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FinCEN Proposes Rule to Combat Money Laundering and Promote Transparency in Residential Real Estate

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-proposes-rule-combat-money-laundering-and-promote-transparency

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Cannabis policy reform and organized crime: A model and review for South Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/cannabis-reform-organized-crime-south-africa/

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UK Committee challenges Government on Iran sanctions evasion and economic crime

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/365/business-and-trade-committee/news/199805/committee-challenges-government-on-iran-sanctions-evasion-and-economic-crime/

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The dark side of due diligence

Read here: https://spearswms.com/wealth/dark-side-of-due-diligence-world-check/

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“Fake Chinese income” mortgages fuel Toronto Real Estate Bubble: HSBC Bank Leaks

Read here: https://www.thebureau.news/p/fake-chinese-income-mortgages-fuel

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‘I lost my house, I lost all my money’: The retiree taking on the banks over crypto fund loss

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/07/hyperverse-cryptocurrency-scam-impact-australians-class-action-lawsuit-ceo

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Treasury Publishes 2024 National Risk Assessments for Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2080 2024 National Money Laundering Risk Assessment:https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/2024-National-Money-Laundering-Risk-Assessment.pdf 2024 Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment:https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/2024-National-Terrorist-Financing-Risk-Assessment.pdf 2024 Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/2024-National-Proliferation-Financing-Risk-Assessment.pdf

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Former Malaysian finance minister charged following Pandora Papers revelations

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/former-malaysian-finance-minister-charged-following-pandora-papers-revelations/

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ING Says Faces New Legal Case Over Laundering Settlement

Read here: https://www.barrons.com/news/ing-says-faces-new-legal-case-over-laundering-settlement-39ab9479

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Two Sentenced for Exploiting Bankrupt Individuals in Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18451-us-two-sentenced-for-exploiting-bankrupt-individuals-in-fraud-scheme

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One of the key leaders of EncroChat extradited to France with the support of Eurojust

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/one-key-leaders-encrochat-extradited-france-support-eurojust

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Best practices for financial institutions to manage money laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing (ML/TF/PF) risks associated with receiving referrals from corporate service providers

Read here: https://www.mas.gov.sg/regulation/external-publications/best-practices-for-banks-to-manage-ml-and-tf-risks-associated-with-receiving-referrals-from-csps Link to guidance: https://abs.org.sg/docs/library/acip-best-practices-for-banks-to-manage-ml-tf-pf-risks-associated-with-receiving-referrals-from-corporate-service-providers.pdf

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DEA Announces Settlement with Morris & Dickson Co., LLC

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2024/02/07/dea-announces-settlement-morris-dickson-co-llc

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Time to Act: Mobilising EU Sanctions against Facilitators of Circumvention

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/time-act-mobilising-eu-sanctions-against-facilitators-circumvention

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New data sharing powers save taxpayers £137 million since introduction

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-data-sharing-powers-save-taxpayers-137-million-since-introduction

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Santander says it found no breach by it of U.S. sanctions against Iran

Read here: https://www.santander.com/en/stories/a-message-from-the-global-head-of-communications-to-address-customers-regarding-recent-media-coverage

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People Are Using Basic AI to Bypass KYC

Read here: https://decrypt.co/216188/ai-generated-fake-id-bypass-kyc-aml-banks-crypto-onlyfakes

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Smoked monkey and whole sharks: The suitcase smugglers feeding Europe’s hunger for bushmeat

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/01/suitcase-smugglers-feeding-europe-bushmeat-wildlife-endangered

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US Trial of Honduras Ex-President Spotlights Thorny Security Ties

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/us-trial-honduras-ex-president-thorny-security-ties/

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From victim support to systemic change – the impact of the PSR reimbursement scheme on financial crime prevention

Read here: https://www.moneylaunderingbulletin.com/risksandcontrols/payments/from-victim-support-to-systemic-change–the-impact-of-the-psr-reimbursement-scheme-on-financial-crime-prevention-155682.htm

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Dubai clearinghouse barred from EU access amid money laundering concerns

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/02/06/dubai-clearinghouse-barred-from-eu-access-amid-money-laundering-concerns

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Major blow to Albanian drug trafficking network: 59 arrests across Europe

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/major-blow-albanian-drug-trafficking-network-59-arrests-across-europe

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Organized crime declares war: The road to chaos in Ecuador

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/the-road-to-chaos-ecuador/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Felipe-Botero-Organized-crime-declares-war-The-road-to-chaos-in-Ecuador-GI-TOC-February-2024.pdf

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Georgia Busts Fraudulent Call Center Ring

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18447-georgia-busts-fraudulent-call-center-ring

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Malaysia Confirms Royal Pardon for Jailed Former PM Najib Razak: Prison sentence halved from 12 to six years

Read here: https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/malaysia-confirms-royal-pardon-for-jailed-former-pm-najib-razak/

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70 Current And Former NYCHA Employees Charged With Bribery And Extortion Offenses

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/70-current-and-former-nycha-employees-charged-bribery-and-extortion-offenses

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The Money and Drugs That Tie Elon Musk to Some Tesla Directors

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-tesla-money-drugs-board-61af9ac4

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Russia Is Benefiting From Libya’s $5 Billion Smuggled-Fuel Trade

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-libya-russia-oil-smuggling/

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A.I. Caliphate: The Creation of Pro-Islamic State Propaganda Using Generative A.I.

Read here: https://gnet-research.org/2024/02/05/ai-caliphate-pro-islamic-state-propaganda-and-generative-ai/

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U.K. Offshore Ownership Registry Reveals Luxury Properties Owned By Armenian Ex-President’s Family

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/uk-offshore-ownership-registry-reveals-luxury-properties-owned-by-armenian-ex-presidents-family

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‘Do sanctions work?’ is the wrong question

Read here: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-sanctions-policy/

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Germany: First conviction in €80 million VAT fraud involving luxury cars

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/germany-first-conviction-eu80-million-vat-fraud-involving-luxury-cars

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Gone in 60 Seconds: Spanish Police Arrest 7 Tied to Car Theft Ring

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18445-gone-in-60-seconds-spanish-police-arrest-7-tied-to-car-theft-ring

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Iraq bans 8 local banks from US dollar transactions

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/iraq-bans-8-local-banks-154222592.html

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US Seizes ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Shipment

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18437-us-seizes-gas-station-heroin-shipment

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Panama’s Ricardo Martinelli vows to run for presidency despite recent money-laundering conviction

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/panama-ricardo-martinelli-presidential-election-0c5203569a926118e93693b684f55887

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Ensuring crime doesn’t pay: New Economic Crime Unit to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ensuring-crime-doesnt-pay-new-economic-crime-unit-to-tackle-money-laundering-and-carry-out-financial-investigations

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How North Korean eyelashes make their way to the West

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/north-korean-eyelashes-way-west-075646232.html

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Vitol’s Geneva Staff Bypassed Internal Controls in Bribe Scheme

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-02/vitol-s-geneva-staff-bypassed-internal-controls-in-bribe-scheme

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