ANALYSIS: Why Ben Delo, Reform UK’s £36m donor, was convicted over weak anti-money laundering controls

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  Treasury Dismantles Major Hamas Financing Network

  OFAC

  October 2, 2026

  WASHINGTON—Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a member of Hamas’s military wing, along with two France-based individuals and two affiliated entities that provide critical financing to Hamas. These designations expose a sophisticated, multi‑year financing architecture that moved more than $2 million to Hamas through deceptive charitable fronts and cryptocurrency channels, demonstrating the organization’s persistent ability to adapt its fundraising mechanisms to evade detection.

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  Reissue: Update to UK Sanctions List: Russia Regime

  UK Government

  October 2, 2026

  Today, Friday 2 October, the UK Government has revoked and remade the specifications of 2 vessels under the Russia sanctions regime. This corrects an error in the Statement of Reasons relating to these vessels. The sanctions imposed, shipping and trade sanctions, remain in force for both vessels. Revoked and Respecified Vessels:

  Name:	Previous Unique ID:	New Unique ID:
  IMO 7808401 (BEBEK-E)	RUS3739	RUS3752
  IMO 9344411 (GALLE ENERGY)	RUS3747	RUS3751

   

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  Press Release: AMLA finalises key standards for the private sector

  AMLA

  October 2, 2026

  AMLA has finalised three sets of regulatory technical standards (RTS) defining key measures companies and professionals must apply to reduce money laundering and terrorist financing risks. Shaped by broad stakeholder input, the standards give the private sector a common framework for meeting these requirements, and mark a milestone towards a clear and consistent AML/CFT rulebook for the EU.