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F-14 Tomcat: Outgunned MiG-25s, MiG-21s In 1980s, How Is Iran ‘Keeping Alive’ Its US-Origin Fighters?

Read here: https://www.eurasiantimes.com/f-14-tomcat-outgunned-mig-25s-mig-21s-in-1980/

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Founder And Former CEO Of Tingo Companies Charged With Securities Fraud

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/founder-and-former-ceo-tingo-companies-charged-securities-fraud

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Nigerian National Arrested In Ghana Facing Federal Charges For An Alleged $7.5 Million Business Email Compromise Scheme Involving Two Charitable Organizations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/nigerian-national-arrested-ghana-facing-federal-charges-alleged-75-million-business

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1MDB scandal documentary ‘Man on the Run’ premieres on Netflix

Read here: https://screenanarchy.com/2024/01/man-on-the-run-review-the-wolf-of-malaysia.html

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Violent and vibrant: Mexico’s avocado boom and organized crime

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/mexicos-avocado-boom-and-organized-crime/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Romain-Le-Cour-Grandmaison-Paul-Frissard-Martinez-Violent-and-vibrant-Mexicos-avocado-boom-and-organized-crime.-GI-TOC-January-2024.pdf

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As the mayor of Amsterdam, I can see the Netherlands risks becoming a narco-state

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/05/amsterdam-netherlands-drugs-policy-trade

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After Two Decades Undercover, She’s Ready to Tell the Real Story of Human Trafficking

Read here: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/fbi-agent-undercover-human-trafficking-stings-nikki-badolato-1234923666/

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How the world responded to ICIJ’s investigations in 2023

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/how-the-world-responded-to-icijs-investigations-in-2023/

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Drug smuggling from Syria threatens regional security

Read here: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2435886

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A War on Mexican Drug Cartels or a War on Surplus Humanity?

Read here: https://www.e-ir.info/2024/01/04/a-war-on-mexican-drug-cartels-or-a-war-on-surplus-humanity/

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How a $51-million State-Built Beauty Clinic in Turkmenistan Ended Up in the Hands of the President’s Family at a Massive Discount

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/how-a-51-million-state-built-beauty-clinic-in-turkmenistan-ended-up-in-the-hands-of-the-presidents-family-at-a-massive-discount

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Bangladesh Sentences Nobel Laureate to Six Months for Graft

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18338-bangladesh-sentences-nobel-laureate-to-six-months-for-graft

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Responsibly Demilitarizing U.S.–Mexico Bilateral Security Relations

Read here: https://quincyinst.org/report/responsibly-demilitarizing-u-s-mexico-bilateral-security-relations/

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GameChangers 2023: The Cocaine Flash-to-Bang in 2024

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/gamechangers-2023-cocaine-flash-to-bang-2024/

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Airwallex sought way around Hong Kong anti-money laundering rules

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/airwallex-sought-way-around-hong-kong-anti-money-laundering-rules-20240103-p5euuy

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It’s Fraud At Full Throttle – Predictions for 2024

Read here: https://frankonfraud.com/fraud-trends/its-fraud-at-full-throttle-our-predictions-for-2024/

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Mexican cartel provided wifi to locals – with threat of death if they didn’t use it

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/04/mexican-cartel-forces-locals-pay-makeshift-wifi

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BBC 5 Live kicks off 2024 with the gritty new crime podcast Gangster Presents…Catching the Kingpins

Read here: https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/gangster-presents-catching-the-kingpins

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Runaway bridal gowns: Alleged wedding dress scammer charged with 70 counts of fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/04/runaway-bridal-gowns-alleged-wedding-dress-scammer-charged-with-70-counts-of

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China state daily calls crypto ‘corruption channel’, urges crackdown

Read here: https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-state-daily-calls-crypto-corruption-channel-urges-crackdown

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Slovenia: Association charged with subsidy fraud involving Erasmus+

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/slovenia-association-charged-subsidy-fraud-involving-erasmus

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Thousands of ‘money mules’ operating in Ireland, gardaí warn

Read here: https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2024/0104/1424813-money-mules/

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Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui hit with new RICO conspiracy charge

Read here: https://www.courthousenews.com/exiled-chinese-billionaire-guo-wengui-hit-with-new-rico-conspiracy-charge/

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Unifying forces: The synergy of cybersecurity and fraud prevention teams

Read here: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/investigation-fraud-and-risk/cybersecurity-fraud-prevention-teams/

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Scammer told bank fraud victim ‘you’re so thick’

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67865410

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US Prosecutors Can Now Charge Foreign Officials With Bribery

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/a/us-prosecutors-can-now-charge-foreign-officials-with-bribery-/7427506.html

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As the Art World Watches, an Oligarch Takes an Auction House to Court

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/arts/design/dmitry-rybolovlev-sothebys-trial.html

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UK watchdog launches investigation into Thurrock accountant

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-01-04/watchdog-launches-investigation-into-thurrock-accountant

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Ex-Vitol oil trader heads to US trial on Ecuador bribery charges

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/ex-vitol-oil-trader-heads-111200183.html

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U.S. Justice Department eyes reinstated convictions in FIFA bribery case

Read here: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/01/03/us-department-of-justice-seeks-reinstatement-of-conviction-hernan-lopez-full-play-group

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EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) at 40 – Helping to secure the international ban on the commercial trade in ivory

Read here: https://eia-international.org/news/eia-at-40-helping-secure-the-international-ban-on-the-commercial-trade-in-ivory/

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Nikon, Sony, and Canon Pitch a New Way to Fight Deepfakes

Read here: https://decrypt.co/211744/nikon-sony-and-canon-pitch-a-new-way-to-fight-deepfakes

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Seven jailed after fraudulently collecting half a million for charities

Read here: https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/seven-jailed-after-fraudulently-collecting-half-a-million-for-charities.html

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Former Guatemalan president released on bond; leaves prison for first time since 2015

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/guatemalas-former-president-released-bond-leaves-prison-time-106116508

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UK refinery owner extends credit facility with arm of oil firm part-owned by Russian who is under sanctions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/02/uk-refinery-owner-oil-stanlow-essar-litasco

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How rhino poacher hired sex workers to dupe authorities – and the hunt for the ‘Pablo Escobar of wildlife trafficking’

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/how-rhino-poacher-hired-sex-workers-to-dupe-authorities-and-the-hunt-for-the-pablo-escobar-of-wildlife-trafficking-13034732

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Chilean President Gabriel Boric presents bill to replace controversial fisheries law

Read here: https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/premium/supply-trade/chilean-president-gabriel-boric-presents-bill-to-replace-controversial-fisheries-law

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EuroLeague closes investigation on alleged bribery attempt in EuroCup final

Read here: https://basketnews.com/news-199802-euroleague-closes-investigation-on-alleged-bribery-attempt-in-eurocup-final.html

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Fraud for sale: How dark-web criminals have turned fraud into a business like any other

Read here: https://www.fraud-magazine.com/cover-article.aspx?id=4295022940

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Intel Officials: High-End Brothels Likely a Honeypot Scheme

Read here: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/brothels-espionage-honeypot/2024/01/03/id/1148093/

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