in the decade-long investigation.

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FCPA docket: Calavo says FCPA probe is “winding down”
FCPA docket: Calavo says FCPA probe is “winding down”

A roundup of recent developments, including an announcement that Calavo Growers is wrapping up an internal investigation into potential FCPA violations and Goldman Sachs' completion of its DPA with the DOJ over its role in the 1MDB scandal.

US judge approves $9.5 million class suit settlement with Tenaris over undisclosed bribes
US judge approves $9.5 million class suit settlement with Tenaris over undisclosed bribes

The alleged bribery occurred as part of the wider “notebook” scandal in Argentina.

Just Sanctions
US, Japan and South Korea formalise alliance to stop leaks of critical technology
US, Japan and South Korea formalise alliance to stop leaks of critical technology

The countries will sign two memoranda of intent to set the partnership in stone. “We cannot go it alone,” said US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.

US prosecutors request 36-month prison sentence for former Binance CEO
US prosecutors request 36-month prison sentence for former Binance CEO

The government says the proposed sentence, which doubles the recommendation under US sentencing guidelines, matches the seriousness of Changpeng Zhao’s crimes.

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Ericsson appoints second compliance head in five months

Ericsson’s head of corporate and government investigations, Rebecca Rohr, is set to become the company’s new chief compliance officer.

Ericsson looks to bulk up compliance department

Ericsson’s head of compliance for global affairs will be expected to “stimulate, enhance and evolve” the company’s ethics and compliance programme as the leader of a newly-formed unit.

GIR in-house interview: Dmitry Lukovsky

The head of the global ethics team at Palo Alto Networks said the cybersecurity company began thinking through potential regulatory risks posed by artificial intelligence and its compliance philosophy “long before the …

Braemar may have braved storm surrounding historic transactions

Nearly six months after Braemar suspended its shares while looking into a problematic payment from a decade ago, lawyers said the Scottish shipping company doesn’t appear to be bracing for an external …

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