Financial regulators around the world spent most of 2025 tightening controls to prevent fraud, while making limited progress on forcing banks and platforms to reimburse…
U.S. Treasury tightens scrutiny after Minnesota COVID fraud scheme
The U.S. Treasury plans to investigate businesses linked to a large fraud case in Minnesota, stepping up oversight of money services firms to trace where…
COVID fraud drains £11 billion from UK finances, new report finds
A new independent review has exposed the scale of financial damage caused by fraudulent claims during Britain’s COVID-19 response. According to reporting from Reuters on…
Tom Goldstein fights to sell home as tax trial approaches
Washington attorney Tom Goldstein is heading toward a January tax-evasion trial while battling a separate legal fight over whether he can sell his multimillion-dollar home…
CVS agrees to $37.8 million payout after federal probe into insulin pen billing
CVS Health will pay nearly $38 million to resolve U.S. allegations that it sought improper reimbursements by supplying diabetic patients with more insulin pens than…
Swiss prosecutors charge UBS over Credit Suisse-era failures in Mozambique money-laundering case
Swiss federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against UBS over alleged money-laundering failures linked to the long-running Mozambique “tuna bonds” scandal, pulling the bank deeper…
UK unveils U.S.-style whistleblower rewards to target tax evasion
Britain’s tax authority has outlined a new incentive program that would pay whistleblowers a share of the money recovered from major tax evasion schemes. The…
Singapore court allows $2.7 billion case against Standard Chartered to move forward
Singapore’s High Court opened the door to a major legal challenge against Standard Chartered, clearing the way for liquidators connected to the 1MDB scandal to…
Spain’s top prosecutor convicted in leak case, raising pressure on Sánchez’s government
Spain faced an unusual moment on Thursday after the Supreme Court ruled that Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz leaked confidential information connected to a sensitive…
Fannie Mae investigators saw no evidence of mortgage fraud against Letitia James, court filing say
Senior investigators at Fannie Mae believed there was no clear proof that New York Attorney General Letitia James committed mortgage fraud, according to new details…