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Singapore bank concern grows about illegal money flows, MAS says

Read here: https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapore-bank-concern-grows-about-illegal-money-flows-mas-says-071230141.html Link to report press release: https://www.mas.gov.sg/publications/financial-stability-review/2023/financial-stability-review-2023 Link to Financial Stability Review report: https://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/mas-media-library/publications/financial-stability-review/2023/financial-stability-review-2023.pdf

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UK’s Denial of Saudi Bribes For Defense Contracts Is ‘Sheer Fantasy,’ Lawyers Say

Read here: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/uk-s-denial-of-saudi-bribes-for-defense-contracts-is-sheer-fantasy-lawyers-say-1.2003852

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FinCEN Joins Twelve Other FIUs in Issuing Public Statement on Formation of Counter Terrorist Financing Taskforce – Israel (CTFTI)

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/CTFTI_Public_Statement_Final_508.pdf

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National firm fined over £100,000 by Solicitors Regulation Authority for AML compliance failures

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/national-firm-hit-with-sras-fourth-largest-fine-over-aml-compliance/5118030.article

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Economic Terrorism: The Dark Connection between Scam Centres and Human Trafficking

Read here: https://themekongclub.org/blog/economic-terrorism-the-dark-connection-between-scam-centres-and-human-trafficking

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‘This is what survivors look like’: The romance fraud victims who want to help others

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/nov/26/this-is-what-survivors-look-like-the-romance-victims-who-want-to-help-others

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Crypto scam: Inside the billion-dollar ‘pig-butchering’ industry

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/fintech-crypto-fraud-thailand/

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Switzerland in the world: Which attitudes and sanctions contradict neutrality?

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-in-the-world–which-attitudes-and-sanctions-contradict-neutrality-/49002374

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Ladbrokes and Coral owner to pay £585m to settle HMRC bribery inquiry

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/24/ladbrokes-and-coral-owner-to-pay-585m-to-settle-hmrc-bribery-inquiry

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Australian banks unite to declare war on scammers

Read here: https://www.ausbanking.org.au/new-scam-safe-accord/

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Gaitanistas License Migrant Smuggling in Colombian Darién Gap

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/hrw-gaitanistas-lmigrant-smuggling-colombian-darien-gap/

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Investigation Goliath: EPPO targets international ring suspected of €85 million VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/investigation-goliath-eppo-targets-international-ring-suspected-eu85-million-vat-fraud

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There is an epidemic of transnational crime. We need a global response

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/27/rise-international-organized-crime

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Russia ‘Lost’ 76 Planes To Sanctions Related To Ukraine Invasion, Minister Says

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-airliners-sanctions-seized/32699688.html

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Gold Trafficking in the Sahel

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/tocta_sahel/TOCTA_Sahel_Gold_v5.pdf

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SIM Swapping: A Multimillion Dollar Scam

Read here: https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam/info-2023/baby-al-capone-sim-swapping-case.html

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Aircraft As Bribes: DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) Director Dismissed Over Corruption Charges

Read here: https://www.mypunepulse.com/aircraft-as-bribes-dgca-director-dismissed-over-corruption-charges/

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Source of Wealth: The Crown, the Cabinet and the UK’s legacy of slavery

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-slavery-britain/

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Counterfeit Million-Dollar Luxury Watch Seized in the US

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18244-counterfeit-million-dollar-luxury-watch-seized-in-the-us

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Spain: EPPO raids criminal organisation reaching to Latin America in probe into €25 million VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/spain-eppo-raids-criminal-organisation-reaching-latin-america-probe-eu25-million-vat-fraud

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‘Just as scared’: Cyberscam victims in Cambodia find no freedom in rescue

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/11/24/just-as-scared-cyberscam-victims-in-cambodia-find-no-freedom-in-rescue

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Serious Fraud Office (SFO) recovers £250,000 tennis club debenture from convicted fraudster

Read here: https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2023/11/24/sfo-recovers-250000-tennis-club-debenture-from-convicted-fraudster/

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Europol Victim Identification Taskforce leads to rescue of three sexually abused children

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-victim-identification-taskforce-leads-to-rescue-of-three-sexually-abused-children

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UK government ‘sneaking through’ new bank data powers, campaigners warn

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/government-sneaking-through-new-bank-data-powers-campaigners-warn/

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The EBA consults on new Guidelines on preventing the abuse of funds and certain crypto-assets transfers for money laundering and terrorist financing purposes

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/eba-consults-new-guidelines-preventing-abuse-funds-and-certain-crypto-assets-transfers-money

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Hungarian airline robbed, executives convicted

Read here: https://dailynewshungary.com/hungarian-airline-robbed-executives-convicted/

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Assets Worth €14 Million Seized In Money Laundering Crackdown

Read here: https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/11/25/assets-worth-e14-million-seized-in-money-laundering-crackdown/

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Daycare scammers avoid jail time for elaborate scheme

Read here: https://au.news.yahoo.com/daycare-scammers-avoid-jail-time-055938651.html

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Portugal Drug Lab Bust Reveals Beginnings of Cocaine Production

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/portugal-drug-lab-bust-reveals-beginnings-cocaine-production/

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EU wants to sanction Russians who profited from Carlsberg, Adidas seizures

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-backs-new-sanctions-european-firms-danone-carlsberg-adidas-seized-russia/

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Lawmakers call for EU crackdown after ICIJ’s Cyprus Confidential revelations

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/cyprus-confidential/lawmakers-call-for-eu-crackdown-after-icijs-cyprus-confidential-revelations/

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Targeting the International Anti-Money Laundering Regime to Address Human Trafficking and Forced Labour

Read here: https://unu.edu/cpr/news/targeting-international-anti-money-laundering-regime-address-human-trafficking-and-forced Link to report: https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:9308/asset_recovery_and_restitution.pdf

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FATF Releases Report on Misuse of Citizenship and Residency by Investment Programmes

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Methodsandtrends/misuse-CBI-RBI-programmes.html Link to report: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/reports/Misuse-CBI-RBI-Programmes.pdf.coredownload.pdf

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Amazon Underworld: Criminal economies in the world’s largest rainforest

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/amazon-underworld-economias-criminales/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Amazon-underworld-Criminal-economies-in-the-worlds-largest-rainforest-GI-TOC-November-2023.pdf

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Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking: An Expanding UK Market

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-expanding-uk-market

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Former Lawmaker Asks Cypriot AG to Reopen Probe Into the Leader of His Party

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18243-former-lawmaker-asks-cypriot-ag-to-reopen-probe-into-the-leader-of-his-party

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UK men funnelled bribes to top Saudi officials, London court told

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/uk-men-funnelled-bribes-top-171913723.html

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EU Court Ruling on Beneficial Ownership Registers: One Year On, Need for Harmonised Approach is Clear

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/eu-court-ruling-on-beneficial-ownership-registers-legitimate-access

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Two dozen Vietnamese central bankers accused of bribery

Read here: https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/governance/accountability/7960283/two-dozen-vietnamese-central-bankers-accused-of-bribery

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Sonora, Mexico Under Siege Amid Sinaloa Cartel Battle Over Migrant Smuggling

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/sonora-mexico-under-siege-amid-sinaloa-cartel-battle-over-migrant-smuggling/

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