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Myanmar Military Arrests Hundreds in Raid on Thai-Border Scam Center

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/myanmar-military-arrests-hundreds-in-raid-on-thai-border-scam-center

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Belgian Authorities Charge Ex-EU Justice Chief for Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/belgian-authorities-charge-ex-eu-justice-chief-for-money-laundering

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Money laundering part of ‘complex’ crime landscape

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0518d0dnr5o

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Italy: EPPO seizes over 2.2 million meters of smuggled fabric from China in customs fraud investigation

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/italy-eppo-seizes-over-22-million-meters-smuggled-fabric-china-customs-fraud

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54 individuals arrested in action against labour exploitation

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/54-individuals-arrested-in-action-against-labour-exploitation

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Following OCCRP Investigation, Vanuatu Central Bank Revokes Financial Institution’s International License

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/following-occrp-investigation-vanuatu-central-bank-revokes-financial-institutions-international-license

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Criminal network behind UK mini-marts enables migrants to work illegally

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mx99ple17o

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Sudan Mercenaries Linked to Business Partner of Top UAE Bureaucrat

Read here: https://thesentry.org/reports/sudan-mercenaries-rsf-uae-bureaucrat/

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Crime fixer caught by BBC offering to erase £60k fines on migrant workers

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3kevkl3pdo

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Europol and UEFA united for fair and safe football

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-and-uefa-united-for-fair-and-safe-football

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Swiss PEP who admitted harassing hotel cleaner gets fresh hearing

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/138011/swiss_pep_who_admitted_harassing_hotel_cleaner_gets_fresh_hearing

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Portugal: EPPO carries out searches on suspicion of subsidy fraud causing potential ecological damage

Read here:https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/portugal-eppo-carries-out-searches-suspicion-subsidy-fraud-causing-potential-ecological

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Sanctioned Iranian Banker Owns Multi-Million-Pound London Mansion

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/sanctioned-iranian-banker-owns-multi-million-pound-london-mansion

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Research reveals £3.2 billion worth of property in Scotland held by opaque offshore trusts

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/research-reveals-ps32-billion-worth-property-scotland-held-opaque-offshore-trusts

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Juicy Fields scandal – A huge money laundering case. What is the European Banking Authority doing?

Read here: https://www.eqs-news.com/news/corporate-news/juicy-fields-scandal-a-huge-money-laundering-case-what-is-the-european-banking-authority-doing-the-aggrieved-investors-are-organising-themselves/5daccd01-b494-40a9-accb-b4e1810fd5b2_en

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Why Are Some European Drug Gangs Burying Cocaine Instead of Selling It?

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/feature/faq-why-are-some-european-drug-gangs-burying-cocaine-instead-of-selling-it

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Eurojust coordinates major operation against EUR 300 million global credit card fraud: 18 arrests

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojust-coordinates-major-operation-against-eur-300-million-global-credit-card-fraud-18

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Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/04/state-capture-corruption-democracy

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Suspected German Scammer Arrested in Georgia on Extradition Order

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/suspected-german-scammer-arrested-in-georgia-on-extradition-order

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As Singaporean Police Investigated Money Laundering, Two Men Bought Up London Properties – And Dinosaur Bones

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/scoop/as-singaporean-police-investigated-a-money-laundering-syndicate-two-men-dropped-50m-on-london-properties

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‘Scamming became the new farming’: Inside India’s cybercrime villages

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/30/scamming-became-the-new-farming-inside-india-cybercrime-villages

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UK fraud and fincrime information sharing deemed ineffective, clubby

Read here: https://www.compliancecorylated.com/news/uk-fraud-and-fincrime-information-sharing-deemed-ineffective-clubby/

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France Puts Cement Giant on Trial for Allegedly Financing ISIS

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/france-puts-cement-giant-on-trial-for-allegedly-financing-isis

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Why Mexican Traffickers Are Leaving Zulia, Venezuela

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/why-mexican-traffickers-are-leaving-zulia-venezuela/

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Polish Loan Platform SuperGrosz Hacked, Sensitive User Data Stolen

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/polish-loan-platform-supergrosz-hacked-sensitive-user-data-stolen

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How Argentina’s ‘Bribe Books’ Case Could Take Down an Ex-President

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/argentina-bribe-books-case-take-down-ex-president/

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Do More Suspicious Transaction Reports Lead to More Convictions for Money Laundering?

Read here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.18932 PDf Here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.18932

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Disrupting Illegal Wildlife Trade: Have We Followed the Money?

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/disrupting-illegal-wildlife-trade-have-we-followed-money

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A strange brew: The case of the man behind an audacious Scottish tea fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/28/scottish-grown-tea-tam-o-braan

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UK Publishes ‘Trade-Based Money Laundering (TBML) handbook’

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/trade-based-money-laundering-tbml-handbook

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Former Argentine President, Nearly 90 Others, Go On Trial In Major Corruption Case

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/former-argentine-president-nearly-90-others-go-on-trial-in-major-corruption-case

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SARs Reporter Booklet: November 2025

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/766-sars-reporter-booklet-november-2025/file

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Investigation Goliath: Five indicted for €188 million VAT fraud and Hawala money laundering

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-goliath-five-indicted-eu188-million-vat-fraud-and-hawala-money-laundering

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The Sanction Effect: Designating cyber scam networks helps protect those exposing them against legal challenges

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/designating-cyber-scam-networks-helps-protect-those-exposing-them-against-legal-challenges/

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HMRC Won’t Admit How Much Tax is Lost Offshore

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-11-04/hmrc-wont-admit-how-much-tax-is-lost-offshore

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The U.S.’s Next Target: The Secret Swiss Link That Ties the Mauerberger Network to Huione’s Billions

Read here: https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/us-next-target-swiss-link-mauerberger-huione-billions-v2-2/

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Staying Onside – English Football, Illicit Finance, and the Incoming AML Regime

Read here: https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/staying-onside-english-football-illicit-finance-and-the-incoming-/

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Former GVC CEO Kenny Alexander bribery case trial date set for 2028

Read here: https://igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/legal/kenny-alexander-bribery-case-provisional-trial-date-2028/

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The EBA advises the European Commission on the foundations of the new anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism regime

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/eba-advises-european-commission-foundations-new-anti-money-launderingcountering-financing-terrorism

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Investigation ‘Escape Room’: EPPO cracks down on VAT carousel fraudsters across Europe

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-escape-room-eppo-cracks-down-vat-carousel-fraudsters-across-europe

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