DCW Monthly: March 2026
This month’s content highlights a familiar reality in letter of credit law & practice: structure alone does not guarantee
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Indian Officials Attach Further Assets in Fraud Case
As investigations by India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) into an alleged INR 1,438 crore (USD 156 million) money
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Bangladesh Officials Bring in Jailed Businessman for Interrogation
Further to previous DCW reporting, an imprisoned Bangladesh businessman and former lawmaker was brought to Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
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Investigators Secure Partial Recovery for Scammed Indian Banks
Two Indian banks which lost funds nearly a decade ago from fraudulently obtained letters of credit and non-payment of loans
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UK Company behind Advance Fee Scam Shut Down
A company which received USD 231,000 from a client but failed to deliver on its promise to arrange a
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Indian Officials Pursue Large-Scale Loan Fraud Case
India’s Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a complaint against entities it believes are responsible for obtaining INR 110
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Ex-Owners Ordered to Pay Ukraine’s Privatbank USD 3 Billion
An English High Court on 10 November 2025 ordered the former owners of Ukraine’s largest bank to pay the
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Group Accused of Duping Indian Pharma Trader with Fake LC
Six owners and associates of Prizam Alliance Pvt Ltd. of Surat, India, are under investigation by the Economic Crime Prevention
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Man Extradited to US to Face Host of Fraud Charges
A Nigerian man believed to have conspired with others to pursue fraudulent tax return refunds of at least USD 8.
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Zimbabwe Businessman Loses Funds in Standby LC Investment Scheme
Although not near as commonplace as in the 1990s, standby letters of credit are still being pitched as investment instruments.
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Securities Commission Issues Order against Operator of Ponzi-like Scheme
In its Decision, Re Cawaling (2025 ABASC 96), the Alberta (Canada) Securities Commission (ASC) has permanently banned a Calgary resident
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Chief Compliance Officer of Fake Bank Pleads Guilty
A 75-year old disbarred attorney and convicted felon from California pleaded guilty in a New York federal court on 10
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Singapore Citizen Implicated in Fraudulent Timber Import Deal
A 67-year-old Singapore citizen was arrested in India on 22 April 2025 for his alleged involvement in a timber import