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Australia’s AML/CTF Reform Brings Expanded PEP Obligations Into Force from March 2026

Australia's financial intelligence authority AUSTRAC confirmed that...

PEMEX Bribery Plea and French CJIP Signal Active FCPA-Adjacent Enforcement in March 2026

March 2026 produced two notable anti-corruption enforcement...

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Quiet Removal of Russia-Linked Sanctioned Entities Raises Evasion and Compliance Concerns

Across three separate OFAC actions in March 2026 — on March 6, 13, and 18 — the U.S. Treasury removed six Russia-connected entities and...

SEC and CFTC Issue Landmark Crypto Asset Interpretation, Ending Years of Regulatory Uncertainty

On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission jointly issued a comprehensive interpretation clarifying how federal securities...

Iranian Intelligence Agent Convicted of Terrorism and Murder for Hire

Asif Merchant has been convicted of murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries. Today, a federal jury convicted...

Bangladeshi National Returned to the United States in International Sextortion Case

A Bangladeshi national is scheduled to make his initial court appearance to face charges that he operated an international child sexual exploitation enterprise. According to...

Former MP Vincent Smith Sentenced in Landmark Bosasa Corruption Case

In a significant development in South Africa’s ongoing fight against state capture and corruption, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has welcomed...

ESG Risk Becomes Core AML Exposure for MLROs as FCA Consultation Deadline Falls in March 2026

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority published Consultation Paper CP26/5 in January 2026, with a March 20, 2026 feedback deadline, proposing alignment of listed issuers'...

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

René Arzate-García, also known as La Rana, alleged Tijuana plaza boss for the Sinaloa Cartel, was charged with narcoterrorism and material support of terrorism. Story...

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 in Miami pleaded guilty in a series of robberies of and thefts from jewelry couriers...

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...

Malaysia’s Top Court Reinstates Corruption Conviction Against Veteran Politician Isa Samad

In a landmark ruling underscoring Malaysia’s continued crackdown on corruption, the Federal Court has convicted veteran politician Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad, sentencing him...

Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for national security offences, marking the most...

Former Estonian Minister Kalle Laanet Found Guilty of Fraud Over Housing Claims

The Harju District Court has found former Estonian minister and Member of Parliament Kalle Laanet guilty of fraud, handing him a suspended sentence of...

Third Coconspirator in Fatal Benghazi Attacks in U.S. Custody, Charged in Washington D.C. with Murder and Terrorism Counts

Zubayar Al-Bakoush, an armed coconspirator in the 2012 attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three...

New York Man and Alleged Member of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Organization 764 Charged with Receiving Child Pornography

Aaron Corey, also known as “Baggeth,” of Albany, New York, appeared in federal court after being charged with receiving child pornography. Story from www.fbi.gov

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