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British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to US insider trading

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/24/joe-lewis-billionaire-tottenham-hotspur-pleads-guilty

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EPPO carries out searches in six countries in probe into second-hand mobile phone VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/eppo-carries-out-searches-six-countries-probe-second-hand-mobile-phone-vat-fraud

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Amid Corruption Charges, Groups Demand US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) Halt Payments to Trafigura

Read here: https://foe.org/news/exim-halt-payments-trafigura/

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New research from Moody’s Analytics reveals far-reaching risk of shell companies

Read here: https://www.moodys.com/web/en/us/kyc/resources/insights/new-research-moodys-analytics-reveals-far-reaching-risk-shell-companies.html Interactive research here: https://www.moodys.com/web/en/us/about/insights/data-stories/kyc-innovation-shell-company-indicator.html

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AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/24/ai-scam-emails-uk-cybersecurity-agency-phishing

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Miami attorneys bankrolled DEA bribery scheme, federal prosecutors say

Read here: https://wsvn.com/news/local/miami-dade/miami-attorneys-bankrolled-dea-bribery-scheme-federal-prosecutors-say/

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Italy: EPPO raids criminal organisation suspected of €40 million VAT fraud involving tyres

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-eppo-raids-criminal-organisation-suspected-eu40-million-vat-fraud-involving-tyres

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US Court Revives Mexico’s Lawsuit Against Gun Producers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18399-us-court-revives-mexico-s-lawsuit-against-gun-producers

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Feds Have a Forest of Evidence Against High Stakes Poker Player in Illegal Gambling, Money Laundering Case

Read here: https://www.pokernewsdaily.com/feds-have-a-forest-of-evidence-against-high-stakes-poker-player-gal-yifrach-in-illegal-gambling-money-laundering-case-41527/

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NCA investigation ends in eight year jail term for east London money launderer who took payments for small boats crossings

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-investigation-ends-in-eight-year-jail-term-for-east-london-money-launderer-who-took-payments-for-small-boats-crossings

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New report: Heroin and other opioids pose substantial threat to health and security in Europe

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/new-report-heroin-and-other-opioids-pose-substantial-threat-to-health-and-security-in-europe

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Western Australia police seize 30 tonnes of gold-bearing ore at back yard refinery allegedly linked to bikies

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/24/wa-police-seize-gold-bearing-ore-backyard-refinery-kalgoorlie-alleged-bikie-link

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Record Cocaine Seizure Blow to Ecuador’s Gangs

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/record-cocaine-seizure-blow-to-ecuadors-gangs/

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How A Russian Fighter-Jet Manufacturer Continued To Import Western Aviation Parts Despite Sanctions

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-sanctions-western-aircraft-parts/32790317.html

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I Research Economic Crime and Hang Out With Mexican Cartels: Bertrand Monnet – Professor of Economic Crime

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwpx7/sinaloa-cartel-studying-economic-crime-drugs

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Three Individuals Charged for Roles in $1.89B Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-individuals-charged-roles-189b-cryptocurrency-fraud-scheme

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Investment fraud gang that used aliases from films and TV shows to defraud victims of over £1m jailed for five years

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/january/investment-fraud-gang-that-used-aliases-from-films-and-tv-shows-to-defraud-victims-of-over-1m-jailed-for-five-years/

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Sanctioned timber baron wins new mining concessions in Cambodia’s Prey Lang

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/sanctioned-timber-baron-wins-new-mining-concessions-in-cambodias-prey-lang/

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Did Binance ex-chief CZ really come to the US voluntarily?

Read here: https://protos.com/did-binance-ex-chief-cz-really-come-to-the-us-voluntarily/

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Support to Dutch action against violation of export sanctions to Russia: Three arrests

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/support-dutch-action-against-violation-export-sanctions-russia-three-arrests

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Individual charged with fraud over unauthorised investment scheme

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/individual-charged-fraud-unauthorised-investment-scheme

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Peruvian Gold Mining Gangs Launch Increasingly Brazen Attacks

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/peruvian-gold-mining-gangs-launch-increasingly-brazen-attacks/

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Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sánchez Vicario found guilty of multi-million euros fraud

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2024/01/17/spanish-tennis-star-arantxa-sanchez-vicario-found-guilty-of-multi-million-euros-fraud

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U.S. Sanctions Guatemalan Ex-Official for Alleged Corruption in Mining Sector

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18388-u-s-sanctions-guatemalan-ex-official-for-alleged-corruption-in-mining-sector

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Consultation: Tackling scam calls – expecting providers to block more calls with spoofed numbers

Read here: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/updating-cli-guidance-to-tackle-scam-calls

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Illegal Gold Mining Continues Threatening Yanomami Land in Brazil

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/illegal-gold-mining-continues-threatening-yanomami-land-in-brazil/

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Woman tried in London over alleged bitcoin laundering from $6.3 billion China fraud

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/woman-tried-london-over-alleged-180320307.html

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Sudanese businessman accused of managing Hamas’ investment portfolio sanctioned by EU

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/sudanese-businessman-accused-of-managing-hamas-investment-portfolio-sanctioned-by-eu/

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Italy uncovers $1.9 billion fraud linked to Chinese shadow bank network

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/italy-uncovers-1-9-billion-133539934.html

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Money Laundering in Football: The Not So Beautiful Game?

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/money-laundering-football-not-so-beautiful-game

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UK sends UN experts photographs of North Korean shipments to Russia

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/22/uk-sends-un-experts-photographs-north-korean-shipments-russia

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‘Only Those With Money Can Leave’: Gazans Pay Thousands to Escape Through Egypt

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/blog/18400-only-those-with-money-can-leave-gazans-pay-thousands-to-escape-through-egypt

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Transparency International Publishes 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2023

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UK’s Money Laundering Advisory Notice on High Risk Third Countries

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/money-laundering-advisory-notice-high-risk-third-countries–2/money-laundering-advisory-notice-high-risk-third-countries

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Singapore seeks 2 more suspects in massive money laundering case; assets seized or frozen top S$3 billion

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/billion-dollar-money-laundering-case-suspects-assets-seized-frozen-3-billion-fugitives-4059966

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Malta: ‘Significant’ money laundering through property market

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/significant-money-laundering-property-market.1079268

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Firm secretly owned by OECD boss given taxpayer millions

Read here: https://theklaxon.com.au/firm-secretly-owned-by-oecd-boss-given-taxpayer-millions/

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David Cameron’s activities at Greensill a ‘matter of interest’ in wider fraud inquiry

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/jan/27/david-camerons-activities-at-greensill-matter-of-interest-in-wider-inquiry-sfo-gfg

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