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The Kyiv Independent: Turkish banks close Russian accounts due to sanctions threat
Some Turkish banks are reportedly closing accounts associated with Russian businesses for fear of triggering secondary sanctions from the U.S., the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)…
OCCRP: Ukraine uncovers embezzlement ring involving defense ministry officials
Ukrainian investigators have accused current and former high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Defense as well as employees of an arms supplier company of embezzling nearly US$40 million designated for the purchase of mortar rounds the country needs to fight off Russia’s aggression…
OCCRP: Germany indicts two ex-MPs for bribery
German prosecutors brought bribery and corruption charges against four people, including two former lawmakers suspected of receiving bribes from Azerbaijan in exchange for voting in Baku’s favor at the Council of Europe…
Artforum: Head of Saudi Arabia’s Alula Cultural Development arrested on suspicion of money laundering
“Amr al-Madani, chief executive officer of the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), the government agency created in 2017 to conserve and develop AlUla, a 2,000-year-old archaeological and historical site in northwestern Saudi Arabia, was arrested on January 28 on allegations of corruption. News of his arrest was made public by the country’s Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha). Al-Madani is accused of abuse of authority and money laundering.”
‘A really good step forward’: Experts praise EU anti-money laundering deal
The Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on anti-money laundering legislation that has been hailed as “a really good step forward” by anti-corruption experts. The deal, announced aims to clamp down on fraud and “protect EU citizens and the EU’s financial system” against the funding of terrorist groups and organised crime syndicates…
Universal Credit claims no longer paused while AI fraud checks carried out
The government has stopped routinely suspending benefit claims flagged by its AI-powered fraud detector. The DWP has put its AI tool at the heart of a plan to tackle increasing levels of benefits fraud, projecting it could save the department £1.6bn by 2030/31 through better targeting of investigations…
Modern slavery is still lurking in your coffee cup
The persistence of modern slavery on Brazilian coffee plantations demonstrates the need to strengthen binding legal and regulatory frameworks on due diligence and forced labour. Modern slavery is not just a reputational risk to be managed; governments and companies have a legal and moral obligation to eradicate it…
Investigators cracked a $130 million money-laundering scheme by tracing the ringleader’s air miles
More than £104 million, or about $131 million, in cash was smuggled from London to Dubai in 83 trips, the UK’s NCA said. The network collected cash from criminal groups across the UK, believed to be the proceeds of drug dealing, and packed it into suitcases, which contained about $500,000 each…
Is the UK sanctions watchdog up for the fight?
The only action OFSI has taken regarding the wave of sanctions following Russia’s invasion was in September against payments firm Wise, which was found, following a self-report, to have allowed a £250 withdrawal from a business customer the day after the day after sanctions were imposed against them. Wise was not fined…
UBS wins as Credit Suisse money-laundering probe axed
UBS Group AG got a boost in one of the litany of legal disputes it inherited from Credit Suisse, as authorities dropped a money-laundering probe into the defunct firm’s handling of a rogue banker who fleeced his rich clients. A year and a half after seeing grounds for indicting Credit Suisse, Geneva’s top financial prosecutor Yves Bertossa…
A new episode of KickBack: The Global Anticorruption Podcast focusing on different dimensions to the EU’s fight against corruption
The conversation also explores the challenges of building institutional resilience to corruption within potential accession countries as well as EU member states themselves–most notably the question of how the EU should be responding to autocratic regimes like Viktor Orbán’s government in Hungary…
The Times: UK Foreign Office development arm invested £500m with fraud suspect
The Foreign Office’s development arm invested £500 million with an alleged fraudster now facing decades in US jail, with internal documents showing the deals continued despite “several red flags flying”…