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J5 issues notice to financial institutions about risk indicators tied to cryptocurrency assets

Read here: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-ci/j5-media-release-5-28-2024.pdf

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Swift harnessing AI in the fight against payments fraud

Read here: https://www.swift.com/news-events/news/harnessing-ai-fight-against-payments-fraud

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Bosnia Arrests Dutch-Iraqi Suspected Human Trafficker

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18742-bosnia-arrests-dutch-iraqi-suspected-human-trafficker

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Swiss Federal Council adopts dispatch on strengthening anti-money laundering framework

Read here: https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/media-releases.msg-id-101100.html

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INTERPOL detects 200 stolen vehicles from Canada each week

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2024/INTERPOL-detects-200-stolen-vehicles-from-Canada-each-week

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Sanctions bite as UK courts lose out on Russian cases

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sanctions-bite-as-uk-courts-lose-out-on-russian-cases/5119792.article

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Using AI, Mastercard expects to find compromised cards quicker, before they get used by criminals

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/mastercard-visa-ai-credit-card-fraud-detection-0c348818087a57b13bfac66c761e03b4

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German regulator fines N26 Bank over late money laundering reports

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/german-regulator-fines-n26-bank-100813630.html

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UK government issues guidance, Russia sanctions: Sales of oil tankers to third countries

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/russia-sanctions-sales-of-oil-tankers-to-third-countries/russia-sanctions-sales-of-oil-tankers-to-third-countries

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New US Treasury strategy targets crypto scams and real estate money laundering

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/new-us-treasury-strategy-targets-crypto-scams-and-real-estate-money-laundering/

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Mexican Methamphetamine Increasingly Moving Through Europe

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexican-methamphetamine-increasingly-moving-through-europe/

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Top brands buy Amazon carbon credits from suspected timber laundering scam

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/top-brands-buy-amazon-carbon-credits-from-suspected-timber-laundering-scam/

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New Evidence Bolsters Allegations Adani Group Overcharged for Coal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/new-evidence-bolsters-allegations-adani-group-overcharged-for-coal

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Undercover in a shark fin trafficking ring: Interview with wildlife crime fighter Andrea Crosta

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/undercover-in-a-shark-fin-trafficking-ring-interview-with-wildlife-crime-fighter-andrea-crosta/

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UK Finance Releases Annual Fraud Report 2024

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/policy-and-guidance/reports-and-publications/annual-fraud-report-2024 Link to report: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/system/files/2024-05/Annual%20Fraud%20Report%202024_0.pdf

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Stirling University student guilty of money laundering after probe into suspect bank transactions

Read here: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/courts/4980385/stirling-student-money-laundering/

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Two Alleged Members of a Transnational Money Laundering Organization Arrested for Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-alleged-members-transnational-money-laundering-organization-arrested-laundering-millions

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SkyCity reach settlement agreement in New Zealand for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism breaches

Read here: https://www.dia.govt.nz/press.nsf/d77da9b523f12931cc256ac5000d19b6/75acb96453399ad0cc258b230074b516!OpenDocument

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“Incognito Market” Owner Arrested for Operating One of the Largest Illegal Narcotics Marketplaces on the Internet

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/incognito-market-owner-arrested-operating-one-largest-illegal-narcotics-marketplaces

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The Strange Game of Oligarchs Challenging Sanctions

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/strange-game-oligarchs-challenging-sanctions

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The mystery of the man embroiled in a billion dollar gold scam

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68987824

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Singapore Money Laundering Suspects Invested Huge Sums in Dubai Property

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/dubai-unlocked/singapore-money-laundering-suspects-invested-huge-sums-in-dubai-property

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INTERPOL Publishes Global Financial Fraud Assessment

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/content/download/21077/file/24COM005563-01%20-%20CAS_Global%20Financial%20Fraud%20Assessment_Public%20version_2024-03%20v2.pdf

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Why the BBC could track down a people-smuggling kingpin before the police

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2qv0grgy7yo

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UK engineering firm Arup falls victim to £20m deepfake scam

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/17/uk-engineering-arup-deepfake-scam-hong-kong-ai-video

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Puerto Rico Legislator and Her Husband Sentenced for Theft, Bribery, and Kickback Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/puerto-rico-legislator-and-her-husband-sentenced-theft-bribery-and-kickback-scheme

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Secret Service Seizes a Web Domain Used in Furtherance of a Cryptocurrency “Pig Butchering” Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/secret-service-seizes-web-domain-used-furtherance-cryptocurrency-pig-butchering-scheme

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Flight Attendants Smuggled Millions of Dollars in Fentanyl Cash Proceeds to the Dominican Republic

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/flight-attendants-smuggled-millions-dollars-fentanyl-dominican-republic/

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BogusBazaar: A Criminal Network Of Webshop Fraudsters

Read here: https://www.srlabs.de/blog-post/bogusbazaar

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UK and partners target Russia-DPRK ‘arms-for-oil’ trade with new sanctions

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-partners-target-russia-dprk-arms-for-oil-trade-with-new-sanctions

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Leaked Dubai property files link luxury flats to OneCoin crypto scammers

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2024/05/leaked-dubai-property-files-link-luxury-flats-to-onecoin-crypto-scammers/

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Debanked: The economic and social consequences of anti-money laundering regulation

Read here: https://iea.org.uk/publications/debanked-the-economic-and-social-consequences-of-anti-money-laundering-regulation/ Link to report: https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IEA-Discussion-Paper-125_Debanked.pdf

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Joint investigation leads to fraud, money laundering charges against self-proclaimed “Crypto King” and associate

Read here: https://www.osc.ca/en/news-events/news/joint-investigation-leads-fraud-money-laundering-charges-against-self-proclaimed-crypto-king-and

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Two Foreign Nationals Arrested for Laundering At Least $73M Through Shell Companies Tied to Cryptocurrency Investment Scams

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-foreign-nationals-arrested-laundering-least-73m-through-shell-companies-tied

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AUSTRAC and SkyCity agree to proposed $67 million penalty

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-and-skycity-agree-proposed-67-million-penalty

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Italian police uncover billion-euro tax credit scam

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/italian-police-uncover-billion-euro-114905165.html

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Kyiv Police Bust $1.7M Embezzlement Scheme

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18729-kyiv-police-bust-1-7m-embezzlement-scheme

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Charges and Seizures Brought in Fraud Scheme, Aimed at Denying Revenue for Workers Associated with North Korea

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/charges-and-seizures-brought-fraud-scheme-aimed-denying-revenue-workers-associated-north

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