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Financial Crime Weekly Podcast

Christopher Kirkbride

Welcome to the Financial Crime UK Weekly podcast. I’m Chris Kirkbride and I lecture law.This is an introductory podcast to give you a guide as to the sort of things which we will be looking at on this podcast in the first week of every month. However, there will be specials and additional podcasts out of this sequence if something happens which is significant and deserves a special episode.So, what are the sort of things we’ll be talking about? Well, we will cover news, events, legal developments,

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 266

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2026/07/12

Welcome to episode 266 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, global developments in sanctions enforcement, regulatory compliance, enforcement actions, and cyber security policy. On sanctions, OFAC provides clarification on Russian sanctions, and starts the process to lift Syria's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. In the UK, HMRC reports recovering over £4.2 billion from tax fraud and trade sanctions breaches in its latest annual notes. Under

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 265

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2026/07/09

Welcome to episode 265 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, significant global developments in sanctions enforcement, regulatory assessments, and the evolving technological landscape of financial crime. In sanctions enforcement, both the European Union and the United Kingdom implemented restrictive measures targeting Russian military scientists and entities linked to chemical weapons, while the UK also amended its Russia sanctions registry and extended a

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 264

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2026/07/05

Welcome to episode 264 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, coordinated international enforcement actions, strategic regulatory frameworks, and high-level institutional transitions highlight this week's global efforts to combat illicit finance. The United States Department of the Treasury designated a Brazilian financial network for allegedly laundering over $30 million in drug proceeds using cryptocurrency, while also issuing its annual filing reminder

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 263

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2026/07/02

Welcome to episode 263 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, International regulatory and enforcement bodies are intensifying their focus on illicit finance, marked this week by coordinated US sanctions targeting Sudanese procurement networks and cartel-linked fuel smuggling, alongside the UK's landmark public settlement with Petrofac Facilities Management. In digital finance, the Financial Action Task Force is warning that messaging and streaming apps are

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 262

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2026/06/28

Welcome to episode 262 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, global law enforcement and financial watchdogs are increasing pressure on illicit networks, led by "Operation Endgame," which is a coordinated international sweep which successfully disrupted critical infrastructure supporting major malware distribution networks. In the United States, federal authorities have announced enforcement measures, including charges in a $1.2 billion Arizona

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 261

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2026/06/25

Welcome to episode 261 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, there is the formalisation of joint operational priorities between Europol and INTERPOL, alongside concerted efforts by the US and UK to harmonise their respective sanctions regimes. The Financial Action Task Force has also revised global standards to protect humanitarian aid, and published the outcomes of its Plenary. There is a story respecting the conviction of cyber-attackers on the London

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 260

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2026/06/21

Welcome to episode 260 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, a ship’s captain is charged for allegedly breaching Russian sanctions, and there are the US Treasury’s latest designations against Hizballah-linked officials. In the UK, Nigeria's former oil minister has been acquitted in a bribery case, while the High Court has imposed reporting restrictions in the Entain civil litigation. Furthermore, the episode covers new enforcement data highlighting a lack

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 259

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2026/06/18

Welcome to episode 259 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the UK announces the conviction of an international arms-trafficking network, and the European Union announces its latest sanctions package targeting Russia’s "shadow fleet" and military-industrial capacity. UK Finance publishes a report designating the country’s £1.3 billion fraud losses as a national security threat, and there is a surge in UK company strike-offs following the introduction

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 258

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2026/06/14

Welcome to episode 258 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, new US sanctions targeting Iranian military procurement networks and Cuba's state-owned oil company, alongside a High Court ruling clarifying the scope of UK sanctions and contractual obligations. Europol has dismantled a €336 million cryptocurrency laundering service and the sentencing of a bank employee for laundering narcotics proceeds, as well as Haiti’s launch of specialised judicial poles

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 257

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2026/06/11

Welcome to episode 257 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the US designates a shadow fleet network moving Iranian petroleum through front companies, and the European Union announces its 21st sanctions package against Russia. There is a $21.3 million settlement for contract fraud, alongside a prison sentence for a $100 million international investment scheme. We also look at the FCA’s £452,000 confiscation order against a Ponzi operator, and the latest High

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Financial Crime Weekly Special Episode: Conversation...

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2026/06/09

Welcome to this special edition of the financial crime weekly podcast.If you’ve been paying attention to the news this week, or at any time in the last two years, you can’t have failed to notice the cybersecurity landscape has officially crossed a terrifying new threshold. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group released a report confirming that generative AI has moved from a shiny new toy to a routine weapon for cybercriminals and nation-state actors.For the very first time, researchers caught hackers

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 256

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2026/06/07

Welcome to episode 256 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, an Iran-based tech executive is arrested for alleged procurement of U.S. equipment for military sectors, and the results of "Disruption Week" have been published. In the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service has published its 2030 strategy, while in Sri Lanka there is a nationwide campaign to boost financial literacy against evolving scams. We also look at the ICO’s £118,000 confiscation order in

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 255

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2026/06/04

Welcome to episode 255 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the U.S. Treasury has modernised its sanctions lists, and settled with FTI Consulting for dealings in prohibited Russian debt. In the UK, the Public Accounts Committee reports on the Ministry of Defence fraud risk, and the government warns offshore financial hubs about transparency. We also look at the entry into force of the EU’s harmonised Anti−Corruption Directive and a $21 million market

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 254

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2026/05/31

Welcome to episode 254 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the expansion of US sanctions against Iran, and a FCA report flagging systemic weaknesses in the management of £37 billion in frozen assets. There is a new international framework between major economies and tech firms to address online fraud, as well as OECD data showing that coordinated settlements have secured over $33 billion in bribery sanctions. The episode also covers the insider-trading

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 253

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2026/05/28

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

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 252

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2026/05/24

Welcome to episode 252 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the US Treasury lifts sanctions on a UN expert following a free-speech ruling, and there is a designation of Sinaloa Cartel networks. A former investment company CEO has been sentenced for breaching an SFO restraint order, alongside multiple enforcement actions related to COVID-19 relief fraud in the UK and US. Furthermore, federal bribery charges are brought against military contractors, and there

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 251

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2026/05/21

Welcome to episode 251 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, OFSI fines Deutsche Bank for Russia sanctions breaches, and the US reaches a settlement with Adani Enterprises over prohibited transactions involving Iranian cargo. There is a $1 billion US federal crackdown on nationwide fraud schemes, alongside the arrest of a former Venezuelan minister for large-scale money laundering linked to state food-distribution programmes. We also look at joint warnings

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 250

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2026/05/17

Welcome to episode 250 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the European Union has extended its cyber-attack sanctions, and the UK has made administrative updates to its Iran, Russia, and Afghanistan regimes. In the US, a $1 billion Medicare fraud leads to a conviction, and a sentence has been handed down in a decade-long money laundering conspiracy. Furthermore, the FCA Chief Executive warns of the interconnected nature of modern financial crime, and new US

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 249

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2026/05/14

Welcome to episode 249 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the US and UK have expanded various of their sanctions regimes, while on fraud, the US has had heightened activity including the conviction of Bradley Heppner in a $150 million securities fraud scheme and the sentencing of a ringleader whose multinational network defrauded the elderly and vulnerable. Additionally, in the UK, the FRC sanctions former Carillion directors for reckless misconduct, and

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 248

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2026/05/10

Welcome to episode 248 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the US expands sanctions targeting officials in Iraq and military-controlled conglomerates in Cuba. We look at a report on the rise in insider fraud threats and, on market abuse, the SEC prosecutes a global insider-trading ring. Additionally, the IMF has assessed governance vulnerabilities in Nepal, there is a significant cybersecurity breach of the Canvas learning platform, and Deutsche Bank’s

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