Fraud Intelligence

The global non-fungible token (NFT) market took off in early 2021 and, as with any novel asset class where valuations fluctuate wildly, fraudsters were quick to jump on board. Rose Pengelly looks at the schemes run by these early adopters.Form and..

By Sarah Gibbons

UK companies would have to put measures in place to prevent fraud, including detecting conspiracies and attempts, by staff and agents under options for reform of corporate criminal liability set out by the Law Commission. [1]The body says there..

By Sara Lewis, in Brussels

Mark Chutkow (mchutkow@dykema.com; +1 248 203 0715) heads the Government Investigations and Corporate Compliance national practice at Dykema’s Bloomfield Hills, Michigan office. He previously served as the chief of the Criminal Division of the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and helped select, implement and oversee numerous independent compliance monitors as part of corporate criminal prosecutions. Jason Ross (jross@dykema.com; +1 214 462 6417) is a member in the Dallas, Texas office of Dykema, where he focuses his practice on white collar criminal defence, government investigations and corporate compliance.

John Binns (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, jbinns@bcl.com) is a partner and Tom McNeill (+44 (0)20 7430 2277, tmcneill@bcl.com) a senior associate at BCL Solicitors LLP in London, specialising in financial crime.

London-based JLT Speciality Limited (JLTSL) is to pay a UK£7,881,700 penalty to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after a group entity used bribes to secure reinsurance broking business in a jurisdiction rated high for corruption risk. [1]The..

By Sara Lewis

By Sara Lewis