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Metals recycler victim of US$195 million fraud

Read here: https://www.construction-europe.com/news/metals-recycler-victim-of-us195-million-fraud/8031891.article

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UNODC joins regional crime fighters to tackle scams and human trafficking in SE Asia

Read here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141492

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Landmark marijuana financing bill clears big hurdle in the US senate

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/27/marijuana-financing-bill-safer-banking-to-move-forward-in-congress.html

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Credit Suisse, UBS Face Stepped up Russia Sanctions Probe

Read here: https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/59454-usa-russia-sanctions-ubs-credit-suisse

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Higher education institutions and the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations

Read here: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/160289/ Link to full report here: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/160289/3/Criminal%20Law%20Review%20%281%29.pdf

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Two Real Estate Developers Convicted of Conspiring to Embezzle Millions From the Failed Washington Federal Bank in Chicago

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/two-real-estate-developers-convicted-conspiring-embezzle-millions-failed-washington

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Asian Countries Join Forces to Combat Human Trafficking for Criminal Scams

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18071-asian-countries-join-forces-to-combat-human-trafficking-for-criminal-scams

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Human Trafficking Allegations in the Champagne Industry

Read here: https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2023/09/champagne-pickers-treated-like-dogs

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Singapore’s central bank looking into banks’ role in $1.8 billion money laundering case

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/singapores-central-bank-looking-banks-113706561.html

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JP Morgan settles Jeffrey Epstein lawsuits with US Virgin Islands for $75m

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/26/jpmorgan-jeffrey-epstein-lawsuit-settlement-us-virgin-islands

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Trinidad and Tobago Listed as Non-Cooperative in Combating Illegal Fishing

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18068-trinidad-and-tobago-listed-as-non-cooperative-in-combating-illegal-fishing

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Fake Jet Engine Parts Ground American, Southwest, United Planes as Scandal Grows

Read here: https://www.thedrive.com/news/fake-jet-engine-parts-ground-american-southwest-united-planes-as-scandal-grows

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Lorry driver charged after 136 kilos of cocaine found in trailer doors

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lorry-driver-charged-after-136-kilos-of-cocaine-found-in-trailer-doors

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Romanian Local Politician Caught Receiving a €250,000 Euro Bribe

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18066-romanian-local-politician-caught-receiving-a-250-000-euro-bribe

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United States Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Traffickers and Colombian Clan del Golfo Leader

Read here: https://www.state.gov/united-states-sanctions-sinaloa-cartel-fentanyl-traffickers-and-colombian-clan-del-golfo-leader/

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Swiss prosecutors indict an ex-employee of trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid in Republic of Congo

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/swiss-indict-former-employee-trading-150152476.html

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Russian oligarch Deripaska says Western sanctions won’t stop Ukraine war

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/russian-oligarch-deripaska-says-western-100810908.html

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US Sanctions Rwanda Over Child Soldiers – As UK Sings President Kagame’s Praises

Read here: https://bylinetimes.com/2023/09/26/us-sanctions-rwanda-over-child-soldiers-as-uk-sings-president-kagames-praises/

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Global Organized Crime Index 2023

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/ocindex-2023/

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Foul play off the pitch: The rise of football ticket fraud

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/money-mentor/article/sports-online-ticket-fraud-scam-lloyds-banking-group/

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Scammers set up companies and bank accounts in Singapore remotely during Covid-19

Read here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/money-laundering-scammers-set-up-companies-and-bank-accounts-in-s-pore-remotely-during-covid-19

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Investigation services intercept boat with exotic birds and firearms [Translated from Dutch]

Read here: https://bonaire.nu/2023/09/25/opsporingsdiensten-onderscheppen-boot-met-exotische-vogels-en-vuurwapens/

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Tech firms that fail to tackle child sexual abuse could lose bank accounts

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/25/tech-firms-bank-accounts-child-sexual-abuse-uk-finance/

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The Global Hunt for ‘Narco Millennial’ Sebastián Marset

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w5yb/uruguay-sebastian-marset-narco-hunt

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‘Dark’ ships are faking their locations to move oil around the world – and it’s likely worth billions of dollars

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/26/russian-dark-ships-vessels-fake-their-locations-to-move-oil-around-the-world.html

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How going undercover in the cartels works, according to a former DEA agent

Read here: https://www.insider.com/how-colombian-cartels-work-former-undercover-agent-2023-9

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Deutsche Bank Subsidiary DWS to Pay $25 Million for Anti-Money Laundering Violations

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-194

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Money-Laundering Criminals are Adapting to New Technology Faster Than Authorities Can Keep Up, EU Report Says

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/money-laundering-criminals-are-adapting-to-new-technology-faster-than-authorities-can-keep-up-eu-report-says/

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Iraqi Central Bank to Restrict Internal Trade to Iraqi Dinar

Read here: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/iraqi-central-bank-to-restrict-internal-trade-to-iraqi-dinar-1.1975705

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Cartel-trained terrorists being drawn to Biden’s free-for-all border

Read here: https://afn.net/national-security/2023/09/25/cartel-trained-terrorists-being-drawn-to-biden-s-free-for-all-border/

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FIFAgate prosecutors to appeal acquittals of former Fox exec Lopez and sports marketer Full Play

Read here: https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2023/09/26/fifagate-prosecutors-appeal-acquittals-former-fox-exec-lopez-sports-marketer-full-play/

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Ex-solicitor jailed for taking £2m client money

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/ex-solicitor-jailed-for-taking-2m-client-money/5117332.article

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Son of Colombia’s president to face trial over money laundering

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/son-colombias-president-face-trial-012634751.html

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Germany’s Scholz hints at checks on Polish border amid visa-for-bribes scandal

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/olaf-scholz-germany-poland-border-checks-visa-for-bribes-scandal/

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Santander clashes with EY over firm’s anti-financial crime consulting work

Read here: https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/santander-clashes-with-ey-over-firms-consulting-work-20230926

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The Caribbean island that wants to claim a Russian super yacht

Read here: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-caribbean-island-that-wants-to-claim-a-russian-super-yacht/

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Royal carpet maker Victoria’s shares tumble on auditor’s fraud risk warning

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/c148853d-efbd-443c-9589-b9dc27bb3565

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‘Just Rock’: Moti Group Suspected Zimbabwe Concessions Held No Lithium Before Announcing $1B Battery Factory

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/just-rock-moti-group-suspected-zimbabwe-concessions-held-no-lithium-before-announcing-1b-battery-factory

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New Research Sheds Light on Global Hubs of Illicit Trade

Read here: https://traccc.gmu.edu/projects/current/hubs-of-illicit-trade-hit/ Link to report: https://traccc.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HIT-Final-Report-1.pdf

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