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Fit-and-Proper vs Privacy: Ex-Entain Chiefs Lose High Court Bid Against UK Gambling Regulator as 2028 Criminal Trial Looms

Two former senior gambling executives—Kenny Alexander (ex-Entain CEO) and Lee Feldman (ex-Entain chair)—have lost a civil case against the UK Gambling Commission after alleging the regulator misused private information and breached confidence during a licence-review episode linked to their attempted move into 888 Holdings. The ruling lands against the backdrop of a separate criminal prosecution in which both men are charged with bribery- and fraud-related conspiracies connected to gambling operations in Turkey.

Money Laundering 2.0: How Open Banking, Crypto, and Broken Regulators Turn the Global Financial System into a Laundromat

In the age of instant payments, blockchains, and embedded finance, dirty money doesn’t just move—it teleports. While illegal casinos, offshore brokers, and cybercrime rings industrialize their pipelines, regulators are dismantling the only systems that could still stop them. The SEC and CFTC whistleblower collapse is not a technical glitch. It is a global warning.

Media Triggered the Alarm: German Prosecutors’ Probe Finally Put “Black Banx” Promoter Michael Gastauer Back in the Crosshairs

In a sensationall report Germany’s public broadcaster ARD has publicly linked fintech self-promoter Michael Gastauer to a major law-enforcement...

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Fit-and-Proper vs Privacy: Ex-Entain Chiefs Lose High Court Bid Against UK Gambling Regulator as 2028 Criminal Trial Looms

Two former senior gambling executives—Kenny Alexander (ex-Entain CEO) and Lee Feldman (ex-Entain chair)—have lost a civil case against the UK Gambling Commission after alleging the regulator misused private information and breached confidence during a licence-review episode linked to their attempted move into 888 Holdings. The ruling lands against the backdrop of a separate criminal prosecution in which both men are charged with bribery- and fraud-related conspiracies connected to gambling operations in Turkey.

Fit-and-Proper vs Privacy: Ex-Entain Chiefs Lose High Court Bid Against UK Gambling Regulator as 2028 Criminal Trial Looms

Two former senior gambling executives—Kenny Alexander (ex-Entain CEO) and Lee Feldman (ex-Entain chair)—have lost a civil case against the UK Gambling Commission after alleging the regulator misused private information and breached confidence during a licence-review episode linked to their attempted move into 888 Holdings. The ruling lands against the backdrop of a separate criminal prosecution in which both men are charged with bribery- and fraud-related conspiracies connected to gambling operations in Turkey.

Money Laundering 2.0: How Open Banking, Crypto, and Broken Regulators Turn the Global Financial System into a Laundromat

In the age of instant payments, blockchains, and embedded finance, dirty money doesn’t just move—it teleports. While illegal casinos, offshore brokers, and cybercrime rings industrialize their pipelines, regulators are dismantling the only systems that could still stop them. The SEC and CFTC whistleblower collapse is not a technical glitch. It is a global warning.

Maduro in Manhattan: The U.S. “Arrest Warrant” That Looked Like an Invasion

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been arraigned in New York after a pre-dawn U.S. special-forces raid in Caracas. Washington frames it as a law-enforcement action to bring an indicted “narco-terrorist” to court. Critics call it abduction, a sovereignty breach—and a precedent that could boomerang.

Wirecard offshoot in Singapore: Briton James Henry O’Sullivan jailed 6½ years for fake escrow confirmations

A Singapore court has sentenced British citizen James Henry O’Sullivan to six-and-a-half years’ imprisonment for abetting falsification of Wirecard-related escrow/balance confirmation letters—documents prosecutors say were designed to mislead auditors into believing Wirecard held hundreds of millions of euros in Singapore escrow accounts. The case is a direct satellite of the Munich Wirecard mega-trial against ex-CEO Markus Braun and others.

Bitfinex Hack “Mastermind” Ilya Lichtenstein Walks Free Early — Trump Credit, Prison-Reform Reality

Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein — the Russian-born U.S. citizen who admitted involvement in laundering billions tied to the 2016 Bitfinex bitcoin hack — announced on January 2, 2026, that he was released from U.S. federal custody after serving only ~14 months of a five-year sentence. He publicly credited “President Trump’s First Step Act,” fueling a fresh narrative that crypto-era crime is now colliding with crypto-era politics.

FTX Case: Is Caroline Ellison’s Early Release Another Crypto Era Whitewash?

Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is expected to walk free from federal custody around 21 January 2026, after serving roughly 14 months of a two‑year sentence for her central role in the FTX/Alameda fraud complex. Her early release is a direct consequence of extensive cooperation with prosecutors against FTX founder Sam Bankman‑Fried and other insiders.

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Fit-and-Proper vs Privacy: Ex-Entain Chiefs Lose High Court Bid Against UK Gambling Regulator as 2028 Criminal Trial Looms

Two former senior gambling executives—Kenny Alexander (ex-Entain CEO) and Lee Feldman (ex-Entain chair)—have lost a civil case against the UK Gambling Commission after alleging the regulator misused private information and breached confidence during a licence-review episode linked to their attempted move into 888 Holdings. The ruling lands against the backdrop of a separate criminal prosecution in which both men are charged with bribery- and fraud-related conspiracies connected to gambling operations in Turkey.

Money Laundering 2.0: How Open Banking, Crypto, and Broken Regulators Turn the Global Financial System into a Laundromat

In the age of instant payments, blockchains, and embedded finance, dirty money doesn’t just move—it teleports. While illegal casinos, offshore brokers, and cybercrime rings industrialize their pipelines, regulators are dismantling the only systems that could still stop them. The SEC and CFTC whistleblower collapse is not a technical glitch. It is a global warning.

Maduro in Manhattan: The U.S. “Arrest Warrant” That Looked Like an Invasion

Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been arraigned in New York after a pre-dawn U.S. special-forces raid in Caracas. Washington frames it as a law-enforcement action to bring an indicted “narco-terrorist” to court. Critics call it abduction, a sovereignty breach—and a precedent that could boomerang.

Wirecard offshoot in Singapore: Briton James Henry O’Sullivan jailed 6½ years for fake escrow confirmations

A Singapore court has sentenced British citizen James Henry O’Sullivan to six-and-a-half years’ imprisonment for abetting falsification of Wirecard-related escrow/balance confirmation letters—documents prosecutors say were designed to mislead auditors into believing Wirecard held hundreds of millions of euros in Singapore escrow accounts. The case is a direct satellite of the Munich Wirecard mega-trial against ex-CEO Markus Braun and others.