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Still no fines as a result of 2022 Russian sanctions breaches in UK

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/foreign-affairs-committee/news/200947/still-no-fines-as-a-result-of-2022-russian-sanctions-breaches/

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Criminals sentenced for manipulating banking customers to commit fraud

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insight/press-release/criminals-sentenced-manipulating-banking-customers-commit-fraud

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FATF Ministers commit to stepping up efforts to fight money laundering, terrorist and proliferation financing

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/FATF-Ministers-commit-to-step-up-AML-CFT-CPF.html

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Peter Hain calls for inquiry into MoD’s alleged role in Saudi bribes scandal

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/21/peter-hain-calls-for-inquiry-into-mod-alleged-role-saudi-arabia-arms-deals-bribes-scandal

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International investigation disrupts phishing-as-a-service platform LabHost

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/international-investigation-disrupts-phishing-service-platform-labhost

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LabHost: Justice Department Seizes Four Web Domains Used to Create Over 40,000 Spoofed Websites and Store the Personal Information of More Than a Million Victims

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-seizes-four-web-domains-used-create-over-40000-spoofed-websites-and-store

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Spain accidentally releases drug lord who planned to kill heir to Dutch throne

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-accidentally-releases-drug-lord-karim-bouyakhrichan-who-planned-kill-heir-the-dutch-throne-and-mark-rutte/

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UK Government to tackle global financial corruption 

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-to-tackle-global-financial-corruption

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20 arrests in clampdown against gang suspected of laundering €10 million

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/20-arrests-in-clampdown-against-gang-suspected-of-laundering-eur-10-million

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In Zulia, Venezuela, Not Even Schools Escape Extortion

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-zulia-extortion-gangs-schools/

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Organized crime goes international: Links to illegal mining in Brazil, Colombia and Peru

Read here: https://ojo-publico.com/5059/organized-crime-groups-behind-new-amazon-illegal-mining-enclaves

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‘You’re Never Too Busy For Your Banker’: How Italy’s ’Ndrangheta Mafia Allegedly Infiltrated Canadian Banks

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/youre-never-too-busy-for-your-banker-how-italys-ndrangheta-mafia-allegedly-infiltrated-canadian-banks

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From low-level drug dealer to human trafficker: Are modern slavery laws catching the wrong people?

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/ng-interactive/2024/apr/18/county-lines-drug-dealer-to-human-trafficker-modern-slavery-laws

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EU is Hub for Illegal Trade in Protected Wild Species, Report Rinds

Read here: https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/an-overview-of-seizures-of-cites-listed-wildlife-in-the-eu-in-2022/ Link to report: https://www.traffic.org/site/assets/files/23484/eu_wildlife_seizures_2023-vapriledit.pdf

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Making a Killing? State and corporate commercial ties to genocide in Gaza

Read here: https://www.somo.nl/making-a-killing/

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How Criminal Elites in Ecuador Twist Legal Norms to Skirt Justice

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/ecuador-elites-skirt-justice/

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Fedpol chief: ‘Swiss police resources insufficient to fight Mafia’

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-politics/fedpol-chief-swiss-police-resources-insufficient-to-fight-mafia/75895567

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Spain Arrests Seller of Illegally Acquired Ancient Egyptian Sculpture

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18662-spain-arrests-seller-of-illegally-acquired-ancient-egyptian-sculpture

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AUSTRAC issues businesses with infringement notices for failing to comply with their reporting obligations

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-issues-businesses-infringement-notices-failing-comply-their-reporting-obligations

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CP 24/3: The FPS APP scams reimbursement requirement: compliance and monitoring

Read here: https://www.psr.org.uk/publications/consultations/cp-243-the-fps-app-scams-reimbursement-requirement-compliance-and-monitoring/

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Two jailed after police seize £17.2m worth of cocaine hidden inside blocks of cheese

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/two-jailed-after-police-seize-17-2m-worth-of-cocaine-hidden-inside-blocks-of-cheese-13116046

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The missing $26 billion and the shocking downfall of Indonesia’s ‘perfect husband’ Harvey Moeis

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-14/indonesia-perfect-husband-caught-in-corruption-scandal/103673502

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Former Security Engineer Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Hacking Two Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-security-engineer-sentenced-three-years-prison-hacking-two-decentralized

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Former MoD official jailed for taking £70k in kickbacks following SFO investigation

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2024/04/12/former-mod-official-jailed-for-taking-70k-in-kickbacks-following-sfo-investigation/

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Organised crime: Council gives green light for EU law on asset recovery and confiscation

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/04/12/organised-crime-council-gives-green-light-for-eu-law-on-asset-recovery-and-confiscation/

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UK commits to combatting corruption and recovering assets: UK statement to the EEC

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/uk-commits-to-combatting-corruption-and-recovering-assets-uk-statement-to-the-eec

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Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit Publishes Yearbook 2023

Read here: https://fiu.ee/sites/default/files/documents/2024-04/Estonian%20Financial%20Intelligence%20Unit%20Yearbook%202023.pdf

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Former North Korean Official Indicted on Sanctions Evasion, Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, and Money Laundering Charges

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-north-korean-official-indicted-sanctions-evasion-conspiracy-commit-bank-fraud-and

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International Arms Dealers Charged with Conspiring to Unlawfully Export Weapons and Ammunition from the United States to Sudan and Iraq

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/international-arms-dealers-charged-conspiring-unlawfully-export-weapons-and-ammunition

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Proposed bill would block large ransomware payments by financial institutions

Read here: https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2024/04/proposed-bill-would-block-large-ransomware-payments-by-financial-institutions/

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Four arrested on suspicion of smuggling money from UK to Albania

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/four-arrested-on-suspicion-of-smuggling-money-from-uk-to-albania

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Chasing Fox Hunt: Tracing the PRC’s Forced Return Operations Around the Globe

Read here: https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/new-report-chasing-fox-hunt Link to report: https://safeguarddefenders.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Chasing%20Fox%20Hunt.pdf

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Smoking out Australia’s growing illicit tobacco market: Current trends and future challenges

Read here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395924001099

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Conman who swindled $175m in ‘massive’ psychic fraud scheme sentenced to 10 years

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/15/canada-con-man-psychic-fraud-sentenced

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Romania Admits to Flaws in Timber Tracing System

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18658-romania-admits-to-flaws-in-timber-tracing-system

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FinCEN Issues Notice on the Use of Counterfeit U.S. Passport Cards to Perpetrate Identity Theft and Fraud Schemes at Financial Institutions

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-notice-use-counterfeit-us-passport-cards-perpetrate-identity-theft Notice here: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FinCEN_Notice_Counterfeit_US_Passport_FINAL508.pdf

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A Blunt Tool For A Delicate Task: The Kimberley Process And Illicit Markets In The Central African Republic

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Eleanor-Beevor-A-blunt-tool-for-a-delicate-task-Kimberley-Process-and-illicit-markets-in-CARGI-TOC-March-2024.pdf

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Flood of Cocaine Spreads Beyond Europe’s Cities, Wastewater Shows

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/cocaine-spreads-beyond-europes-cities-wastewater-shows/

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