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FinCEN Finds Iraq-based Al-Huda Bank to be of Primary Money Laundering Concern and Proposes a Rule to Combat Terrorist Financing

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-finds-iraq-based-al-huda-bank-be-primary-money-laundering-concern-and

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Monopoly Power and Billionaires’ Wealth: Taken, Not Earned

Read here: https://www.somo.nl/taken-not-earned/

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Insuring an invasion: UK insures EUR 46.4 bn Russian oil since sanctions

Read here: https://energyandcleanair.org/insuring-an-invasion-uk-insures-eur-46-4-bn-russian-oil-since-sanctions/

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Misperceptions Can Make It Harder to Prevent Child Trafficking and Help Survivors

Read here: https://www.gao.gov/blog/misperceptions-can-make-it-harder-prevent-child-trafficking-and-help-survivors Link to report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106038

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Power and profits: Welcome to the mafia

Read here: https://www.worldfinance.com/markets/power-and-profits-welcome-to-the-mafia

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Senior US Treasury official travels to Iraq as Washington takes action against bank

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/senior-us-treasury-official-travels-160000436.html

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Endgame: The final phase of the UN cybercrime negotiations?

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/united-nations-cybercrime-negotiations-final-phase/

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Norwegian king crab export hits record thanks to Russia sanctions

Read here: https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/industry-and-energy/2024/01/norwegian-king-crab-export-hits-record-thanks-russia-sanctions

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China defies sanctions to make Russia its biggest oil supplier in 2023

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/china-defies-sanctions-russia-biggest-031655422.html

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OFAC Imposes Sanctions on Iraq Al-Huda Bank’s Owner

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2053

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Colombia, Ecuador Intercept Narco-subs In The Pacific

Read here: https://www.barrons.com/news/colombia-ecuador-intercept-narco-subs-in-the-pacific-f4382673

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Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/23/medibank-cyber-attack-update-australia-sanctions-russian-aleksandr-gennadievich-ermakov

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Myanmar military’s air superiority is slipping away amid sanctions and opposition attacks

Read here: https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/myanmar-air-power-01202024101801.html

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Canada’s banking regulator to sharpen focus on money laundering issues

Read here: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/canadas-banking-regulator-to-sharpen-focus-on-money-laundering-issues

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$150m cryptocurrency seizure following US-UK cooperation

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/150m-cryptocurrency-seizure-following-us-uk-cooperation

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UN staff on £1.5bn Iraq aid project ‘demanding bribes’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/22/united-nations-development-programme-undp-bribery-claims-iraq-aid-project

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Not a single company charged with tax evasion in UK under stronger HMRC powers

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-01-20/hmrc-charges-no-companies-for-tax-evasion-in-six-years

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Michelle Mone has £75m of assets frozen as NCA investigates fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/26/michelle-mone-assets-frozen-nca-investigates-fraud

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Isabel dos Santos charged with 12 crimes in Angola over her dealings as Sonangol chair

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luanda-leaks/isabel-dos-santos-charged-with-12-crimes-in-angola-over-her-dealings-as-sonangol-chair/

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Scammers use sophisticated new technology to terrorize California family: ‘Where is my son?’

Read here: https://www.foxnews.com/us/scammers-use-sophisticated-new-tech-terrorize-california-family-where-is-my-son

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Why the Russia Sanctions Are Failing

Read here: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/how-russia-circumvented-western-sanctions-by-anne-o-krueger-2024-01

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Massive Fake Sneaker Ring Taken Down, 7 Arrested

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18384-spain-massive-fake-sneaker-ring-taken-down-7-arrested

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United States Confirms Sending $80 Million To Afghanistan Every 10-14 Days

Read here: https://www.afintl.com/en/202401193295

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Courier fraud warning after victims lose more than £19.6 million in three months

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/january/courier-fraud-warning-after-victims-lose-more-than-19.6-million-in-three-months/

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Europe’s Anti-Money Laundering Agency: Host city candidates to present their bids

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240122IPR17037/anti-money-laundering-agency-host-city-candidates-to-present-their-bids

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Michelle Mone’s husband linked to tax firms whose clients submitted misleading claims, documents suggest

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/18/michelle-mone-husband-douglas-barrowman

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The case for sports sanctions against Israel

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/jan/18/the-case-for-sports-sanctions-against-israel

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$30 Million Settlement with Industrial and Commercial Bank Of China Ltd (ICBC) Announced for Multiple AML Failures  

Read here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/reports_and_publications/press_releases/pr202401191 Link to Consent Order: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2024/01/ea_co_icbc_20240117.pdf

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Universal Credit claims no longer paused while AI fraud checks carried out

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68030762

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Serious Fraud Office charges two company directors over £88m car lease scheme

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2024/01/19/serious-fraud-office-charges-two-company-directors-over-88m-car-lease-scheme/

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Ex-Swiss art fair director accused of fraud

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ex-swiss-art-fair-director-accused-of-fraud/49141774

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Man convicted for running illegal financial service for people smugglers

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/man-convicted-running-illegal-financial-service-people-smugglers

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Organised crime may be profiting from student loan fraud worth £60m

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/jan/18/organised-may-be-profiting-from-student-loan-worth-60m-report Link to report: https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/investigation-into-student-finance-for-study-at-franchised-higher-education-providers/

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UK MP earns £900 an hour from arms firm run by bribery suspect

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-investigations/mark-pritchard-mp-north-macedonia-ats-group-arms-weapons-serbia-bribery-arrest-shefshet-demirovski/

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Malaysian politician under Pandora Papers probe linked to $52 million offshore trust and UK, US property investments

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/malaysian-politician-under-pandora-papers-probe-linked-to-52-million-offshore-trust-and-uk-us-property-investments/

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Corruption, Crypto Test LatAm Money Laundering Laws

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/corruption-crypto-test-latam-money-laundering-laws/

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Weapons in the Wrong Hands. US Arms to Ukraine Diverted to Criminal Gangs?

Read here: https://www.justthefacts.media/p/weapons-in-the-wrong-hands-us-arms

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Resolving Opaque Bank Ownership and Related-Party Exposures

Read here: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/TNM/Issues/2024/01/26/Resolving-Opaque-Bank-Ownership-and-Related-Party-Exposures-541198

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SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) imposes near maximum fine for breaching AML rules

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-imposes-near-maximum-fine-for-breaching-aml-rules/5118434.article

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Spanish Police Bust Fake ‘Shaman’ Network Active in 11 Countries

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18383-spanish-police-bust-fake-shaman-network-active-in-11-countries

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