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U.S. SEC publishes a draft Strategic Plan for public comment by 2 July, outlining priorities to strengthen investor protection, enforcement, market efficiency, and tech-driven regulatory modernisation
The draft strategic plan sets three goals: renewing regulatory policy to support innovation, capital formation, market efficiency and investor protection; increasing stakeholder engagement and recalibrating enforcement toward established legal violations; and modernising the SEC’s internal technology, organisational structure and performance management. It also points to work on digital assets, disclosure simplification, private markets, retrospective rule reviews, EDGAR modernisation, responsible use of AI and blockchain, with public comments due by 2 July 2026…
U.S. DOJ recovers over $6M in 1MDB-linked assets, securing forfeiture of a luxury New York apartment and rental income purchased with misappropriated Malaysian sovereign wealth fund proceeds
US DOJ has obtained a civil forfeiture order over assets allegedly bought with funds misappropriated from Malaysia’s 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, including a New York condominium used for the benefit of Jho Low’s former personal assistant and related rental income. DOJ frames the recovery as part of its wider effort to trace and return proceeds of foreign corruption laundered through the U.S. financial system, supported by the FBI and international partners across Malaysia, the UK, Singapore, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Indonesia, Latvia and France…
US SEC charges 21 individuals in a decade-long insider trading scheme involving lawyers who allegedly leaked confidential M&A data through a global tipping network, netting millions in illicit profits
According to the complaint, a Los Angeles-based mergers and acquisitions lawyer orchestrated the scheme with a co-conspirator, tipping confidential deal information to a network of traders and intermediaries who either paid kickbacks or further disseminated the tips, enabling coordinated trading across multiple jurisdictions and generating millions in illicit profits. The scheme reportedly expanded through additional lawyers who also leaked sensitive deal data, creating a layered “tipping chain” that spread insider information internationally…
US DoJ seeks to forfeit a $30M Beverly Hills mansion allegedly bought with laundered proceeds from a major bribery and fraud scheme tied to $700M in U.S. military contracts
US DOJ alleges that the property was acquired and renovated using funds obtained through a scheme to defraud the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in connection with military fuel contracts, alongside bribes paid to an official in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The civil forfeiture action also alleges violations of U.S. money-laundering laws, reflecting efforts to recover assets derived from corruption and prevent the U.S. financial system from being used to conceal illicit proceeds…
US DOJ charges the Southern Poverty Law Center with wire fraud and ML conspiracy, alleging it diverted over $3M in donor funds into covert payments linked to extremist groups
US DOJ alleges that between 2014 and 2023 the organisation secretly diverted more than $3 million in donations to individuals linked to extremist groups, while misleading donors about how funds would be used. The indictment includes 11 counts and is accompanied by forfeiture actions to recover alleged proceeds, with authorities asserting the scheme involved deception of donors and concealment of payments through financial transactions…
New York State Police and DFS launch a joint crackdown on insurance fraud – training 250 investigators to combat staged crashes and FC amid over 51,000 suspected fraud cases in 2025
This partnership introduces specialised training for law enforcement and investigators, alongside policy proposals to strengthen legal liability, improve reporting timelines, and expand resources dedicated to fraud enforcement. It also highlights the scale and growth of insurance fraud—particularly in auto claims—and positions enhanced coordination and capability-building as key to reducing costs and protecting consumers…
US SEC announces Enforcement results for FY2025 with 456 actions and $17.9bn in relief, flagging rising fraud, market abuse, and crypto misconduct amid a stronger push for investor protection
The SEC emphasises a strategic shift toward prioritising cases that directly prevent investor harm, particularly fraud affecting retail investors, while increasing accountability for individuals, with two-thirds of standalone actions involving individual wrongdoers and 119 officer and director bars issued. The report also highlights continued enforcement in emerging risk areas such as crypto assets, AI, and cybersecurity, alongside stronger efforts to combat cross-border fraud and abusive trading schemes. Overall, the SEC underscores a recalibrated..
U.S DOJ resolves Balt SAS bribery case, forcing the company to disgorge $1.2 M after self-disclosure, while charging 2 executives with FCPA and ML violations for illicit payments to a French hospital doctor
DOJ finds that Balt paid bribes between 2017 and 2023 to a physician at a state-owned hospital in France to secure purchases of medical devices, with payments disguised as consulting fees and routed through intermediaries using sham contracts and false invoices. While the company avoids prosecution due to voluntary self-disclosure, cooperation and remediation, it agrees to approximately $1.2 million in disgorgement, and U.S. authorities indict a healthcare executive and consultant, underscoring continued enforcement against individuals involved in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations…
U.S. DoJ issues its first-ever Dept-wide Corporate Enforcement policy, standardising how prosecutors handle corporate criminal cases and incentivising self-reporting, cooperation and remediation
The policy applies across all DOJ components and most criminal matters, replacing fragmented approaches with a single framework designed to promote consistency, transparency and predictability in corporate enforcement decisions. It establishes clear incentives for companies, including the possibility of declinations or reduced penalties where firms voluntarily disclose misconduct, fully cooperate with investigations and remediate wrongdoing, while reinforcing accountability for individual offenders…
U.S SEC updates its Enforcement Manual with standardised Wells procedures, joint settlement-waiver review, and enhanced cooperation and criminal referral rules to streamline investigations
The revisions streamline procedures, promote consistency, and enhance effectiveness in protecting investors and maintaining orderly markets. Key changes include standardizing the Wells process with clear timelines and senior-staff involvement, allowing simultaneous consideration of settlements and waiver requests to improve transparency and efficiency, and updating frameworks for cooperation, internal collaboration, criminal referrals, and best practices. Going forward, the manual will undergo annual reviews to ensure it stays current…
US DOJ convicts former VP of Corsa Coal Corporation for leading a major international bribery and ML scheme, using bribes and kickbacks to secure $140M in coal supply contracts
Between 2016 and 2020, Hobson paid bribes through an intermediary to Egyptian government officials at the state‑owned Al Nasr Company for Coke and Chemicals to secure nearly $140 million in coal contracts, and also received over $200,000 in kickbacks. He was found guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), conspiracy, money laundering, and wire fraud; sentencing will be determined by a federal judge…
FinCEN launches a Whistleblower Program rewards portal where individuals can confidentially report AML, sanctions, and FC violations, with rewards of 10–30% if tips lead to successful enforcement
FinCEN operates a whistleblower program that incentivises individuals to confidentially report violations or conspiracies under key anti-money laundering and sanctions laws, including the BSA, IEEPA, TWEA, and Kingpin Act. Whistleblowers may be eligible for cash awards if their tips lead to enforcement actions by the Treasury or DOJ resulting in penalties over $1 million. All submissions are kept confidential, and the information is shared with relevant Treasury and DOJ offices responsible for enforcement…