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OFAC Issues Sham Transaction Guidance, Expanding Counterparty Due Diligence Obligations

On March 31, 2026, OFAC published a...

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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Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Two California Residents Plead Guilty in Connection with $16M Hospice Fraud Scheme and Money Laundering Scheme

Two California residents pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with their roles in defrauding Medicare of nearly $16 million through sham hospice companies and to...
Crypto

OmegaPro Founder and Promoter Charged for Running Global $650M Foreign Exchange and Crypto Investment Scam

An indictment was unsealed today in the District of Puerto Rico charging two men for their alleged roles in operating and promoting OmegaPro, an...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Justice Department Announces Arrest of Prolific Chinese State-Sponsored Contract Hacker

The Justice Department announced today that Xu Zewei (徐泽伟), 33, of the People’s Republic of China was arrested on July 3 in Italy at...
Money Laundering

Doc Antle, Owner of Myrtle Beach Safari, Sentenced

Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — who was featured in a popular Netflix documentary — was sentenced today to 12 months...
Recent Regulations & News

United States: SEC reconsiders foreign private issuer framework

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission“) recently published a concept release soliciting public comment on a new definition of foreign private issuer (FPI). The release reviews...
Human Rights

Final Three Members Charged in Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Scheme Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions in Drug Proceeds

Two Chinese nationals and a New York woman, all members of a prolific Chinese money laundering organization (CMLO), pleaded guilty today to money laundering...
Due Diligence

AUSTRAC orders external audit of Western Union Financial Services

AUSTRAC has ordered the appointment of an external auditor to Western Union Financial Services Australia (Western Union) after raising concerns about the money remitter’s...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Nigerian National Pleads Guilty to International Fraud Scheme

A Nigerian national pleaded guilty recently to operating a transnational inheritance fraud scheme that defrauded elderly and vulnerable consumers across the United States. According to...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Suburban Chicago Businessman Convicted for Role in Bank Fraud and PPP Fraud Schemes

A federal jury convicted an Illinois businessman yesterday for his role in schemes to fraudulently obtain over $55 million in commercial loans and lines...
Recent Regulations & News

Sanctions Notice – Russia

Please be advised that details in respect of the following individuals/entity, which have been designated under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, have...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Durable Medical Equipment Owner Sentenced to 12 Years for $61 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Florida man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to defraud Medicare with false...
Human Rights

Canadian Man Arrested and Detained for Role in Deadly Alien Smuggling Conspiracy

WASHINGTON — A dual Canadian American citizen was arrested on Sunday, June 15, for his role in a deadly human smuggling conspiracy that left...
Money Laundering

Three Defendants Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice today announced that three additional defendants were sentenced in connection with a long-running and violent conspiracy to monopolize the...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

Four Family Members Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

A federal grand jury in Fort Worth, Texas, returned an indictment on June 11, unsealed yesterday, charging four family members with conspiracy to defraud...

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