Hello, and welcome to episode 88 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. It’s yet another busy week of financial crime news, so I’m just going to get on with it.

As usual, I have linked the main stories flagged in the podcast in the description. These are:

Baker & McKenzie, UK government announces creation of specialist enforcement unit for trade sanctions.

Council of Europe, Evaluation Report: United States of America.

Council of the European Union, Anti-money laundering: Council and Parliament agree to create new authority.

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Speech by HHJ Pelling KC: Issues in Crypto Currency Claims.

Department for Business and Trade, New unit to crack down on firms dodging Russian sanctions.

Department of Justice, Commodities Trading Company Agrees to Pay Over $98M to Resolve Foreign Bribery Case.

Europol, EUR 5.5 million frozen in anti-corruption investigations across Europe.

Europol, Early Warning Notification: The Use of Bluetooth trackers for geolocation in organised crime.

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, New Iranian sanction regime comes in to force.

Home Office, Serious and organised crime strategy 2023 to 2028.

Interpol, INTERPOL Secretary General welcomes G7 commitments on transnational organized crime.

Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, A hostage to fortune: ransomware and UK national security – Report Summary.

Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Justice Cyber Security Strategy: 2023 to 2028.

National Audit Office, Financial services regulation: Adapting to change (press release).

National Audit Office, Financial services regulation: Adapting to change (report).

National Crime Agency, National Crime Agency calls on parents to help young people recognise the signs of money muling.

National Crime Agency, SARs in Action: Issue 23.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Haiti.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Counter-Terrorism (International).

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Iran.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Financial Sanctions Notice: Russia.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidation List.

Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, OFSI Annual Review 2022 to 2023: Strengthening our Sanctions.

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Transnational Criminal Organizations Designations; Counter Terrorism Designation; Iran-related Designation.

Ro Khanna, Release: Ro Khanna Introduces A New Political Reform And Anti-corruption Plan To Clean Up Corruption In Washington.

Ro Khanna, Expressing support for a comprehensive political reform plan.

UK Legislation, Crime and Courts Act (section five).

UK Legislation, The National Crime Agency (Directed Tasking) Order 2023.

US Department of State, Promoting Accountability in Support of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

US Department of State, Taking Additional Sweeping Measures Against Russia.

US Department of Justice, Leader of $6.8 Million Pandemic Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering Charges.

US Department of Justice, Justice Department Announces Distribution of Over $158.9M to Nearly 25,000 Victims of Madoff Ponzi Scheme.

US Department of Justice, Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Pandemic Relief Fraud.

US Department of Justice, Two Men Charged for Operating $25M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme.

US Department of the Treasury, Treasury Designates Perpetrators of Human Rights Abuse and Commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

US Department of the Treasury, Testimony of Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Before the Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations, U.S. House.

YouTube, The Interview: Baroness Mone and the PPE Scandal.