Santander UK was fined £107.7 million (US$132.2 million) on Friday after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found "serious and persistent gaps" in the bank’s anti-money laundering controls at its business banking operations.

Four Chinese nationals living in Sydney, Australia, were charged for their alleged role in a cyber enabled investment scam that swindled more than US$100 million from victims world-wide, especially in the U.S., according to a statement released by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

Roberta Metsola, president of the European Union (EU), said Monday that European democracy is under attack, following allegations by Belgian prosecutors over the weekend that Qatar had sought to shape EU policy by bribing multiple European parliament members.

A criminal network smuggling migrants into the European Union (EU) through the Belarusian border was targeted by Polish, Estonian, German, Lithuanian and Latvian police, coordinated by Europol, last week.

Despite its setback Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, a proposed law called the ENABLERS Act still holds considerable support from experts in the national security and foreign policy communities as a means to combat money laundering in the U.S..

Ukraine’s top court has issued an arrest warrant in absentia against Kyrylo Shevchenko, the  former head of Ukrgazbank, who is suspected of leading a corruption ring that embezzled more than US$5.5 million from the bank.

President Pedro Castillo of Peru attempted to dissolve his country’s legislature on Thursday, but within hours Peruvian lawmakers removed him from office and he was jailed by police.

New data published by UNESCO highlights what it calls an increased abuse of the judicial system to attack journalists and undermine freedom of expression around the world.

On Friday, hundreds of supporters of jailed Georgian former president Mikheil Saakashvili rallied in front of the Tbilisi City Court as it held its first hearing on a motion regarding the postponement of his sentence for health reasons.

The United Kingdom government says it has saved more than 400 million pounds (US$487 million) for the public purse by utilizing data-matching software as it cracks down on benefits and tax fraud.