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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 286

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2026/10/04

Welcome to episode 286 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the US Treasury has targeted the Tren de Aragua cyber-fraud network, Cuban trade restrictions, and the "A7 Network" shadow banking system, while the UK has enacted 31 new Russia-related designations, extended the Sakhalin-2 oil price cap exceptions, authorised LNG maritime transport to Japan and South Korea, and initiated its annual frozen assets reporting review. On fraud, National Trading

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 285

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2026/10/01

Welcome to episode 285 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions, there are UK arms brokering convictions and updated UN and UK sanctions listings. On money laundering, there are AML mutual evaluation reports from MONEYVAL and the FATF concerning Canada, Türkiye, and Gibraltar. Enforcement authorities across the United States and the United Kingdom have advanced significant fraud actions, and there is a bilateral UK-Cambodia agreement targeting online

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 284

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2026/09/27

Welcome to episode 284 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, OFSI has established a "presumption of denial" policy for licence applications involving five designated Iranian banks, while OFAC has consolidated its Sanctions Penalty Regulations and updated Syria-related rules. On money laundering, a FCA multi-firm review has urged institutions to strengthen defences against multi-account money mule networks. On fraud enforcement, US federal and state

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 283

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2026/09/24

Welcome to episode 283 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, OFAC designates Iranian digital asset exchange BitBank, and terminates Ethiopia emergency sanctions alongside updated Russia-related Lukoil authorisations. The UK revokes maritime sanctions on the oil tanker ASTRA. On money laundering and regulatory oversight, the UK FCA has opened an enforcement investigation into Euro Exchange Securities, and announced its plan to assume anti-money laundering

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 282

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2026/09/20

Welcome to episode 282 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on money laundering and financial integrity, a FinCEN Exchange targets Iranian illicit finance networks, a RUSI commentary evaluates the effectiveness of the global FATF architecture, and the UK government unveils a £550 million Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy. In corruption enforcement, a former French Minister stands trial over alleged lobbying payments. Addressing fraud, UK

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 281

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2026/09/17

Welcome to episode 281 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions, the US has designated Russian financial institution VTB Bank, while OFSI has issued clarified guidance on crediting interest to frozen accounts. Under money laundering enforcement, the UK government has launched a £500 million strategy recruiting 500 specialist investigators, and former Venezuelan Minister Alex Saab has pleaded guilty in the US to bribery-linked money laundering

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 280

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2026/09/13

Welcome to episode 280 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions, the UK has introduced expanded statutory controls targeting Iranian economic sectors, while the US Department of the Treasury designates procurement networks supporting Kata'ib Hizballah and Lebanese Hizballah. On money laundering and corruption enforcement, HMRC released its list of non-compliant businesses penalised for AML supervision failures, and a third Puerto Rico Treasury

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 279

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2026/09/10

Welcome to episode 279 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions, the US has expanded measures targeting Cuban elites, a Turkish financial network, and Iran's commercial aviation sector, while the UK has enacted new designations against West Bank human rights abuses, Hizballah financial entity Al-Qard Al-Hasan, and a compound settlement has been agreed for sanctions breaches. On money laundering, there are indictments in the US, a joint

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 278

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2026/09/06

Welcome to episode 278 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions, the UK makes several administrative corrections, and there is a term of imprisonment in the US for an individual who smuggled semiconductors to Russia. On money laundering, there is a prison sentence for a money laundering conspiracy, and on bribery and corruption, the UK SFO settles the ENRC civil litigation. On fraud, there are convictions for a Danish researcher, and sentences for

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 277

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2026/09/03

Welcome to episode 277 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the US expands "Operation Economic Outcast", and the UK issues a joint flash alert on the Russian "A7" sanctions evasion network. On money laundering, a prison sentence is handed to a Nigerian money launderer in the US, and the UK Gambling Commission takes enforcement action against two companies. On fraud, there are federal charges in an alleged long-running fraud scheme, and the

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 276

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2026/08/30

Welcome to episode 276 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, OFAC has issued new counter-terrorism designations and updated Russia-related diamond import licences. In the UK, the FCDO has made corrections to UK sanctions, and OTSI has published its first annual review. On money laundering, the UK NCA has forfeited funds from a company over suspected money laundering and sanctions evasion. On fraud enforcement, in the US, there are indictments for an alleged

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 275

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2026/08/27

Welcome to episode 275 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions, US has lifted Syria's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and launched a range of secondary sanctions targeting Iran. On fraud, in the US, there is a Social Security and pension fraud sentencing, as well as one for an ATM jackpotting conspiracy. There is the conviction in relation to a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme and, finally, the US DoJ has launched the National Fraud

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 274

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2026/08/23

Welcome to episode 274 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the UK has issued a sanctions alignment following amendments by the UN, and the US has issued sanctions against Cuban officials and a Turkish-led Hizballah cash-smuggling network. Finally, the International Criminal Court has responded to the US sanctions imposed on two of its members. On enforcement news, the UK Gambling Commission has settled anti-money laundering and terrorist financing compliance

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 273

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2026/08/20

Welcome to episode 273 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions, the UK Foreign Office updates counter-terrorism designations, and the US government sanctions members of the ICC. On money laundering, there is a 15-year sentence for a Chinese money launderer. Moving to fraud and bribery, there is the arrest of a public official over alleged pandemic relief fraud, the conviction of a former New Mexico State Representative and her associate for bribery

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 272

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2026/08/16

Welcome to episode 272 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on sanctions developments, a US manufacturer has settled an apparent Iran sanctions violation with OFAC, while the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has amended and extended its Lukoil General Licences. On money laundering enforcement, the US Treasury Department has repealed the beneficial ownership reporting rule for domestic businesses, while on market abuse the SEC has

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 271

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2026/08/13

Welcome to episode 271 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on money laundering, we look at the English Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Osmond concerning the tipping-off offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. On bribery and corruption, we look at the agreement between the DoJ and Veloxis Pharmaceuticals. On market abuse, the US Securities and Exchange Commission brings charges against Adit Ventures Management LLC, and some associated with it

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 270

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2026/07/26

Welcome to episode 270 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the UK amends its Russia sanctions list with administrative variations and corrections for three individuals, while OFAC designates individuals and entities associated with Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood financial networks. Concurrently, the European Union adopted its 21st sanctions package against Russia, expanding them across all fronts. Finally, in economic crime developments, a University of

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 269

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2026/07/23

Welcome to episode 269 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, there are major global developments across sanctions, money laundering, fraud, regulatory enforcement, and cyber security. In sanctions developments, OFAC clarified deposit requirements for Venezuelan earthquake relief, OFSI has updated its basic needs licensing guidance, and the EU has designated Russia's ABS Electro Group. On money laundering, the FATF has issued a targeted update warning of

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 268

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2026/07/19

Welcome to episode 268 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, the United Nations Security Council has blacklisted two entities and six armed group commanders operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while the US Treasury designated over 50 targets and shipping vessels linked to the multi-jurisdictional oil network of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani. Money laundering enforcement saw the US Department of Justice prosecute a $43 million Chinese "pig

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Financial Crime Weekly Episode 267

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2026/07/16

Welcome to episode 267 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, there is significant global enforcement actions, regulatory updates, and compliance developments. In sanctions enforcement, the US has targeted Iranian financial networks, blocked state-owned Cuban entities, and made cyber designations. Concurrently, the UK expanded its sanctions to target Russian GRU officers, cybercriminals operating the "Lumma Stealer" malware, and staff of the Rybar media

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