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French National Police arrest 13 intercontinental car traffickers

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/french-national-police-arrest-13-intercontinental-car-traffickers

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FCA sets out initial findings on bank account access and closures

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-sets-out-initial-findings-bank-account-access-and-closures Link to report: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/corporate/uk-payment-accounts-access-and-closures.pdf Link to research note on ‘International perspectives on de-risking’: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/research/research-note-international-perspectives-on-de-risking.pdf

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The State of Scams in the United Kingdom Report (2023) available free to download

Read here: https://www.gasa.org/product-page/the-state-of-scams-in-the-united-kingdom-report-2023

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Measuring organized crime

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

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Man Convicted in International Scheme that Defrauded Lawyers in the US

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18048-man-convicted-in-international-scheme-that-defrauded-lawyers-in-the-us

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Inside a drug lab: Trafficking rings import chemists to teach ‘cooks’ how to disguise cocaine

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-09-18/inside-a-drug-lab-trafficking-rings-import-chemists-to-teach-cooks-how-to-disguise-cocaine.html

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UK Court Sentences French Duo for Smuggling Vietnamese Migrants Inside Furniture

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18050-uk-court-sentences-french-duo-for-smuggling-vietnamese-migrants-inside-furniture

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Russian International Money Launderer Arrested for Illicitly Procuring Large Quantities of U.S.-Manufactured Dual-Use Military Grade Microelectronics for Russian Elites

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-international-money-launderer-arrested-illicitly-procuring-large-quantities-us

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Son of Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “El Chapo” Arraigned on Federal Criminal Charges Following his Extradition from Mexico to the United States for International Drug Trafficking

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/son-joaquin-guzman-loera-aka-el-chapo-arraigned-federal-criminal-charges-following-his

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Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads not guilty to U.S. drug and money laundering charges

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/son-el-chapo-pleads-not-guilty-us-drug-money-laundering-charges-rcna105734

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The dark secrets of Switzerland’s largest gold refinery

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/the-dark-secrets-of-switzerland-s-largest-gold-refinery/48802284

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An Extradition (and a Fentanyl Prohibition) as Mexico Tries a Counterdrug Reset

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/extradition-fentanyl-prohibition-mexico-tries-counterdrug-reset/

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Bad pharma: Trafficking illicit medical products in West Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/bad-pharma-trafficking-illicit-medical-products-in-west-africa/

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Caught in a SAR Trap: Statement on In the Matter of Pierre Economacos

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/peirce-uyeda-statement-pierre-economacos-091823

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FinCEN Issues Compliance Guide to Help Small Businesses Report Beneficial Ownership Information

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-compliance-guide-help-small-businesses-report-beneficial-ownership Link to guidance: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/BOI_Small_Compliance_Guide_FINAL_Sept_508C.pdf

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Firm linked to Adani investors lost licences in Mauritius for breaches of money laundering regulations

Read here: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/money-laundering-laws-firm-linked-to-adani-investors-lost-licences-in-mauritius-8941826/

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Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork told to repay funding

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/18/danish-artist-jens-haaning-empty-frames-ordered-repay

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109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China

Read here: https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/109-telecom-fraud-suspects-deported-from-myanmar-to-china/

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Antonio López, a police expert in hunting down counterfeit works of art: ‘They’re sold as Picassos, but they’re really Pikachus’

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-09-18/antonio-lopez-a-police-expert-in-hunting-down-counterfeit-works-of-art-theyre-sold-as-picassos-but-theyre-really-pikachus.html

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Russian Elite Bring Back $50 Billion of Assets as Havens Dwindle

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/russian-elite-bring-back–50-billion-of-assets-as-havens-dwindle/48811000

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Prominent German banker on trial in giant tax fraud scheme

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/prominent-german-banker-trial-giant-141125778.html

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Son of former Central Bank of Curaçao & Sint Maarten president charged with fraud in the US

Read here: https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/son-of-former-central-bank-president-charged-with-fraud-in-the-us/

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Why Chinese Mafias Are Moving Into Chile

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/why-chinese-mafias-are-moving-into-chile/

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FinCEN Announces $15 Million Civil Money Penalty against Bancrédito International Bank and Trust Corporation for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-announces-15-million-civil-money-penalty-against-bancredito-international Link to Civil Money Penalty notice: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/Bancredito_Consent_FINAL_091523_508C.pdf

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Venezuela Could Be Supplying Colombia’s Cocaine Labs With Scarce Precursor

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuelas-urea-production-colombia-cocaine-processing-labs/

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Philippine Outlet Rappler and its CEO Acquitted of Tax Evasion Charges

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/18041-philippine-outlet-rappler-and-its-ceo-acquitted-of-tax-evasion-charges

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Singapore’s clean image under scrutiny amid money laundering scandal

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/9/18/singapores-clean-image-under-scrutiny-amid-money-laundering-scandal

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$18 million in paintings: the mastermind who plundered Venezuela’s state oil company used his stolen funds to buy art

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-09-18/18-million-in-paintings-the-mastermind-who-plundered-venezuelas-state-oil-company-used-his-stolen-funds-to-buy-art.html

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Moroccan charity faces account termination due to ING money laundering rules

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2023/09/17/moroccan-charity-faces-account-termination-due-ing-money-laundering-rules

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B.C. lawyer wired $2.6M to Dubai for client under U.S. stock probe

Read here: https://www.delta-optimist.com/highlights/bc-lawyer-wired-26m-to-dubai-for-client-under-us-stock-probe-7556280

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Dutch Defense Ministry employee arrested for selling airplane parts to Russia

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2023/09/17/dutch-defense-ministry-employee-arrested-selling-airplane-parts-russia

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Evergrande arrests: China police detain staff at property giant’s wealth management arm

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/18/evergrande-arrests-china-police-detain-staff-at-wealth-management-arm-property-giant

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Fleet Of Porsches Seized As Part Of Investigation Into Jet Airways Investor

Read here: https://www.bqprime.com/business/fleet-of-porsches-seized-as-part-of-probe-into-jet-airways-investor

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Criminal cash concealed as sandwiches seized at Essex port

Read here: https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2023/september/money-hidden-as-sandwiches/

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Monaco Bankers Face Trial With Client Linked to ‘Mafia Capitale’

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-18/monaco-money-laundering-trial-bankers-accused-of-ignoring-red-flags

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Escobar’s Former Hitman Takes the Road to ‘Total Peace’ in Medellín, Colombia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/escobars-former-hitman-takes-the-road-to-total-peace-in-medellin-colombia/ Link to report: https://es.insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Escobars-Former-Hitman-Takes-the-Road-to-‘Total-Peace-in-Medellin-Colombia-InSight-Crime-Sep-2023.pdf

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IRS investigating sanctioned Russian oligarchs’ use of South Dakota trusts, agent says

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/irs-investigating-sanctioned-russian-oligarchs-use-of-south-dakota-trusts-agent-says/

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“We don’t ask questions”: Hawala payment system vulnerable to use by organized crime groups, including opiate traffickers and migrant smugglers 

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/frontpage/2023/September/we-dont-ask-questions_-hawala-payment-system-vulnerable-to-use-by-organized-crime-groups–including-opiate-traffickers-and-migrant-smugglers.html Link to report: https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/AOTP/Hawala_Digital.pdf

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Mexican drug cartels pay Americans to smuggle weapons across the border, intelligence documents show

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mexican-drug-cartels-american-weapons-smuggled-across-border/

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