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SFO charges former CEO and CFO of London Mining Plc over allegations of bribery and corruption

SFO charged London Mining Plc Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer with conspiring to make multiple corrupt payments to secure preferential treatment in Sierra Leone. London Mining Plc had operations in Brazil, China, Colombia…

Basel Institute of Governance publishes working paper on strategic anti-corruption communications

The paper aims to connect a typology of anti-corruption messages with behavioural change theories, and discuss their impact. It suggests practical implications for designing anti-corruption communication as part of behaviour change interventions outlining how to develop…

SFO charges three company directors with fraud for forestry investment scheme in Costa Rica

The directors were charged with fraud in relation to a collapsed scheme where 3,500 UK investors lost millions of pounds. Ethical Forestry Ltd operated tree plantations in Costa Rica and sold investments, starting at £12,000, in fast-growing hardwood saplings on their sites…

GFI explores new developments in illegal mining in Colombia and the issue of illicit financial flows

Illegal gold mining has emerged as a profitable revenue source for organized crime groups and has become a major concern for authorities due to its social and environmental impacts. Due to the transnational nature of illicit gold trafficking and limited traceability, it has become…

GRECO publishes Fifth Evaluation Round Second Compliance Report on Estonia, which deals with preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments and law enforcement

GRECO recommended (i) that a Code of Conduct for persons with top executive functions be adopted in order to provide clear guidance regarding conflicts of interest and other integrity related matters (such as gifts, contacts with third parties, ancillary activities…

SEC charges Coinbase for operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency

Coinbase has made billions of dollars unlawfully facilitating the buying and selling of crypto asset securities. The SEC alleges that Coinbase intertwines the traditional services of an exchange, broker, and clearing agency without having registered any of those functions…

TI UK publishes report on Understanding Anti-Corruption Reporting

The report provides a comprehensive review of anti-corruption sustainability disclosures by 600 of the world’s largest companies across 15 jurisdictions, including the UK, revealing significant inconsistency in anti-bribery and corruption disclosure expectations…

OFSI amends Global Anti-Corruption Financial Sanctions lists

The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 provide for the imposition of financial sanctions, namely the freezing of funds and economic resources persons who are or have been involved in serious corruption. The following entry has been corrected and is still…

SEC issues largest-ever Whistleblower Award

SEC announced the largest-ever award, nearly $279 million, to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to the successful enforcement of SEC and related actions. The award not only incentivizes whistleblowers to come forward with accurate…

HMCPSI publishes report on SFO’s case progression

The report concluded that the SFO has made extensive improvements in handling and progressing its cases. HMCPSI has recommended SFO to (i) Develop a strategic resourcing model by Dec 2023, (ii) All case controllers to be provided with enhanced management & leadership…

Home Office publishes results of the Economic Crime Survey 2020

The Home Office surveyed businesses in selected sectors and found that around 1 in 5 businesses had been a victim of fraud in the 3 years running up to the survey, and that almost half of them had experienced more than one incident. Debit or credit card fraud accounted…

UK Government publishes new Fraud Strategy for 2023

The new fraud strategy sets out over 50 measures to reduce fraud and cybercrime by 10% by 2025. The strategy would establish a coordinated response from the government, law enforcement, and the private sector to better protect the public and increase…