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Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

2cases from 2 jurisdictions
€39,755Total of monetary amounts
€32,755Largest single case: Birks Group Inc.
€19,878Median per case with an amount

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  1. Canada €32,755 82 % · 1 case
  2. EU €7,000 18 % · 1 case

What for?

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  1. Fine €39,755 100 % · 2 cases

Who?

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  1. Birks Group Inc. €32,755 100 % · 1 case

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2 cases

11 Mar 2026 Birks Group Inc.FINTRAC: jeweller Birks sanctioned over missing risk assessment and compliance review CanadaInternal controls €32,755

The nationwide jewellery chain (a dealer in precious metals and stones) received a penalty of 51,562.50 CAD from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) because written compliance policies were lacking or not applied, the money laundering risk was not assessed and documented, and the prescribed two-yearly effectiveness review was not carried out. Birks has appealed to the Federal Court.

What organisations can take from it

Jewellers, too, must maintain a documented compliance programme with a risk assessment and regular effectiveness reviews.

Authority / court
Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
Area of law
Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
Legal basis
Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, Part 1, und zugehörige Verordnungen
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
under appeal
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Published
5 May 2026

Original amount 51,562.5 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Mar 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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20 Jun 2025 Saxony: 7,000 EUR fine against art dealer over due diligence obligations and risk management GermanyInternal controls €7,000

The Saxony State Directorate (Landesdirektion Sachsen), as anti-money laundering supervisor for the non-financial sector, imposed a fine of 7,000 EUR on an art dealer, announced in anonymised form, for breaches of the due diligence obligations and risk management requirements under the German Money Laundering Act (GwG). The authority had previously issued several orders on risk management in the art trade, backed by the threat of penalty payments.

What organisations can take from it

Art dealers need a written risk analysis and must identify buyers for transactions of 10,000 EUR or more.

Relevance to training and awareness

AML obligations in the art trade

Authority / court
Landesdirektion Sachsen (Geldwäscheaufsicht Nichtfinanzsektor)
Area of law
Money laundering and terrorist financing · Internal controls
Legal basis
Geldwäschegesetz (Sorgfaltspflichten, Risikomanagement); Bekanntmachung nach § 57 GwG
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Retail and e-commerce

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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