News and Blogs

Former General Motors Manager Found Guilty of Conspiring to Receive Bribe from Foreign Parts Supplier Seeking Contract

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/former-general-motors-manager-found-guilty-conspiring-receive-bribe-foreign-parts

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Can blockchain clean up the gold industry in Brazil and across the globe?

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/can-blockchain-clean-up-the-gold-industry-in-brazil-and-across-the-globe/

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Crime analysis sheds light on tiger poaching in Malaysia

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/crime-analysis-sheds-light-on-tiger-poaching-in-malaysia/

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Official Uniforms Flood Venezuela’s Black Markets

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/official-uniforms-flood-venezuelas-black-markets/

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Two individuals guilty of making £3m worth of fraudulent mortgage applications

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/two-individuals-guilty-making-fraudulent-mortgage-applications

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Round Up: US Treasury Announces Largest Settlements in History with Binance for Violations of AML and Sanctions Laws

US Department of the Treasury: U.S. Treasury Announces Largest Settlements in History with World’s Largest Virtual Currency Exchange Binance for Violations of U.S. Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Laws The U.S. […]

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The Outlaw Ocean Project Exposes China’s Use Of Forced Uyghur Labour To Supply UK Seafood Industry

Read here: https://www.desmog.com/2023/11/15/the-outlaw-ocean-project-exposes-chinas-use-of-forced-uyghur-labour-to-supply-uk-seafood-industry/

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Fraud: The Emergence of a UK Epidemic

Read here: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/fraud-emergence-uk-epidemic

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US regulators push Wells Fargo to improve financial crime monitoring

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-regulators-push-wells-fargo-165601475.html

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UK: Ownership and Control – Public Officials and Control guidance

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ownership-and-control-public-officials-and-control-guidance/ownership-and-control-public-officials-and-control-guidance Main page: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ownership-and-control-public-officials-and-control-guidance

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Two Men Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Sell Sanctioned Iranian Petroleum

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-men-found-guilty-conspiracy-sell-sanctioned-iranian-petroleum

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‘No questions asked’: How Russian money is fuelling a building boom in northern Cyprus

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/15/there-are-no-questions-asked-how-russian-money-is-fuelling-a-building-boom-in-northern-cyprus

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Statement on the FCA’s regulatory and criminal investigation into WealthTek Limited Liability Partnership

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/statements/fca-regulatory-and-criminal-investigation-wealthtek-limited-liability-partnership

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US SEC enforcement collected nearly $5 bln in financial remedies last year

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-us-sec-enforcement-collected-204740384.html

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How the U.S. financial system props up illegal logging and mining

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/how-the-u-s-financial-system-props-up-illegal-logging-and-mining/

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A balancing act: Normalizing Syrian relations amid the Captagon trade

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/syria-arab-league-captagon/

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Two arrests in Greece and Germany in an EPPO investigation into €30.7 million VAT fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/two-arrests-greece-and-germany-eppo-investigation-eu307-million-vat-fraud

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€18 million of illicit cash flows uncovered across Europe in two weeks

Read here: https://anti-fraud.ec.europa.eu/media-corner/news/belenos-eu18-million-illicit-cash-flows-uncovered-across-europe-two-weeks-2023-11-16_en

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Former civil servant in High Court fight after being sanctioned

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/british-high-court-parliament-lawyers-foreign-office-b2447947.html

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EU: Far-Right Terrorism Network Busted, 2 Minors Investigated

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18226-eu-far-right-terrorism-network-busted-2-minors-investigated

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FATF Publishes Report on Recovering International Proceeds of Crime through Inter-Agency Networks

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Methodsandtrends/recovering-international-proceeds-crime-inter-agency-networks.html Link to report: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/reports/Recovering-Proceeds-Crime-Inter-Agency-Networks.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdf

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‘A disaster waiting to happen’: How USAID’s $10bn health project unravelled

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-11-09/a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-how-usaids-10bn-health-project-unravelled

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13 banks in UK back campaign to force tech giants to crack down on fraud

Read here: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-12748821/amp/THIRTEEN-banks-campaign-force-tech-giants-crack-fraud.html

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UBS can’t claim victory yet in French tax evasion dispute

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ubs-can-t-claim-victory-yet-in-french-tax-evasion-dispute/48984720

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Europol and Eurojust support Czech and Ukrainian police in taking down multi-million euro voice phishing gang

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-and-eurojust-support-czech-and-ukrainian-police-in-taking-down-multi-million-euro-voice-phishing-gang

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FATF Publishes Best Practices Paper on Combatting the Terrorist Financing Abuse of Non-Profit Organisations

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Fatfrecommendations/protecting-non-profits-abuse-implementation-R8.html Best Practices on Combating the Abuse of Non-Profit Organisations press release: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Financialinclusionandnpoissues/Bpp-combating-abuse-npo.html Link to best practises: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/guidance/BPP-Combating-TF-Abuse-NPO-R8.pdf.coredownload.inline.pdf

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One Year On: The OFAC-OFSI Enhanced Partnership

Read here: https://ofsi.blog.gov.uk/2023/11/15/one-year-on-the-ofac-ofsi-enhanced-partnership/

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Investigators deal massive blow to ATM robbers

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/investigators-deal-massive-blow-to-atm-robbers

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Monitoring the evolution of the illicit economy in Afghanistan

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/illicit-economy-afghanistan-soc-ace/

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TRACE International Releases the 2023 Bribery Risk Matrix

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trace-international-releases-2023-bribery-140000716.html

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Why financial crime and regulatory programmes fail and how to fix them

Read here: https://insights.beyondfs.co.uk/fine-prevention-financial-crime-whitepaper

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Montreal’s controversial arms broker loses battle over Canadian banks refusing his business

Read here: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ari-ben-menashe-debanked-lawsuit

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Internal documents show the World Health Organization paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each

Read here: https://apnews.com/article/congo-who-sexual-abuse-ebola-f0720f9c241102a220a8d5b4a7fe52cf

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Largest-Ever Counterfeit Goods Seizures Result In Trafficking Charges Against Two Individuals

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/largest-ever-counterfeit-goods-seizures-result-trafficking-charges-against-two

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Measuring Organized Crime: A series of discussion papers, one for each illicit market of the Organised Crime Index

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/measuring-organized-crime-ocindex/

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2023 EU Drug Markets Analysis from the EMCDDA and Europol

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/2023-eu-drug-markets-analysis-emcdda-and-europol

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Netherlands: EPPO seizes assets in investigation into VAT carousel fraud involving consumer electronics

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/netherlands-eppo-seizes-assets-investigation-vat-carousel-fraud-involving-consumer-electronics

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US probes 30 ship managers for suspected Russia oil sanctions violations

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-us-sends-notices-30-145919036.html

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Ten arrested in police crackdown on commercial insurance fraud in UK

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2023/november/ten-arrested-in-police-crackdown-on-commercial-insurance-fraud/

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Colombian Armed Groups Continue Recruiting Children Amid Peace Talks

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/colombian-armed-groups-continue-recruiting-children-amid-peace-talks/

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