Hello, and welcome to the first episode 140 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. This week, the sanctions have increased across a range of the usual suspects: Russia, Sudan, and North Korea. The US and UK have published a new memorandum of understanding, and the UK Supreme Court has heard an appeal against designation by Eugene Shvindler. On bribery and corruption, the US forfeits funds from a Venezuelan national, and agreed to repatriate forfeited funds to Nigeria. There is fraud news from the UK concerning a slight twist on the typical form of Covid 19 fraud. On money laundering, MOVEYVAL has published follow-up reports on Estonia and Slovakia. In other news, Interpol has published its first-ever Silver Notice. We end this week with a host of cyber-attack news.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to the first episode of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast of 2025 – episode 139 – I’m Chris Kirkbride. The end of the calendar year and the beginning of the new calendar year offers some respite for the typical deluge of financial crime stories, and so it is with this episode. The sanctions news has the usual range of sanctions additions, amendments, and licences, with the big news from the UK where a new sanctions regime against people smugglers has been announced. On money laundering, action in the UK against a gambling corporation, and news from Portugal concerning one of its large banks. This short episode is then rounded-off with one piece of cybercrime news which is actually sanctions news.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to the final episode of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast for 2024 – episode 138 – I’m Chris Kirkbride. On sanctions, new designations from the US and UK, and enforcement action against an alleged conspirator. MONEYVAL has been active in its work, publishing reports on Monaco, Croatia and Georgia, while AUSTRAC has been updating its website. Global Anti-Corruption Day has kept the Council of Europe, Transparency International, and OSCE busy this week, but news also comes from the US and UK, where a significant appointment has been made to the role of Anti-Corruption Champion. Other financial crime news comes from Europol, and there is a round-up of cybercrime news.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to episode 137 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. On sanctions, new designations from the US and UK, and Politico asks whether tariffs are the new sanctions. On money laundering, the National Crime Agency in the UK has disrupted a money laundering network supporting Russian oligarchs, while on bribery and corruption it’s global organisations leading the way once again with the OECD updating on corruption across five central Asian countries, and in the US McKinsey and Co (Africa) has agreed a DPA. The fraud news considers the launch of an investigation by the Covid-19 Corruption Commissioner in the UK, and news that the World Beekeeping Awards will not award for best honey next year. We finish this week with the usual round-up of cybercrime news.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to episode 136 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. On sanctions, new designations from the UK, EU and US. On money laundering news, AUSTRAC has welcomed the new anti-money laundering law in Australia, while on bribery and corruption news, GRECO has updated on Moldova’s progress in combatting corruption. On market abuse, the SEC in the US has reported on the effectiveness of its enforcement action, while in the UK the FCA has issued fines for market abuse offences. SLAPPs are once more the focus of other financial crime news, while the UK government has warned of the cyber threat from Russia.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to episode 135 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. On sanctions, new designations from the UK and US, and new licences from the UK. On money laundering news, MONEYVAL has announced operations relating to Latvia and Armenia, while in bribery and anti-corruption Baseline Reports on Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have been added to the OECD library. On fraud news, a range of events marking International Fraud Awareness Week, and SLAPPs are the focus of other financial crime news.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to episode 134 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. On sanctions, new designations and legislative changes in the UK, while in the US, there is enforcement action and new designations. On money laundering, the FATF is consulting on revisions to its Recommendations, and MONEYVAL has released its annual report. The bribery and corruption news sees enforcement in the US, and lots of action from pan-national organisations. On fraud news, the Payment Systems Regulator in the UK has written to fraud enablers reminding them of their responsibilities, and FinCEN has issued a deepfake warning. There is also a round-up of other financial crime news this week, as well as a small amount of cybercrime news.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to episode 133 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. On sanctions, enforcement action in the US and UK, and new designations in the UK. On money laundering, a joint statement on illicit finance by Australia and the UK, while on bribery and corruption news, Transparency International highlights the issue of corruption affecting climate change. The fraud news brings a firm date for the coming into force of the failure to prevent fraud offence in the UK, and some worry stats on teenage attitudes to fraud from the Netherlands. There is also a round-up of other financial crime news this week, as well as a small amount of cybercrime news.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to episode 132 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. Another relatively quiet week overall, and I can assure you that is not a complaint. On sanctions, licensing changes in the UK, in addition to further designations, the US targets third-countries aiding Russia in its military action in Ukraine, while the UN raises the issue of sanctions-related justice. On bribery and corruption, the National Anti-Corruption Commission will think again about the robodebt references made to it, while on fraud, the SFO has made changes to fraud reporting. This week’s financial crime news ends with a round-up of cybercrime news, where the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation has announced major action against malware attackers.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.

Hello, and welcome to episode 131 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. A relatively quiet week overall, which is a good thing for me. Some sanctions movement in the US and UK, while OTSI issues trade sanctions guidance to firms. On money laundering, the FATF has announced the outcomes of its Paris Plenary, and on bribery, the OECD has updated on Austria and Romania. There is a report from Finance UK on the state of fraud for the first half of 2024, and in other financial crime news, 20 finfluencers have been interviewed under caution by the FCA. There is also a brief round-up of cybercrime news this week.

A transcript of this podcast is available at www.crimes.financial, with links to the stories.