16.04.2025
Criminal organization active in Switzerland: charges brought against an Italian citizen residing in the Canton of Aargau
On 15 April 2025, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland brought charges before the Federal Criminal Court against an Italian citizen residing in the Canton of Aargau for participation in and support of a criminal organization. In particular, the 58-year-old man is accused of having acted, at least between 2001 and 2020, as a contact person for the 'Ndrangheta Anello-Fruci clan in Swiss territory and having facilitated the development of the latter’s interests in Switzerland. The accused is also charged with several of offences, including importing, purchasing, and storing of counterfeit money, handling of stolen goods, violation of the Federal act on weapons, weapon accessories and ammunition, and violation of the federal narcotics act.
14.04.2025
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland indicts young Swiss man for planning a trip to join the jihad
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment against a 21-year-old Swiss citizen in accelerated proceedings before the Federal Criminal Court. The defendant is suspected of having supported the proscribed terrorist group ‘Islamic state’ (IS), in particular by planning a trip to Somalia in order to join IS there. He is also alleged to have sent IS propaganda material to various recipients and to have possessed depictions of violence.
03.04.2025
2024: A remarkable year for the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland
In 2024, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) obtained several ground-breaking convictions in the fields of international criminal law, national security, terrorism and white-collar crime. Summary penalty orders imposed on international commodities companies and the first trial of a company in the Federal Criminal Court for the bribery of foreign public officials are proof that Swiss corporate criminal law is effective. However, additional legal instruments would make criminal prosecution in this field far more efficient and effective. In its efforts to guarantee Switzerland’s long-term internal security, the OAG is reliant on the Federal Criminal Police being able to provide a sufficient number of investigators.
20.03.2025
UK, France and Switzerland announce new alliance to tackle bribery and corruption threat
On 20 March 2025, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, France’s Parquet National Financier (PNF) and the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) affirmed their shared commitment to tackling international bribery and corruption. To strengthen their cooperation, the three partners signed a ‘Founding Statement’ that includes the establishment of a task force.
27.02.2025
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland closes its investigation into Morgan Stanley (Switzerland) GmbH with a summary penalty order
By means of a summary penalty order dated 27 February 2025, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) finds that Morgan Stanley (Switzerland) GmbH, respectively its predecessor Bank Morgan Stanley (Switzerland) AG, did not take all necessary and reasonable organisational measures when conducting its business activity to prevent one of its client advisors from committing qualified money laundering in the year 2010 involving assets that originally stemmed from acts of bribery in Greece. With the present summary penalty order, the OAG orders Morgan Stanley (Switzerland) GmbH to pay a fine of one million Swiss Francs and brings the matter to a close.
11.02.2025
Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland files indictment on charges of insider dealing involving millions of francs
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has indicted a Swiss citizen in the Federal Criminal Court on charges of insider dealing in transactions worth millions of francs. The indictment alleges that in five cases in the period from 2018 to 2020, the accused exploited confidential and price sensitive information about ongoing or planned takeovers. By doing so, he is believed to have made an unlawful profit of around CHF 10.6 million. He is alleged to have obtained the confidential information from an acquaintance of many years standing who worked for an investment bank.