Financial Crime Weekly Episode 292

Financial Crime Weekly Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 14m

Welcome to episode 292 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. In this episode, on enforcement and fraud actions there is a £307,690 confiscation order against a Birmingham accountant for pandemic support scheme fraud, the European Commission’s formal Digital Services Act proceedings against Booking.com regarding fraudulent property listings and ad transparency, and a guilty plea by New Jersey influencer Cesar Humberto Pina involving investment fraud, drug money laundering, and municipal bribery. On money laundering, the UKFIU SARs Annual Report 2025–2026 revealed a…