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Operation PANDORA shuts down 12 phone fraud call centres

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/operation-pandora-shuts-down-12-phone-fraud-call-centres

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Fraudsters editing vehicle photos to add fake damage in UK insurance scam

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/02/car-insurance-scam-fake-damaged-added-photos-manipulated

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GCSE pupils targeted by ‘manipulative’ exam scams

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72pk0xrdedo

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Collaboration is key to achieving traditional Chinese medicine without using threatened wildlife

Read here: https://eia-international.org/blog/collaboration-is-key-to-achieving-traditional-chinese-medicine-without-using-threatened-wildlife/

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A Web of Surveillance – Unravelling a murky network of spyware exports to Indonesia

Read here: https://securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/05/global-a-web-of-surveillance-unravelling-a-murky-network-of-spyware-exports-to-indonesia/

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Administrative monetary penalty imposed on The Toronto-Dominion Bank for AML/TF violations

Read here: https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/pen/amps/pen-2024-05-02-eng

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A new chapter is about to start for corporate accountability

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/new-chapter-about-start-corporate-accountability/

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The Cost Of Catfishing: How romance fraud is becoming a major financial crime

Read here: https://lexisnexisrisk.shorthandstories.com/the-cost-of-catfishing/index.html

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Sodinokibi/REvil Affiliate Sentenced for Role in $700M Ransomware Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/sodinokibirevil-affiliate-sentenced-role-700m-ransomware-scheme

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Manufacturers urged to ‘raise red flag’ in Russia sanctions-busting probe

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/manufacturers-urged-to-raise-red-flag-in-russia-sanctions-busting-probe-13126174

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Scheme to Transfer Money to Iran Results in Guilty Pleas

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/scheme-transfer-money-iran-results-guilty-pleas

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Police Corruption Jeopardizes Drug Trafficking Trial in Spain

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/police-corruption-cocaine-trial-spain/

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UK House of Lords debates Russia sanctions, seizure & secondary sanctions

Read here: https://globalsanctions.co.uk/2024/04/uk-house-of-lords-debates-russia-sanctions-seizure-secondary-sanctions/

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High-ranking Hells Angels member busted in drug trafficking operation in Marbella

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/high-ranking-hells-angels-member-busted-in-drug-trafficking-operation-in-marbella

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Chinese National Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Role In Scheme To Illegally Export Semiconductor-Related Machinery

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/chinese-national-arrested-us-alleged-role-scheme-illegally-export-semiconductor

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Victoria Jacobs Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Using Cryptocurrency To Fund Syrian-Based Terrorist Groups; Launder Supporters’ Contributions

Read here: https://manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-victoria-jacobs-sentenced-to-18-years-in-prison-for-using-cryptocurrency-to-fund-syrian-based-terrorist-groups-launder-supporters-contributions/

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Azerbaijani Cargo Flights from Arms Supplier Israel Continue

Read here: https://hetq.am/en/article/166140

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Chinese Money Laundering Organizations: Cleaning Cartel Cash

Read here: https://www.drugcaucus.senate.gov/hearings/chinese-money-laundering-organizations-cleaning-cartel-cash/

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The Shape of Money Laundering: Enhancing blockchain analytics through AI

Read here: https://www.elliptic.co/blog/our-new-research-enhancing-blockchain-analytics-through-ai

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New network to target migrant smugglers in the digital domain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/new-network-to-target-migrant-smugglers-in-digital-domain

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16 arrests as Vietnamese network smuggling migrants across the English Channel busted

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/16-arrests-vietnamese-network-smuggling-migrants-across-english-channel-busted

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Almost 1,400 firearms removed from circulation in 16 European countries

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/almost-1-400-firearms-removed-circulation-in-16-european-countries?mtm_campaign=newsletter

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UK anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: Supervision Report 2022-23

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-money-laundering-and-countering-the-financing-of-terrorism-supervision-report-2022-23

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OFSI launch sanctions FAQs

Read here: https://ofsi.blog.gov.uk/2024/05/01/ofsi-launch-faqs/

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US secretary of state met Xi Jinping in Beijing and warned of sanctions over China’s support for Russian arms industry

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/26/antony-blinken-beijing-visiit-china-us-relations-foreign-minister-wang-yi

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A Phantom’s Tale: The Coyote Influencer on TikTok

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/30/a-phantoms-tale-the-coyote-influencer-on-tiktok/

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Federal prosecutors are examining financial transactions at Block, owner of Cash App and Square

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/prosecutors-examining-transactions-block-owner-cash-app-squarc-rcna147181

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Money Laundering Risks in Commercial Real Estate: An Analysis of 25 Case Studies

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/report/money-laundering-risks-in-commercial-real-estate-an-analysis-of-25-case-studies/

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LockBit leader unmasked and sanctioned

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lockbit-leader-unmasked-and-sanctioned U.S. Charges Russian National with Developing and Operating LockBit Ransomware (video): https://www.justice.gov/opa/video/us-charges-russian-national-developing-and-operating-lockbit-ransomware U.S. Charges Russian National with Developing and Operating LockBit Ransomware (press release): https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-russian-national-developing-and-operating-lockbit-ransomware New series of measures issued […]

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Russian cigarette billionaire funneled millions via Netherlands just before sanctions

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2024/04/30/russian-cigarette-billionaire-funneled-millions-via-netherlands-just-sanctions

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Latest update on Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism legislative package

Read here: https://finance.ec.europa.eu/news/latest-update-anti-money-laundering-and-countering-financing-terrorism-legislative-package-2024-04-24_en

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JPMorgan Chase is caught in U.S-Russia sanctions war after overseas court orders $440 million seized from bank

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/jpmorgan-chase-is-caught-in-us-russia-sanctions-war-after-overseas-court-orders-440-million-seized-from-bank.html

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Airbus wins reprieve from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airbus-wins-reprieve-canadian-sanctions-193543702.html

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Lithuania Inspecting Company Suspected of Violating EU Sanctions

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18687-lithuania-inspecting-company-suspected-of-viola

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Individual charged with investment fraud over unauthorised multimillion pound ‘Kube Trading’ scheme

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/individual-charged-investment-fraud-over-unauthorised-multimillion-pound-kube-trading-scheme

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Deadly human smuggling through Mexico thrives in ‘perfect cycle of impunity’

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2024/04/deadly-human-smuggling-through-mexico-thrives-in-perfect-cycle-of-impunity/

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From Chiapas to Tamaulipas, new database maps thousands of migrants’ dangerous journeys through Mexico in trailer trucks

Read here: https://www.icij.org/inside-icij/2024/04/from-chiapas-to-tamaulipas-new-database-maps-thousands-of-migrants-dangerous-journeys-through-mexico-in-trailer-trucks/

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Historic points deduction for Vitesse after Abramovich investigation: Club investigated after TBIJ revealed links to the sanctioned oligarch

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-04-19/historic-points-deduction-for-vitesse-after-abramovich-investigation/

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New CatByte data project aims to strengthen responses to big cat poaching and trafficking

Read here: https://eia-international.org/news/new-catbyte-data-project-aims-to-strengthen-responses-to-big-cat-poaching-and-trafficking/

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