Industry, regulators and DPS told the Senate Natural Resources Committee that organized oilfield theft is large-scale and increasingly sophisticated; task-force work and new laws have improved enforcement but witnesses urged better reporting, more prosecutors and cross-jurisdictional tools.

Banks and other financial firms closed nearly 240,000 suspected money mule accounts in 2025, but an FCA review has revealed how criminals continue to move stolen funds through networks of accounts

Prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence for Jorma Leppäniemi over alleged aggravated accounting and tax offences, Yle reports. The charges were read at the South Ostrobothnia District Court, where Leppäniemi appeared remotely and denied the allegations. The alleged offences took place in 2019 a…

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The appeal hearing in the case involving former Raiffeisen chief executive Pierin Vincenz has highlighted why economic crime trials are often complex and lengthy, SRF reports. The proceedings before the Zurich Higher Court have been under way for more than a week. The court is reviewing a first-i…

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Helsingin poliisi is investigating two employees of the City of Helsinki for suspected aggravated fraud linked to inflated renovation invoices, police said on Wednesday.The suspects, both city-employed property managers, are alleged to have colluded with a contractor to overcharge for apartment r…

The Appropriations Committee heard testimony supporting SB 5,109 to raise the deed-of-trust recording surcharge from $1 to $5, remove its sunset, and direct most new revenue to a mortgage-lending fraud prosecution account; prosecutors argued the change restores investigative capacity eroded since 2003.

The House approved House Bill 2156 to authorize attorney general investigators limited, judicially approved authority to serve electronic search warrants—primarily focused on economic and organized retail crimes—after amendments clarifying training, service limits and oversight. Final passage was 54–43.

The Washington House approved House Bill 2156 after extensive floor amendments to create AGO investigators with limited authority to serve electronically delivered, judicially approved search warrants on businesses for economic and organized retail crimes; proponents said investigators would not arrest or carry arms; critics warned of mission creep and centralization.

Fraud and economic crime reported across the UK reached £5.5 billion in 2025, according to new figures from BDO, with a handful of major cases driving a sharp rise in losses.