UK Joint Committee Warns on Britain’s ‘Brittle’ Checks on Political Illicit Finance
A UK parliamentary committee warned on Wednesday that weaknesses in Britain’s political finance regime leave it vulnerable to illicit foreign funds, and said enforcement remains too fragmented and underpowered to deter abuse.
JPMorgan Hit With Class-Action Suit Over Alleged Crypto-Ponzi Scheme
Three class-action lawsuits have been filed in the wake of federal charges against Christopher Delgado, the founder and former chief executive of Goliath Ventures, including one case accusing JPMorgan Chase of helping enable an alleged $328-million crypto- Ponzi scheme.
FL Brokerage to Pay $1.1mn for Failing to ID Human Error in Sanctions Controls
TradeStation Securities agreed to pay $1.11 million to settle potential civil liability for 481 apparent violations of U.S. sanctions rules after the Florida-based brokerage provided services to people in Iran, Syria, and Crimea.
Binance Flagged ‘Chinese Nexus’ in Web of Illicit Iranian Payments
Binance internal investigators identified VIP accounts they said helped channel more than $1 billion to wallets tied to Iran-linked entities, including one account registered to a 79-year-old Chinese resident and another linked to a suspected Iranian gold smuggler.
UK Fraud Reports Reach Record High, with AI Poised to Worsen the Problem
Fraud in the UK reached a record level in 2025, with 444,993 cases filed to the National Fraud Database, according to Cifas’s latest Fraudscape 2026 report.
FinCEN Expands Southwest-Border Geographic Targeting Order
FinCEN said Tuesday it has expanded a geographic targeting order (GTO) along the Southwest border, extending the measure into New Mexico for the first time and adding Maricopa and Pima counties in Arizona.
Apparent ‘Narco-Ledger’ Points to Widespread Bribery by Slain Cartel Leader
Mexican officials are facing renewed scrutiny following the discovery of a ledger purportedly showing a series of bribes paid by slain Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera to police, security forces, and other authorities.
UAE Weighs Iran Asset Freezes in Response to Drone and Missile Attacks
The United Arab Emirates is considering freezing billions of dollars in Iranian assets held in the Gulf state, a move that could sharply restrict Tehran’s access to foreign currency and global trade networks.
Ukrainian Agency Missed Signs of Halushchenko’s Money Laundering: TI
Kyiv’s assets-declaration watchdog missed multiple red flags in the filings of former Ukrainian energy minister Herman Halushchenko, according to Transparency International Ukraine.
As Iran’s Crypto Outflows Spike, Its Hacking Groups Go Dark
As the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran continues, there’s a bit of split-screen in Iranian online activity at the moment. On the one screen, crypto usage has spiked sharply since the launch of the attacks. On the other, most of Iran’s state-sponsored cyber groups are nowhere to be found.