Financial Crime Weekly Episode 199

Financial Crime Weekly Podcast · Nov 6, 2025 · 25m

Hello and welcome to episode 199 of the Financial Crime Weekly Podcast. I am Chris Kirkbride. This episode covers the UK government consolidating sanctions into the UK Sanctions List by January 2026, new guidance for the freight sector on Russian sanctions, and a centralised enforcement page. It also covers US Treasury sanctions against a North Korean cybercrime network, Chelsea FC’s £150 million penalty buffer, a major intra-EU VAT fraud scheme ("Goliath"), and a €600 million cryptocurrency laundering ring. The SRA’s 2024/25 AML report highlights increased legal sector enforcement…