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DOJ DOJ Criminal Division Source document ↗
United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 19 claims 28 Oct 2026

Former US Army official pleads guilty to bribery over Hawaii defense contracts

A former civilian US Army official has pleaded guilty to conspiracy, bribery and major fraud over a scheme that corrupted competition for a Pacific technology innovation lab. The case shows the Procurement Collusion Strike Force continuing to pursue contract fraud, and sits alongside a pending trial of two defense contractors scheduled for May 2027. It matters for anyone managing government contracting integrity.

  • Carlos Duque pleaded guilty on October 28, 2026 to conspiracy, bribery and major fraud in the District of Hawaii.
  • The scheme ran from January 2021 to October 2022 and involved an agreed bribe of approximately $1.25 million over five years, of which Duque received approximately $55,000.
  • The US Army paid over $3 million to the company controlled by coconspirators Brian Kent and Leonard Pick.
  • Duque faces up to 15 years on the bribery count and agreed to forfeit $55,166.70; sentencing follows under the Sentencing Guidelines.
  • Kent and Pick were indicted in May 2026 and are scheduled for trial on May 17, 2027.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Financial Crime ✓ 16 claims 26 Oct 2026

Virginia senator indicted over alleged marijuana enterprise and bribery scheme

The Justice Department has indicted a sitting Virginia state senator and six co-defendants, alleging she led a family-run marijuana distribution and money laundering operation while using her legislative position to shield it from scrutiny. This item sets out what the indictment alleges, who is charged, and the scale and duration of the conduct described.

  • An eight-count indictment charges seven defendants, including Senator Lillie Louise Lucas, 82, of Portsmouth, Virginia.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel described the alleged scheme as spanning five years and worth an estimated $4.5 million.
  • The indictment alleges acquisition and distribution of 100 kilograms or more of marijuana and supervision of laundering proceeds.
  • Lucas allegedly paid $750,000 in August 2022 for a 100% stake in a shell holding company tied to a co-conspirator's expected recreational marijuana license.
  • On May 6, FBI agents executed search warrants at The Cannabis Outlet and The CBD Shoppe, recovering marijuana and firearms at both locations.
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Hong Kong Brdr.Hkma Financial Crime ✓ 21 claims 22 Oct 2026

HKMA tells banks to harden account-opening controls against staff bribery

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has written to all Authorized Institutions after recent cases in which criminal syndicates bribed bank staff to circumvent money-laundering controls during account opening. The 22 October 2026 circular reminds banks of the controls it expects and flags detailed industry guidance now in development with the Hong Kong Association of Banks and the ICAC.

  • Recent cases involved criminal syndicates bribing AI staff to bypass AML/CFT controls and open money mule accounts during account opening.
  • AIs should apply segregation of duties and the four-eyes principle, and distribute applications to checking staff on a rotating basis so one person does not handle multiple applications from the same customer or third party.
  • Third-party agents introducing or assisting clients must trigger enhanced controls including thorough due diligence, rigorous approval scrutiny and robust management oversight.
  • AIs should review account-opening controls for bribery vulnerabilities through a gap analysis, with clear senior-management responsibility assigned.
  • The Hong Kong Association of Banks, with HKMA and ICAC support, is developing detailed guidance on preventing staff bribery and corruption.
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United States SEC Press Releases Financial Crime ✓ 12 claims 20 Oct 2026

SEC proposes scrapping its pay-to-play rule for investment advisers

The SEC has opened a consultation to rescind the pay-to-play rule that bars advisers from taking fees from government clients for two years after a covered political contribution, along with its recordkeeping provisions. For compliance teams that have built contribution pre-clearance programmes since 2010, this reopens a long-settled constraint. Comment runs 60 days after Federal Register publication.

  • The proposal would rescind Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-5 and strike the corresponding provisions from the Advisers Act recordkeeping rule.
  • The rule currently bars advisers from compensated advisory services to a government client for two years after a covered political contribution.
  • Antifraud prohibitions, fiduciary duty requirements, the compliance rule and the code of ethics rule would all remain in force.
  • The Commission cites a de facto strict liability standard under which small donations or 'foot faults' can trigger substantial prohibitions and fines.
  • The public comment period remains open for 60 days after the proposing release is published in the Federal Register.
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Switzerland Euronext Financial Crime ✓ 24 claims 19 Oct 2026

Ex-Mirabaud partner and Swiss banking lobby chief convicted of bribery in Kuwait case

Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court convicted Pierre Mirabaud, a former partner at Geneva private bank Mirabaud & Cie and former head of the Swiss Bankers Association, of corruption and money laundering. The half-day hearing closed a long prosecution over payments to a Kuwaiti government official. For financial-crime teams, the case shows how an individual conviction can follow years after a regulator settles with the firm.

  • Pierre Mirabaud, 77, received a suspended two-year prison sentence after admitting corruption and money laundering at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona on 8 September 2026.
  • Prosecutors alleged hundreds of payments totalling 82.3 million Swiss francs ($101.7 million) to a Kuwaiti government official between 2000 and 2012 to win $595.2 million of bank business.
  • Mirabaud headed the Swiss Bankers Association from 2003 to 2009 and retired from the bank in 2009, continuing as a consultant until 2012.
  • Prosecutors sought 24 months against a maximum five years, citing his age, lack of prior convictions and cooperation.
  • FINMA said in 2024 it had confiscated 12.7 million francs of unlawfully generated profits from the bank over financial market law and money-laundering breaches.
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