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Michigan man given three years’ prison for not reporting illicit drug profits

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/06/irs-drug-profits-prison-michigan

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Leonteq Says It’s Not Aware of French Regulators Reporting Irregularities

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/regulation/2024/leonteq-says-its-not-aware-of-french-regulators-reporting-irregularities/

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Italy: Entrepreneur charged with €41.8 million VAT fraud and misappropriation of €6.7 million in public funds

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-entrepreneur-charged-eu418-million-vat-fraud-and-misappropriation-eu67-million-public

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Two men acquitted of bribing Saudis in huge British defence deal

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/06/two-men-acquitted-of-bribing-saudis-in-huge-british-defence-deal

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How Criminal Groups Help Expand Mexico’s Multibillion-Dollar Avocado Industry

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/how-criminal-groups-help-expand-mexicos-multi-billion-dollar-avocado-industry/

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Tobago Oil Spill Tug “Solo Creed” Belonged to Panamanian Firm With History of Moving Venezuelan Oil

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/03/03/tobago-oil-spill-tug-solo-creed-belonged-to-panamanian-firm/

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Tackling Illicit Financial Flows at Source: Adopting a ‘Location-Centred Approach’ to Address Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Read here: https://unu.edu/publication/tackling-illicit-financial-flows-source-adopting-location-centred-approach-address Link to discussion paper: https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:9481/tackling_illicit_financial_flows.pdf

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MPs open inquiry into success of UK Treasury sanctions on Russia

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/29/mps-open-inquiry-into-success-of-uk-treasury-sanctions-on-russia

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International Criminal Court (ICC): Ugandan Warlord Must Pay$56 Million in Reparations

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18520-icc-ugandan-warlord-must-pay-56-million-in-reparations

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Pioneering Dutch Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Life in Prison

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/pioneering-dutch-cocaine-trafficker-sentenced-to-life-in-prison/

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Departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Advisory on Compliance of Foreign-Based Persons with Sanctions and Export Laws

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/departments-justice-commerce-and-treasury-issue-joint-compliance-note-obligations-foreign Link to Advisory: https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1341411/dl?inline

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SFO secures conviction of former MoD official for taking £70k in secret kickbacks

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2024/03/06/sfo-secures-conviction-of-former-mod-official-for-taking-70k-in-secret-kickbacks/

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Switzerland, an unsuspected hub for international cocaine trafficking

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/switzerland-an-unsuspected-hub-for-international-cocaine-trafficking/73719547

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FBI Director Wray talks takedown operations, nation-state hackers, and growing threats in cyberspace

Read here: https://therecord.media/fbi-director-christopher-wray-interview-click-here-podcast

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UK publishes ‘Post-Legislative Scrutiny Memorandum: Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018’

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-legislative-scrutiny-memorandum-sanctions-and-anti-money-laundering-act-2018

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Del Monte fires 250 security guards at Kenyan pineapple farm

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-03-06/del-monte-fires-250-security-guards-at-kenyan-pineapple-farm/

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AUSTRAC commences investigation into online betting company bet365

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-commences-investigation-online-betting-company-bet365

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What Netflix’s ‘Griselda’ Gets Wrong About Women in Organized Crime

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/what-netflixs-griselda-gets-wrong-about-women-organized-crime/

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Using Open Source Internet Routing Tools to Monitor a Sanctioned Russian Bank

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/03/01/using-open-source-internet-routing-tools-to-monitor-a-sanctioned-russian-bank/

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Pet and Wildlife Trafficking: A Dark Truth About Wild Farms Exposed by UK Nonprofit

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18531-pet-and-wildlife-trafficking-a-dark-truth-about-wild-farms-exposed-by-uk-nonprofit

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£50million London property empire ‘bought by Azeri tycoon via extraordinarily complex money laundering operation’

Read here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-chelsea-property-money-laundering-azeri-javanshir-parvana-feyziyev-b1142595.html

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Global firm [Dentons] made few checks on client from corrupt regime, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) hears

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/dentons-accused-money-laundering-failures-161143183.html

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Senator Bob Menendez hit with obstruction of justice charges in bribery case

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/bob-menendez-hit-obstruction-justice-charges-bribery-case-rcna141933

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Support to halt money laundering in Italy via tax fraud and fake invoices

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/support-halt-money-laundering-italy-tax-fraud-and-fake-invoices

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More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/06/more-than-400000-songbirds-killed-by-organised-in-cyprus

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Chief Executive Officer Of A Las Vegas-Based Company Convicted For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/chief-executive-officer-las-vegas-based-company-convicted-multimillion-dollar-fraud

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Spyware firm Intellexa hit with US sanctions after Cyprus Confidential exposé

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/spyware-firm-intellexa-hit-with-us-sanctions-after-cyprus-confidential-expose/

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Pro-Kremlin U.S. Filmmaker Pitched Fawning Films to Dictators – Starring Oliver Stone

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/pro-kremlin-us-filmmaker-pitched-fawning-films-to-dictators-starring-oliver-stone

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UK police admit Action Fraud replacement will not be live by April as planned

Read here: https://therecord.media/action-fraud-replacement-delays-uk-police-scam-reporting

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Myanmar’s controversial timber trade persists, despite Western sanctions

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/myanmars-controversial-timber-trade-persists-despite-western-sanctions/

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India’s FIU imposes penalty of Rs. 5,49,00,000 on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd for AML violations

Read here: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2010719

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Swedbank says the Estonian prosecutor’s investigation of Swedbank AS is closed

Read here: https://www.swedbank.com/newsroom/press-releases.details.8E00916BF4EF895A.html

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UK’s Companies House begins phased roll out of new powers to tackle fraud

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/companies-house-begins-phased-roll-out-of-new-powers-to-tackle-fraud

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Investigation Huracán: Five indicted for €53 million VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/investigation-huracan-five-indicted-eu53-million-vat-fraud

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European Council and Parliament strike a deal to ban products made with forced labour

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2024/03/05/council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-to-ban-products-made-with-forced-labour/

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European Prosecutor: Organized Crime Groups Target EU Funds

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18522-european-prosecutor-organized-crime-groups-target-eu-funds

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US Renews Sanctions Against Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Group

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18519-us-renews-sanctions-against-guatemalan-drug-trafficking-group

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Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/air-force-employee-indicted-unlawful-disclosure-classified-national-defense-information

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