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FinCEN Proposes Rule to Combat Illicit Finance and National Security Threats in Investment Adviser Sector

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-proposes-rule-combat-illicit-finance-and-national-security-threats

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Russian-Canadian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Money from Scheme to Send UAV and Missile Components to Russia in Violation of U.S. Sanctions

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/russian-canadian-national-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-launder-money-scheme-send-uav-and

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Nannies and Human Trafficking, Episode 3: Some nannies simply disappear

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/workplace-switzerland/some-nannies-simply-disappear/72595436

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At least 150 ATO staff implicated in TikTok GST fraud

Read here:https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/at-least-150-ato-staff-implicated-in-tiktok-gst-fraud-20240213-p5f4fk

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Murder, Corruption, and Drugs: The Ledgers That Could Sink Honduras’ Ex-President

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/murder-corruption-drugs-ledgers-honduras-ex-president/

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Former Premier of British Virgin Islands Guilty in Landmark Drug Case

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/former-premier-british-virgin-islands-guilty-drug-case/

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Think you know what the top scam of 2023 was? Take a guess

Read here: https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2024/02/think-you-know-what-top-scam-2023-was-take-guess?

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Mexican drug cartels are targeting America’s ‘last best place’

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna130822

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International cybercrime malware service targeting thousands of unsuspecting consumers dismantled

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/international-cybercrime-malware-service-targeting-thousands-of-unsuspecting-consumers-dismantled

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Venezuelan Armed Forces Crack Down on Illegal Mining in the Amazonas

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18460-venezuelan-armed-forces-crack-down-on-illegal-mining-in-the-amazonas

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New report on offshore processing contracts raises big questions on money laundering and bribery

Read here: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/money-laundering-bribery-new-report-on-offshore-processing-contracts-raises-big-questions/j59nosnwp

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SkyCity faces civil penalty proceedings in New Zealand

Read here: https://igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/legal/skycity-civil-penalty-proceedings-new-zealand/

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Nannies and Human Trafficking, Episode 2: Nanny trafficking for the middle class

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/workplace-switzerland/nanny-human-trafficking-for-the-swiss-switzerland-middle-class/72595435

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Helping to tackle fraud under UK’s new online safety regime

Read here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/helping-tackle-fraud-under-new-online-safety-regime

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UK’s new reporting requirements for Designated Persons under the Russia Regime

Read here: https://ofsi.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/12/new-reporting-requirements-for-designated-persons-under-the-russia-regime/

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OCCRP Partners with Leading U.K. Universities to Analyze the Professional Enablers of Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/40-press-releases/presss-releases/18464-occrp-partners-with-leading-uk-universities-to-analyze-the-professional-enablers-of-corruption

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Cops Stole 20 Kilos of Coke From a Cartel, and Now They’re Being Hunted

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w4ey/mexican-drug-cartel-killed-tijuana-police-stolen-cocaine

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Mastermind of £12m boiler room fraud, who had his Rolls Royce Wraith and 84 gold bars seized by police, jailed for five years

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/january/mastermind-of-12m-boiler-room-fraud-who-had-his-rolls-royce-wraith-and-84-gold-bars-seized-by-police-jailed-for-five-years/

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UK: Response to Law Commission review of the SARs regime

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/response-to-law-commission-review-of-the-sars-regime/response-to-law-commission-review-of-the-sars-regime

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SARs Reporter Booklet: February 2024

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/700-sars-reporter-booklet-february-2024/file

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Europe adopted new rules to ensure transferred funds arrive immediately into the bank accounts

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240202IPR17318/ensuring-euro-money-transfers-arrive-within-ten-seconds

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UK: Shifting the dial on financial crime requires a collective push

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/blogs/shifting-dial-financial-crime-requires-collective-push

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Turkish Cypriot Lawyer Pleads not Guilty for Usurping Greek Cypriot Land

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18458-turkish-cypriot-lawyer-pleads-not-guilty-for-usurping-greek-cypriot-land

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Nannies and Human Trafficking, Episode 1: Nannies go through hell in Switzerland

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/workplace-switzerland/nannies-go-through-hell-in-switzerland/72595434

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Insurer Zurich claims it is victim of fraud involving Greensill and Sanjeev Gupta

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/02/insurer-zurich-claims-it-is-victim-of-involving-greensill-and-sanjeev-gupta

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Ricardo Méndez Ruiz and the Art of Lawfare in Guatemala

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/ricardo-mendez-ruiz-art-lawfare-guatemala/

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Paris ‘Nightlife King’ Fined For Bribery

Read here: https://www.barrons.com/news/paris-nightlife-king-fined-for-bribery-c327d731

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3 ex-directors linked to Fullerton Healthcare brand charged with corruption along with former Aon Singapore CEO

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/fullerton-healthcare-ex-directors-charged-corruption-along-aon-singapore-ex-ceo-4109091

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FACT Applauds Release of Draft Rule Tackling Dirty Money in U.S. Real Estate Markets

Read here: https://thefactcoalition.org/fact-applauds-release-of-draft-rule-tackling-dirty-money-in-u-s-real-estate-markets/

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2024 Bribery & Corruption Outlook

Read here: https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/2024-bribery-corruption-outlook/

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Del Monte accused of bribing witnesses to pineapple farm deaths

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-02-08/del-monte-accused-of-bribing-witnesses-to-pineapple-farm-deaths

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UK’s Companies House: The home of fake restaurants

Read here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/02/08/companies-house-the-home-of-fake-restaurants/

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Brazil Targets Clandestine Workshops for Drug Trafficking Helicopters

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18453-brazilian-targets-clandestine-workshops-for-drug-trafficking-helicopters

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Uncovering Illegal Weapons Trafficking Trends in Latin America Through Open Source Research

Read here: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/02/08/uncovering-illegal-weapons-trafficking-trends-in-latin-america-through-open-source-research/

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EUR 1 million in assets seized in hit against ID forgers

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/eur-1-million-in-assets-seized-in-hit-against-id-forgers

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Hamburg bank suspected as ‘financial hub’ for Iranian terror

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/hamburg-bank-suspected-as-financial-hub-for-iranian-terror/

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Madagascan president’s ex-aide offered influence for bribes, London jury told

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/madagascan-presidents-ex-aide-offered-173731841.html

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EU court dismisses Russian oligarch Usmanov’s appeal against sanctions

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/eu-court-dismisses-russian-oligarch-091403574.html

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