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FinCEN proposes to sever H-Pay Service PLC and Huione successors from the U.S. financial system to stop evasion and disrupt a major cyber fraud money-laundering network
The proposed rule would amend FinCEN’s October 2025 Huione Group final rule to include Cambodia-based H-Pay Service PLC and any successor entity, after FinCEN assessed H-Pay as a Huione component and a primary money laundering concern. FinCEN says the change is designed to prevent circumvention of restrictions imposed on Huione Group, which it describes as a critical laundering node for cyber heists, virtual currency investment…
OFSI imposes a £1M penalty on Sabre Global Technologies for breaching UK sanctions against Russia and attempting to circumvent payment restrictions, marking the largest UK sanctions penalty
OFSI fined Sabre Global Technologies Limited £1,000,920.59 after finding that it made funds and economic resources available to designated Russian carrier Ural Airlines for seven months after its UK designation, including continued access to its Global Distribution System. OFSI assessed the case as “most serious”, citing active circumvention, weak senior…
U.S. DOJ declined to prosecute Robert Bosch GmbH after it voluntarily disclosed and fully cooperated in an export-control and sanctions investigation involving shipments linked to Huawei (China)
DOJ declined to prosecute Robert Bosch GmbH under the Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy after the company promptly disclosed, co-operated and remediated alleged exports of foreign-produced sensor products and software to Huawei-linked Entity List companies without required authorisation. Bosch agreed to disgorge $11.4 million…
Sweden FI fines Ikano Bank SEK 140M for significant AML failings, including weak risk assessments and inadequate due diligence controls for high-risk customers
Sweden FI found that Ikano Bank failed to carry out a comprehensive assessment of how its products and services could be exploited for money laundering and terrorist financing, did not adequately consider key customer risk factors or regulatory guidance on emerging threats, and lacked a sufficiently robust risk assessment framework to effectively support its AML/CTF policies, procedures, and controls…
FCA secures the special administration of Euro Exchange Securities UK Ltd over serious FC concerns, marking the first use of its powers under the Payment and E-money Insolvency regime
he FCA has secured a High Court order appointing special administrators to Euro Exchange Securities UK Ltd (EES) after identifying serious concerns about the firm’s operations and potential financial crime risks. EES has ceased trading and agreed not to challenge the court’s decision, with administrators now working to return client funds as quickly as possible. The case marks the FCA’s first use of the Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 and reflects its broader strategy of working with government partners to disrupt financial crime…
BaFin fines AIL Leasing München AG €75,000 for AML reporting and recordkeeping failures, underscoring rising scrutiny of compliance documentation and audit trails
The company failed to properly document decisions not to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) and also missed filing at least one required SAR within the legal deadline. BaFin stressed that AML obligations extend beyond submitting reports, requiring firms to maintain a clear audit trail explaining how and why reporting decisions are made. The case reinforces a wider regulatory trend in Europe…
Saudi Arabia’s Insurance Authority steps up AML/CFT enforcement in the country’s insurance sector, issuing three June fines totalling SAR 1.607 million for risk assessment, due diligence and compliance control failures
The three actions, all dated 4 June 2026, impose fines of SAR 807,000, SAR 500,000 and SAR 300,000 on insurance companies for breaches involving ML/TF risk assessments, customer due diligence and AML/CFT compliance management. The cluster signals the Authority’s continued focus on raising insurance-sector standards in line with Saudi AML, counter-terrorist financing and proliferation financing requirements.
Denmark’s National Unit for Serious Crime seek a record €880M fine against Nordea over alleged AML failings linked to €3.5B in suspicious transactions tied to Russian-linked laundering schemes
The case centres on claims that the bank processed more than €3.5 billion in potentially suspicious transactions, many connected to Russian-linked currency exchange schemes and wider “laundromat” typologies involving high-risk jurisdictions. Authorities allege that Nordea’s controls were insufficient to prevent money laundering risks, making this one of the largest AML enforcement actions in Denmark’s history. The bank has previously set aside provisions for the case but disputes aspects of the allegations…
OFAC fines FTI Consulting $1.05M for bypassing Russia sanctions by indirectly extending prohibited credit to VTB through structured payments
Between 2019 and 2021, FTI Consulting provided services that ultimately resulted in unpaid invoices being structured through a third-party law firm arrangement. Although the payments were routed indirectly, OFAC determined that the structure effectively constituted an extension of “new debt” or credit to VTB, which is prohibited under the Sectoral Sanctions Identification (SSI) restrictions. The case highlights OFAC’s view that sanctions liability depends on the economic substance of a transaction rather than its formal structure, meaning indirect or intermediary arrangements do not shield companies…
U.S. DOJ sentences former owner of a multinational investment company for orchestrating a $2B insurance fraud, ML, and bribery scheme that left policyholders with major losse
Lindberg, founder of Eli Global and owner of Global Bankers Insurance Group, was sentenced after admitting fraud and money laundering conspiracies and being convicted separately of bribery-related offences involving North Carolina insurance regulation. DOJ says the schemes involved moving more than $2 billion from insurance companies into affiliated entities, misleading regulators and rating agencies, using funds for personal benefit, and leaving thousands of victims collectively owed more than $1 billion…
OFSI fines Deutsche Bank’s London branch £165,000 for processing £635,618.75 to an entity linked to a UK-sanctioned individual due to inadequate ownership and control checks
US DOJ charges two Chinese nationals for allegedly running a global ML network for the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG using mirror transfers, encrypted communications, and trade-based schemes
According to the indictment, the network allegedly laundered proceeds linked to fentanyl and cocaine trafficking on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación using shell companies, electronics exports, serial-number verification systems, and coordinated cross-border cash movements. The DOJ also highlights growing concern over…