Compliance Radar

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.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€32,755Total of monetary amounts
€32,755Largest single case: Birks Group Inc.
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1 case

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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