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Chinese Nationals Sentenced for Trafficking Counterfeit Gift Cards to Belleville

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/chinese-nationals-sentenced-trafficking-counterfeit-gift-cards-belleville

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He Claimed Fraud Co Was Shady, Then They Vanished

Read here: https://frankonfraud.com/fraud-trends/he-claimed-fraud-co-was-shady-then-they-disappeared/

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Bob Menendez’s alleged bribery scheme had wife using alternate ‘007’ phone, involved $35K diamond ring

Read here: https://nypost.com/2024/02/14/metro/shocking-new-allegations-in-bob-menendez-bribery-case-include-engagement-ring-007-phone/

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Deter, disrupt and demonstrate – UK sanctions in a contested world: UK sanctions strategy

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/deter-disrupt-and-demonstrate-uk-sanctions-in-a-contested-world-uk-sanctions-strategy Link to paper: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65d720cd188d770011038890/Deter-disrupt-and-demonstrate-UK-sanctions-in-a-contested-world.pdf

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Ex-takeaway worker on trial after £1.4bn Bitcoin seized by police says ‘I was duped’

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/ex-takeaway-worker-on-trial-after-1-4bn-bitcoin-seized-by-police-says-i-was-duped-13075660

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It Was Internal Fraud. Bank CEO Sinks His Bank

Read here: https://frankonfraud.com/fraud-trends/it-was-internal-fraud-bank-ceo-sinks-his-bank/

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Convicted fraudster sentenced following third name change

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2024/02/13/convicted-fraudster-sentenced-following-third-name-change/

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Romance fraud alert as reports up almost 60%

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-68252547

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US Treasury official urges Congress for more power against crypto crime

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-treasury-congress-power-crypto-crime

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Former Binance CEO CZ’s Sentencing Date Deferred; Potential 18-Month Imprisonment Looms

Read here: https://thecurrencyanalytics.com/altcoins/former-binance-ceo-czs-sentencing-date-deferred-potential-18-month-imprisonment-looms-95511

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Swedish Lenders Shore Up Defenses Against Fraud

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2024/swedish-lenders-shore-up-defenses-against-fraud/

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Evolving drug trends in wartime Ukraine

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/evolving-drug-trends-in-wartime-ukraine/

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Four men in UK under investigation on suspicion of insider dealing, conspiracy to insider deal and money laundering linked to organised crime

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/four-men-under-investigation-suspicion-multiple-offences

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Criminal Group Dismantled in Colombia for Counterfeiting U.S. Dollars

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18467-criminal-group-dismantled-in-colombia-for-counterfeiting-u-s-dollars

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Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) Ephgrave’ speech at RUSI February 2024

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2024/02/13/director-ephgrave-speech-at-rusi-13-february-2024/

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The Robust North Korea Sanctions Mirage

Read here: https://www.38north.org/2024/02/the-robust-north-korea-sanctions-mirage/

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Former Chief of Staff to Madagascan President convicted of bribery

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/former-chief-of-staff-to-madagascan-president-convicted-of-bribery

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Law enforcement disrupt world’s biggest ransomware operation

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/law-enforcement-disrupt-worlds-biggest-ransomware-operation

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Criminal Exploitation: Modern Slavery By Another Name

Read here: https://justiceandcare.org/policies-and-reports/criminal-exploitation-modern-slavery-by-another-name/

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InSight Crime Launches New Podcast, ‘From the ground up’

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/podcast/insight-crime-podcast/

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Mozambique “Tuna Bond” settlement reveals almost $130 million in agreed payments to creditors

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/mozambique-tuna-bond-settlement/

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Singapore private wine club shuts down after ultra-wealthy turn cautious amidst S$3B money-laundering scandal

Read here: https://theindependent.sg/sg-private-wine-club-shuts-down-after-ultra-wealthy-turn-cautious-amidst-s3b-money-laundering-scandal/

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NHS nurses being investigated for ‘industrial-scale’ qualifications fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/14/nhs-nurses-being-investigated-for-industrial-scale-qualifications

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UK announces sanctions on four ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/12/uk-announces-sanctions-on-four-extremist-israeli-settlers

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Bitcoin money launderer Ian Freeman ordered to pay $3.5 million to romance scam victims

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/13/bitcoin-money-launderer-ian-freeman-ordered-to-pay-3point5-million.html

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Cryptocurrency futures market CEO charged with violating Bank Secrecy Act

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/cryptocurrency-futures-market-ceo-charged-violating-bank-secrecy-act

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Azerbaijan should step up investigations and prosecutions of money laundering and improve supervisory arrangements, says MONEYVAL

Read here: https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/azerbaijan-should-step-up-investigations-and-prosecutions-of-money-laundering-and-improve-supervisory-arrangements-says-moneyval

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Treasury Officials Visit Mexico to Further Collaboration on Illicit Finance

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2088

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Latvia and EBRD Using Fraud To Protect Putin’s Bankers

Read here: https://fintelegram.com/guest-post-latvia-and-ebrd-using-fraud-to-protect-putins-bankers/

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PNG Meth ‘Black Flight’ Suspect Paid Account in Name of Migration Chief

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18483-png-meth-black-flight-suspect-paid-account-in-name-of-migration-chief-court-files

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Inside the scamming networks kidnapping and enslaving victims in east Asia

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/2024-02-12/inside-the-scamming-networks-kidnapping-and-enslaving-victims-in-east-asia

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Major new study to identify Kleptocratic “red flags” and craft new anti-corruption rules

Read here: https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences/major-new-study-to-identify-kleptocratic-red-flags-and-craft-new-anti-corruption-rules/

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FinCEN Sees Increase in BSA Reporting Involving the Use of Convertible Virtual Currency for Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-sees-increase-bsa-reporting-involving-use-convertible-virtual-currency Link to report: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FTA_Human_Trafficking_FINAL508.pdf

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Unintended consequences: Russian diamond sanctions questioned

Read here: https://www.jewellermagazine.com/Article/12815/Unintended-consequences-Russian-diamond-sanctions-questioned

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The shadowy economics of fentanyl

Read here: https://thecritic.co.uk/the-shadowy-economics-of-fentanyl/

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Turkish Cypriot Authorities Arrest 4 in Fake Diploma Scandal

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18465-turkish-cypriot-authorities-arrest-4-in-fake-diploma-scandal

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Changes coming to OFSI guidance in 2024

Read here: https://ofsi.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/13/changes-coming-to-ofsi-guidance-in-2024/

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Fake medicines worth EUR 64 million off EU markets

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/fake-medicines-worth-eur-64-million-eu-markets

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Former Iranian-Owned Boeing Aircraft Successfully Returned to the United States

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-iranian-owned-boeing-aircraft-successfully-returned-united-states

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