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West Brothers Sentenced for Insider Trading & Ordered to Repay £280,000
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has secured the sentencing of Matthew and Nikolas West for insider dealing, with the brothers...

OpusDatum
Sep 12 min read
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FCA fines Barclays £42 million for failures in financial crime controls
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a combined £42 million following two separate...

OpusDatum
Jul 162 min read
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FCA fines Monzo £21 million for significant financial crime control failings
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a fine of £21,091,300 on Monzo Bank Ltd for serious weaknesses in its financial crime...

OpusDatum
Jul 82 min read
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OFSI Issues First-Ever Information Offence Penalty
On 11 April 2025, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed a £5,000 monetary penalty on Svarog Shipping &...

OpusDatum
May 83 min read
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FCA Takes Action Against Crispin Odey with £1.8m Fine & Industry Ban
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced its decision to fine Crispin Odey, founder of Odey Asset Management LLP (OAM), £1.8...

OpusDatum
Mar 172 min read
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Medical Providers Settle Bribery & False Claims Act Violations for $1.9m in Laboratory Kickback Scheme
A group of medical providers and marketing entities have agreed to pay a combined total of $1,913,808Â to settle allegations of False...

OpusDatum
Mar 62 min read
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Israeli Freight Forwarder Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Violating Export Restrictions Imposed on Russia
Gal Haimovich, 49, of Israel, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to...

US Department of Justice
Feb 222 min read
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Health Net Federal Services, LLC and Centene Corporation Agree to Pay Over $11 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Cybersecurity Violations
Note : View the settlement agreement here . Health Net Federal Services Inc. (HNFS) of Rancho Cordova, California and its corporate...

US Department of Justice
Feb 183 min read
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FCA fines Mako for failings relating to cum-ex trading
The FCA has fined Mako Financial Markets Partnership LLP (Mako) £1,662,700 for failing to ensure it had effective systems and controls to...

Financial Conduct Authority
Feb 184 min read
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FinCEN Announces $37,000,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $37,000,000 civil money penalty against...

US FinCEN
Feb 62 min read
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FCA confiscates over £500,000 from convicted insider dealer
The FCA has secured a confiscation order of £586,711.01 against Mohammed Zina, a convicted insider dealer. The order must be paid within...

Financial Conduct Authority
Feb 32 min read
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FCA issues first fine for transaction reporting failures under MiFIR
Infinox Capital Limited (Infinox) has been fined £99,200 by the FCA for failing to submit 46,053 transaction reports which risked market...

Financial Conduct Authority
Jan 292 min read
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