International taskforce releases indicators to help businesses and professionals detect corruption Serious Fraud Office and Five Eyes on Foreign Bribery Indicators The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), working with law enforcement partners across the Five Eyes nations, has published guidance to help businesses, professionals and the public identify potential indicators of foreign bribery.  For the first time, the International Foreign Bribery Taskforce (IFBT) has collectively publi

Remedies proposed to resolve concerns that Vandemoortele’s deal to buy Délifrance could have led to higher costs for supermarkets and commercial foodservice customers CMA Proposes to Accept Remedies in Pastry Deal The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to accept remedies offered following its investigation into Vandemoortele’s deal to buy Délifrance. Vandemoortele and Délifrance each supply frozen viennoiserie products such as croissants and pains au chocola

Government launches new plans to protect and improve the lives of our pets, farmed and wild animals Defra Announces Biggest Animal Welfare Reforms in a Generation The government will launch its Animal Welfare Strategy on Monday 22 December, setting out new plans to protect treasured pets and much-loved wildlife across the country.    These generational reforms will end the cruel practice of puppy farming, where breeding dogs are kept in appalling conditions, often overbred, a

The NS-37 Crew Today, Blue Origin successfully launched the 37th flight of the New Shepard program. The crew included: Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, Joey Hyde, Hans Koenigsmann, Neal Milch, Adonis Pouroulis, and Jason Stansell. This mission marked the first time a wheelchair user has flown above the Kármán Line, the internationally recognized boundary of space. Including today’s crew, New Shepard has now flown 92 people (86 individuals) into space. “NS-37 marks our ninth flight

Visa Restrictions on Honduran Government Officials Interfering with the 2025 Election Vote Count The Department of State has revoked the visas of Mario Morazan, pursuant to Section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), for undermining democracy in Honduras by impeding the vote count.  The Department has refused the visa application of Marlon Ochoa and taken steps to impose visa restrictions on another individual for undermining democracy in Honduras.  These act

Targeting Family Members of Maduro’s Corrupt Network Today, the United States is sanctioning seven family members of individuals tied to the illegitimate and corrupt Maduro regime. On December 11, the United States designated Carlos Erik Malpica Flores, a nephew of Nicolás Maduro, and Ramón Carretero Napolitano, a Panamanian businessman who facilitated the continued corruption of the Maduro regime. Today’s sanctions target family members of these two men who have been determi

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Norway Begin text. Joint Statement from Troika Capitals on South Sudan When the Revitalized Agreement for the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed just over seven years ago, it was hoped that it would bring peace after the country’s initial years of independence were scarred by conflict, including brutal violence against civili

Sanctioning ICC Judges Directly Engaged in the Illegitimate Targeting of Israel Today, I am designating two International Criminal Court (ICC) judges, Gocha Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia, pursuant to Executive Order 14203, “Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court.” These individuals have directly engaged in efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute Israeli nationals, without Israel’s consent, including voti

Former Axiom Legal Financing Fund manager ordered to repay millions to investors SFO to Secure Over £900,000 from Fraudster David Kennedy The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today secured a £928,479 confiscation order against David Kennedy, meaning this money will be returned to victims of his £100+ million fraud. SFO investigators exposed that Kennedy, a convicted fraudster, used his criminal proceeds to fund a lifestyle that included the purchase of properties in Hull and a