Financial Crime Weekly Episode 168

Hello, and welcome to episode 168 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast, I’m Chris Kirkbride. This episode explores a sweeping range of global enforcement actions and regulatory developments. Highlights include OFAC’s fine against a US firm over Cuba sanctions breaches, and the exposure of sprawling oil smuggling and shadow fleet networks aiding Iran and Russia. The UK’s National Crime Agency and OFSI issue fresh guidance to counter evasive maritime tactics, while AML efforts gain momentum through a new cooperation pact between AMLA and the European Central Bank. We also cover evolving arms embargoes, offshore ownership transparency, political finance reform, and education-sector fraud guidance in the UK. Rounding out the episode: anti-corruption training in Uzbekistan, the NACC’s mixed record in Australia, and renewed UK–ASEAN efforts to tackle transnational scams.

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