An American bank will pay US$390 million for receiving proceeds connected to organized crime as a result of failing to enforce anti-money laundering and suspicious transactions measures.

An Indonesia-based global cigarette paper supplier agreed to pay nearly US$2.6 million in fines for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea, according to official statements.

Switzerland’s Attorney General has requested Lebanon’s legal assistance on a criminal investigation of the Banque du Liban (BDL).

Namibian President Hage Geingob allegedly played a role in a bribery scandal that has shaken the southern African nation, according to a leaked legal document.

The University of the Philippines has protested against a decision by the defence department to suddenly rescind a ban on unauthorized entry by military and police onto campus.

Mexican authorities say they will not pursue criminal charges against former Defense Secretary, Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, who was arrested last year in the United States on drug trafficking and money laundering charges and later sent home to face justice under a controversial agreement with Mexico.

One captain and ten other members of New York’s Gambino crime family have pleaded guilty to a variety of offenses including racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering as part of an ongoing case against the criminal group.

Authorities in Russia will detain top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for 30 days after arresting him on Sunday at an airport in Moscow upon his return from Germany, where he was recovering from a poisoning attack allegedly conducted by Russian intelligence back in August.

U.S. Prosecutor have charged a former governor and eight other former and current officials with a total of 42 charges ranging from misconduct in office to involuntarily manslaughter related to the massive public poisoning and deadly Legionnaires outbreak in Flint, Michigan, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s office.

Authorities in the United Kingdom have declined to bring charges against one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, concluding a four-year probe into allegations of bribery in at least three East African countries.