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Kazakh President Assures Germany His Country Follows Sanctions Regime Against Russia

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-germany-sanctions-regime-russia/32614735.html

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Arrest in UK (Thurrock) bribery investigation

Read here: https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2023/september/thurrock-arrest-in-bribery-investigation/

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UK announces new sanctions in response to Russian ‘sham’ elections in Ukraine

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-announces-new-sanctions-in-response-to-russian-sham-elections-in-ukraine

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Buenos Aires Governor’s chief of staff resigns amid luxury trip scandal

Read here: https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/axel-kicillofs-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-luxury-trip-scandal

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Revolut Under Scrutiny by UK Watchdog for Red-Flag Accounts

Read here: https://vigourtimes.com/revolut-under-scrutiny-by-uk-watchdog-for-red-flag-accounts-unveiling-troubling-findings/

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Jailed Maldives’ Ex-President Moved to House Arrest After Election Runoff

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/a/jailed-maldives-ex-president-moved-to-house-arrest-after-election-runoff-/7292276.html

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Grey zone enablers: The impact of Canada’s Pacific Rim strategy on the Vancouver model of money laundering

Read here: https://summit.sfu.ca/item/37923 Link to paper: https://summit.sfu.ca/_flysystem/fedora/2024-01/etd22822.pdf

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Cargill convicted for neglecting slave and child labour at cacao farms

Read here: https://reporterbrasil.org.br/2023/09/cargill-convicted-for-neglecting-slave-and-child-labour-at-cacao-farms/

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The Swiss trader Kolmar Group AG claims $1.8 million from Public Eye and TRIAL International

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/media-corner/press-releases/detail/the-swiss-trader-kolmar-group-ag-claims-18-million-us-dollars-from-public-eye-and-trial-international

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‘There’s no tracing Xbox 360 chat’, claimed former Goldman Sachs investment analyst now charged with insider trading

Read here: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/29/23896150/xbox-360-chat-insider-trading-anthony-viggiano-christopher-salamone-stephen-forlano

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Triads, Snakeheads, and Flying Money: The Underworld of Chinese Criminal Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean

Read here: https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/triads-snakeheads-and-flying-money-the-underworld-of-chinese-criminal-networks-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/

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Barcelona under formal investigation for suspected bribery in referees case

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/sep/28/barcelona-under-formal-investigation-for-suspected-bribery-in-referees-case

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Myanmar junta angry at China over crime blockbuster ‘No More Bets’

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-junta-angry-at-china-over-crime-blockbuster-no-more-bets

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Wife of deposed Gabonese president arrested for ‘money laundering’

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/9/29/wife-of-deposed-gabonese-president-arrested-for-money-laundering

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Man indicted for conspiracy, wire, and mail fraud for nearly $4 million refund fraud on U.S. retailers

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/dearborn-michigan-man-indicted-conspiracy-wire-and-mail-fraud-nearly-4-million-refund

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Russia’s use of the Chinese yuan surges as the Kremlin looks to bypass sanctions

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russias-chinese-yuan-surges-kremlin-221013652.html

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Detained mobster confessed to exploiting Turkey’s lenient money laundering laws

Read here: https://nordicmonitor.com/2023/09/detained-mobster-confessed-to-exploiting-turkeys-lenient-money-laundering-policies/

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A synthetic data set to benchmark anti-money laundering methods

Read here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02569-2

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FCA fines ADM Investor Services International Limited £6,470,600 for serious financial crime control failings

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-fines-admisi-serious-financial-crime-control Link to Final Notice: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/final-notices/adm-investor-services-international-limited-2023.pdf

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Head of State Railway Company of Georgia Has Undeclared Villa

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/head-of-state-railway-company-of-georgia-has-undeclared-villa

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Switzerland accuses daughter of late Uzbek leader of vast criminal conspiracy

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/28/switzerland-accuses-gulnara-karimova-uzbek-criminal-conspiracy

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Borderline: Impact of the Ukraine war on migrant smuggling in South Eastern Europe

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/ukraine-war-impact-migrant-smuggling-south-eastern-europe/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tihomir-Bezlov-et-al-Borderline-Impact-of-Ukraine-war-on-migrant-smuggling-SEE-Europe-GI-TOC-Sept-2023.pdf

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Two charged after record €150m cocaine seizure off Irish coast

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2023/09/29/two-charged-after-record-150m-cocaine-seizure-off-irish-coast

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China former deputy central bank governor Fan charged with bribery – Chinese state media

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-former-deputy-central-bank-080319131.html

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Fortnite Russian pro denied $200,000 after winning FNCS Major, accuses Epic Games of discrimination

Read here: https://www.sportskeeda.com/fortnite/fortnite-russian-pro-denied-200-000-winning-fncs-major-accuses-epic-games-discrimination

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Italian Police Targets EU Fund Fraud, Seize Millions in Transhumance Scam

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18074-italian-police-targets-eu-fund-fraud-seize-millions-in-transhumance-scam

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SEC Charges Former Financial Industry Analyst and Three Others with Insider Trading

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-204

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Indonesia to sue UK agency for share of Airbus bribery case settlement

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/indonesia-sue-uk-agency-share-115445738.html

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UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) consults on how it will require firms to reimburse APP fraud victims

Read here: https://www.psr.org.uk/news-and-updates/latest-news/news/psr-consults-on-how-it-will-require-firms-to-reimburse-app-fraud-victims/

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Transactions involving French billionaire Bernard Arnault investigated over suspected money laundering

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/29/bernard-arnault-lvmh-nikolai-sarkisov

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FinCEN Announces $15 Million Civil Money Penalty Against Shinhan Bank America for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-announces-15-million-civil-money-penalty-against-shinhan-bank-america Link to Consent Order: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/enforcement_action/2023-09-29/SHBA_9-28_FINAL_508.pdf

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EPPO dismantles criminal organisation suspected of €17 million VAT fraud involving luxury cars

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/spain-eppo-dismantles-criminal-organisation-suspected-eu17-million-vat-fraud-involving-luxury

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Swiss Parliament calls for a Commodity Trading Act and wants the Enforcement of Sanctions against Russia inspected

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/media-corner/press-releases/detail/swiss-parliament-calls-for-a-commodity-trading-act-and-wants-the-enforcement-of-sanctions-against-russia-inspected\

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End detention of Venezuelan Special Envoy (Alex Saab), arrested and extradited to the US on money laundering charges, UN experts say

Read here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/09/united-states-end-detention-venezuelan-special-envoy-un-experts-say

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Building firm wins battle with O2 over £10k fraud

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cev7ldgpr2jo

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Anti-money laundering assessors visit Jersey

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vlj7qm4g6o

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Migrant Smugglers Continue to Benefit From Venezuela Crisis, US Policy

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/migrant-smugglers-benefit-venezuela-crisis-us-policy/

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Five men face £6.5m NHS Scotland bribery trial

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66936503

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Three Italian nationals challenge Maltese authorities over frozen assets despite legal clearance

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/court_and_police/125147/three_men_challenge_maltese_authorities_over_frozen_assets_despite_legal_clearance

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