Financial Crime Weekly Podcast2 Okt 2025

Financial Crime Weekly Episode 189

Hello, and welcome to episode 189 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions, the US Treasury has sanctioned five individuals and one entity tied to a DPRK arms network, the UK’s OFSI has expanded sanctions on 71 entities and persons under the Iran (Nuclear) Sanctions Regulations, and imposed a £152,750 penalty on Colorcon Limited for breaching Russia sanctions. On money laundering, the European Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against 11 Member States for delays in fully implementing the 6th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. In bribery and corruption, former MEP Nathan Gill pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery for accepting cash in exchange for making pro-Russian statements, while GRECO urged member states to strengthen access-to-information systems to improve transparency. On fraud, Charlie Javice has been sentenced, and a joint campaign has been launched in the UK by the National Crime Agency and The Law Society to combat payment diversion fraud in property sales. Finally, the cybercrime news highlights Interpol’s "Operation Contender 3.0," which arrested 260 suspects across 14 African nations for romance scams and sextortion, and there has been a confirmed data breach at retailer Harrods affecting 430,000 customers.

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

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