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Welcome to episode 253 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the UK imposes sanctions targeting Russian evasion networks, and the US designates Lebanese officials linked to Hizballah. From the UK, a report is published highlighting the estimated £325 billion in illicit funds which move through the UK annually, and the dismissal of a "circular" fraud defence in the billion-dollar Privatbank case. In US fraud news, a 500-month sentence for a non-profit founder, and a 12-year prison term for a multinational firm owner involved in a $2 billion fraud scheme. In Australia the anti-corruption chief has resigned, and the FDIC has proposed compliance standards for stablecoin issuers. Finally, we discuss Europol’s tracing of millions in criminal assets across 31 countries, and the new UK-Australia partnership addressing AI-driven cyber threats.
A transcript of this podcast, with links to the stories, will be available at www.crimes.financial.
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Welcome to episode 253 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the UK imposes sanctions targeting Russian evasion networks, and the US designates Lebanese officials linked to Hizballah. From the UK, a report is published highlighting the estimated £325 billion in illicit funds which move through the UK annually, and the dismissal of a "circular" fraud defence in the billion-dollar Privatbank case. In US fraud news, a 500-month sentence for a non-profit founder, and a 12-year prison term for a multinational firm owner involved in a $2 billion fraud scheme. In Australia the anti-corruption chief has resigned, and the FDIC has proposed compliance standards for stablecoin issuers. Finally, we discuss Europol’s tracing of millions in criminal assets across 31 countries, and the new UK-Australia partnership addressing AI-driven cyber threats.
A transcript of this podcast, with links to the stories, will be available at www.crimes.financial.

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