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FSA, SEC Hold Spring Financial Regulatory Dialogue : FSA

The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA)...

Money Laundering

Leader of Nationwide Theft Ring Who Purchased Stolen Catalytic Converters from Sacramento for $38 Million Pleads Guilty

Navin Khanna, 42, Holmdel, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate, conspiracy to commit promotional money laundering, and interstate transportation of stolen property. Story from justice.gov

New River Couple Convicted of $12 Million AHCCCS Fraud Scheme

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Thvoughn Lynden Curry, 34, and Alexis Daneen Curry, 34, both of New River, Arizona, were recently convicted in federal court based on their scheme to defraud the Arizona Health Care...

Newcastle, Washington, man pleads guilty to laundering nearly $100 million in proceeds of investment fraud scheme

Seattle –A 47-year-old resident of Newcastle, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his scheme to take in fraud proceeds and forward them...

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City

Nikhil Gupta (also known as Nick) pled guilty to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, in connection with his efforts to murder a U.S. citizen in New York City. Story from...

Money Laundering

Leader of Nationwide Theft Ring Who Purchased Stolen Catalytic Converters from Sacramento for $38 Million Pleads Guilty

Navin Khanna, 42, Holmdel, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate, conspiracy to commit promotional money laundering, and interstate transportation of stolen property. Story from justice.gov

New River Couple Convicted of $12 Million AHCCCS Fraud Scheme

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Thvoughn Lynden Curry, 34, and Alexis Daneen Curry, 34, both of New River, Arizona, were recently convicted in federal court based on their scheme to defraud the Arizona Health Care...

Newcastle, Washington, man pleads guilty to laundering nearly $100 million in proceeds of investment fraud scheme

Seattle –A 47-year-old resident of Newcastle, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his scheme to take in fraud proceeds and forward them...

USA
Events: 10,500 events
Fines: USD290 Bn
Imprisonment: 1,245,000 months
Entities (including individuals and organizations): 17K

UK
Events: 1,750 events
Fines: USD18 Bn
Imprisonment: 150,000 months
Entities: (including individuals and organizations): 3K

India
Events: 510 events
Fines: USD45 Mn
Imprisonment: 3,800 months
Entities: (including individuals and organizations): 400

South Africa
Events: 120 events
Fines: USD32 Mn
Imprisonment: 20,090 months
Entities: (including individuals and organizations): 190

Screening

Ukraine: New draft law proposes foreign direct investments screening regime

In brief A new draft law No. 14062 “On Screening of Foreign Direct Investments” (“Draft Law”) was registered in the Ukrainian Parliament on 22 September 2025, proposing to introduce a screening mechanism and mandatory notification requirements...

BSP Mandates Integration of Adverse Media Screening into Customer Due Diligence Framework

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has taken a significant step to strengthen the country’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime by issuing Memorandum No. M-2025-017 on May 27. The directive mandates all...

ESG

European Union: EU institutions give businesses the gift of legal certainty on sustainability rules

In February 2025, the European Commission presented its “Omnibus” package aiming to delay application and simplify the CSRD1, the ESRS2, CSDDD3 and the EU Taxonomy with the ultimate goal of reducing administrative burden and thus addressing concerns that the rules would hamper European competitiveness (see our summary of the Omnibus here). In parallel, and with an aim to address similar concerns, a proposal for simplification and delay to the EUDR4 moved swiftly through the legislative process. As Europeans start wrapping-up ahead of the year-end holidays, the EU institutions have been busy engaging in negotiations and finalizing key rules, delivering to businesses the gift of legal certainty, clarity and the ability to plan ahead of...

Crypto

Reference Cases on Suspicious Transactions : FSA

* Specified business operators other than deposit taking institutions, insurance companies, financial instruments business operators and cryptoasset exchange service providers shall refer to the reference cases for deposit taking institutions, insurance companies, financial...

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Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

New River Couple Convicted of $12 Million AHCCCS Fraud Scheme

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Thvoughn Lynden Curry, 34, and Alexis Daneen Curry, 34, both of...

Two Individuals Convicted of Operating Illegal Multimillion-Dollar Pyramid Schemes

A federal jury in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, convicted an Illinois woman and man for running illegal multimillion-dollar pyramid schemes in at least four different states. “Today’s verdict holds Candice Cunningham and Joseph Johnson Jr. accountable...

Regulations

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Sanctions

Sanctions Notice – Sudan (UN Resolution 1591)

Please be advised that the Security Council Committee pursuant to Resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan have approved the addition of the following entries...

Human Rights

Sinaloa Cartel Leader Charged with Narcoterrorism, Material Support of Terrorism, and Drug Trafficking

René Arzate-García, also known as La Rana, alleged Tijuana...

Colombian Transnational Robbery Crew Member Pleads Guilty to $5 Million-Dollar Organized Jewelry Theft Ring in Miami

The last member of a transnational Colombian robbery crew...

Indian National Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City

Nikhil Gupta (also known as Nick) pled guilty to...

AI / ML

Mixing generative AI with physics to create personal items that work in the real world | MIT News

Have you ever had an idea for something that...

Enhancing maritime cybersecurity with technology and policy

Originally from the small Balkan country of Montenegro, Strahinja...

United Kingdom: FCA Launches Review on Future AI Approach

In brief On 27 January 2026 the Financial Conduct Authority...

Exposing biases, moods, personalities, and abstract concepts hidden in large language models | MIT News

By now, ChatGPT, Claude, and other large language models...

Study: AI chatbots provide less-accurate information to vulnerable users

Large language models (LLMs) have been championed as tools...

The FSA publishes the status of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2025, based on the Financial Reconstruction Act:FSA

Loans based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (FRA) The total amount of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2025, based...

FSA, SEC Hold Spring Financial Regulatory Dialogue : FSA

The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) convened the Spring FSA-SEC Financial Regulatory Dialogue in Tokyo...

Leader of Nationwide Theft Ring Who Purchased Stolen Catalytic Converters from Sacramento for $38 Million Pleads Guilty

Navin Khanna, 42, Holmdel, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate, conspiracy to commit promotional money laundering, and interstate...

New River Couple Convicted of $12 Million AHCCCS Fraud Scheme

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Thvoughn Lynden Curry, 34, and Alexis Daneen Curry, 34, both of New River, Arizona, were recently convicted in federal court based...

Mixing generative AI with physics to create personal items that work in the real world | MIT News

Have you ever had an idea for something that looked cool, but wouldn’t work well in practice? When it comes to designing things like...

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