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Argentina Seizes Over 17 Tonnes of Soybeans That Were to be Smuggled to Brazil

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18094-argentina-seizes-over-17-tonnes-of-soybeans-that-were-to-be-smuggled-to-brazil

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StanChart argues for cutting ‘systemic’ sanctions busting claims from lawsuit

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/stanchart-argues-cutting-systemic-sanctions-131217338.html

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Pakistan police bust organ trafficking ring that took kidneys from hundreds

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66988933

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‘Your friend is my friend.’ Exposed: the driving licence racket

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/your-friend-friend-exposed-driving-licence-racket.1058397

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Luxury car smugglers bypass Russian sanctions via Finland

Read here: https://yle.fi/a/74-20052871

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Treasury Targets Large Chinese Network of Illicit Drug Producers

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1779

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UK Court Documents Detail How Nigeria’s Ex-Petroleum Minister, Alison-Madueke Received Cash, Luxury Goods, Flights On Private Jets In Return For Oil Contracts

Read here: https://saharareporters.com/2023/10/06/exclusive-uk-court-documents-detail-how-nigerias-ex-petroleum-minister-alison-madueke

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Judge sets May 2024 trial date in bribery case against Senator Menendez

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/02/politics/senator-menendez-trial-date-may-6/index.html

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President of Metalhouse LLC Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Over $150 Million to Promote Russian Sanctions Violations

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/president-metalhouse-llc-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-launder-over-150-million-promote-russian

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There’s a thriving global market in turtles, and much of that trade is illegal

Read here: https://theconversation.com/theres-a-thriving-global-market-in-turtles-and-much-of-that-trade-is-illegal-205626

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Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/02/biden-admin-ukraine-strategy-corruption-00119237

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Shipbuilder Damen sues Dutch state for sanctions damages

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/10/shipbuilder-damen-sues-dutch-state-for-sanctions-damages/

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Switzerland in no rush to mirror EU sanctions against China

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/switzerland-in-no-rush-to-mirror-eu-sanctions-against-china/48852974

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UBS Unaware of US DOJ Russia Sanctions Probe

Read here: https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/59517-ubs-unaware-of-us-doj-russia-sanctions-probe

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Telecommunications Consultant Pleads Guilty to Violating Sanctions on Iran

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/telecommunications-consultant-pleads-guilty-violating-sanctions-iran

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Real Madrid respond to referee bribery accusation after ex-police commissioner claims ‘no one dares’ to prosecute Florentino Perez

Read here: https://www.goal.com/en/news/real-madrid-respond-referee-bribery-accusation-ex-police-commissioner-claims-no-one-dares-prosecute-florentino-perez/blt547edfc0b712769f

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London romance fraud victim shares her story as figures show £92m toll of scams

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/london-romance-fraud-victim-shares-142609157.html

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Retail Theft Totalled $112 Billion in US for 2022, Says National Retail Federation (NRF)

Read here: https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/10/02/retail-theft-totaled-112-billion-in-2022-says-nrf/95145/

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U.S. Marshals Are Auctioning Off a YouTuber’s 32-Car Collection

Read here: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a45412467/us-marshals-are-auctioning-off-a-youtubers-32-car-collection/

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Chinese ‘Miracle Water’ Grifters Infiltrated the UN and Bribed Politicians to Build Pacific Dream

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/chinese-miracle-water-grifters-infiltrated-the-un-and-bribed-politicians-to-build-pacific-dream-city

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Investigators worldwide continue to open ‘Pandora’s Box’ to pursue criminals identified in Pandora Papers two years after ICIJ’s landmark investigation

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/investigators-worldwide-continue-to-open-pandoras-box-to-pursue-criminals-identified-in-pandora-papers-two-years-after-icijs-landmark-investigation/

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Barclays warns of 23% surge in student money mules

Read here: https://home.barclays/news/press-releases/2023/10/barclays-warns-of-23-per-cent-surge-in-student-money-mules/

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Companies House Failings Enable Global Fraud and Identity Theft

Read here: https://bylinetimes.com/2023/10/02/companies-house-failings-enable-global-fraud-and-identity-theft/

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Romance fraudsters break hearts and bank balances with £92.8m lost in the UK last year

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2023/october/romance-fraudsters-break-hearts-and-bank-balances-with-92.8m-lost-in-the-uk-last-year/

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UBS says not aware of Department of Justice probe into sanctions-related compliance failures

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/ubs-says-not-aware-of-department-of-justice-probe-into-sanctions-related-compliance-failures/

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Albemarle to pay $218 million to settle bribery case in Indonesia, Vietnam

Read here: https://www.thejakartapost.com/business/2023/10/01/albemarle-to-pay-218-million-to-settle-bribery-case-in-indonesia-vietnam.html

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Nigeria Arrests Wildlife-Smuggling Kingpin

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18089-nigeria-arrests-wildlife-smuggling-kingpin

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Understanding the organisational structure of fisheries crime in well-regulated fisheries

Read here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X23003937

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Tip Allows Brazilian Drug Lord to Evade Arrest for the Second Time

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18086-tip-allows-brazilian-drug-lord-to-evade-arrest-for-the-second-time

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Nigerian Couriers Central to Brazil-West Africa Cocaine Route

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/nigerian-couriers-key-brazil-west-africa-cocaine-route/

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One or more in $2.8b money laundering case may be linked to family offices given tax incentives in Singapore

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/one-or-more-in-28b-money-laundering-case-may-be-linked-to-family-offices-that-got-tax-incentives

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Millionaire’s ‘sex worker immigration scandal’

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0b1f0fde-5f8e-11ee-8ddd-38aca63976af

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Singapore considers money-laundering checks for luxury cars and handbags

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/c8dd1325-cecd-412b-a143-1db034761308

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Fraud by Abuse of Position and Money Laundering: Criminal Sentenced Following Over £1 Million Fraud And Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insight/press-release/fraud-abuse-position-and-money-laundering

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Just 11 ‘wealthy’ people prosecuted in UK for tax fraud last year

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-09-30/just-11-wealthy-people-prosecuted-for-tax-fraud-last-year

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The Illicit Networks Funding Conflict in Sudan

Read here: https://c4ads.org/commentary/the-illicit-networks-funding-conflict-in-sudan/

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Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska asks court to render Australia’s sanctions regime invalid

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/02/russian-oligarch-oleg-deripaska-asks-court-to-render-australias-sanctions-regime-invalid

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UBS reaches ‘tuna bond’ settlement with Mozambique

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ubs-reaches-tuna-bond-settlement-with-mozambique/48853126

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US suspicious activity reports surge; 2023 filings on pace for another record

Read here: https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2023/10/special-report-suspicious-activity-reports-surge-2023-filings-on-pace-for-another-record/

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