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Brutal Mexican cartels pimping up Mad Max-style monster trucks with machine gun turrets

Read here: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/brutal-mexican-cartels-pimping-up-30640919

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Thai restaurant reservation fraud nets 140 million baht in July, warns CCIB

Read here: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/thai-restaurant-reservation-scams-net-140-million-baht-in-july-warns-ccib

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Maldives top court rejects jailed ex-leader’s plea for eligibility to run again for president

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/maldives-top-court-rejects-jailed-leaders-plea-eligibility-102055864

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Miss Universe is investigated for alleged fraud

Read here: https://www.musicmundial.com/en/2023/08/06/miss-universe-is-investigated-for-alleged-fraud/

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Bank of America imposters renew Zelle scam, telling victims ‘ignore fraud warnings’

Read here: https://abc7.com/bank-of-america-zelle-scam-fraud-warning/13608167/

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Colorado halts operations, freezes assets of company allegedly creating fake documents

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-state-company-fake-documents-operations-propdoks-visual-prop-studios-aurora-denver-fraud/

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Researchers detect two of Suriname’s most powerful jaguar trafficking network

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/researchers-detect-two-of-surinames-most-powerful-jaguar-trafficking-networks/

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Ukraine discloses name of Estonian firm involved in corruption case

Read here: https://news.err.ee/1609054316/ukraine-discloses-name-of-estonian-firm-involved-in-corruption-case

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Canadian Case Exposes Hong Kong Developer’s Corporate Ties to Chinese Criminal Underworld

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/canadian-case-exposes-hong-kong-developers-corporate-ties-to-chinese-criminal-underworld

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Has Narco-Money Once Again Infiltrated Political Campaigns in Colombia?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/has-narco-money-once-again-infiltrated-political-campaigns-colombia/

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Italian fugitive caught after passion for football betrays his location

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/05/italian-fugitive-caught-after-passion-for-football-betrays-his-location

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The violent underbelly of the avocado industry

Read here: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/06/1192413115/the-violent-underbelly-of-the-avocado-industry

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Oligarchs fret about their assets as UK fights to keep tabs on their spending

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/05/oligarchs-fret-about-their-assets-as-uk-fights-to-keep-tabs-on-their-spending

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De-risking banking in the metaverse

Read here: https://www.retailbankerinternational.com/comment/de-risking-banking-in-the-metaverse-jay-nair-infosys-expert-comment/

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China Executes South Korean for Drug Trafficking

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/a/china-executes-south-korean-for-drug-trafficking/7212770.html

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NatWest imposes new cash limits

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/natwest-imposes-new-cash-limits-in-latest-de-banking-row/ar-AA1eS4Ia

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‘Up all night worrying’: 92-year-old debanked by NatWest after move to Jamaica

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/06/92-year-old-debanked-natwest-jamaica

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Iran Irked By Iraqi MP’s Claim Of Dollar Smuggling

Read here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202308069453

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How to recognise a financially abusive relationship, and what to do if you’re in one

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/financial-economic-abuse-relationship-how-know/

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‘Hermès smells soft and smoky, Gucci more like wood’: how fake-hunters tell designer knock-offs from the real deal

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/aug/05/hermes-gucci-how-fake-hunters-tell-designer-knock-offs-from-the-real-deal

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National Gallery of Australia to return bronze artifacts believed stolen to Cambodia

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/hidden-treasures/national-gallery-of-australia-to-return-bronze-artifacts-believed-stolen-to-cambodia/

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Specialist victim care unit which supports thousands of vulnerable fraud victims rolled out across the UK

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2023/august/specialist-victim-care-unit-which-supports-thousands-of-vulnerable-fraud-victims-rolled-out-across-the-uk/

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‘Narco-deforestation’ in focus at upcoming summit of Amazon nations

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/narco-deforestation-focus-upcoming-summit-090604884.html

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French billionaire Drahi to face investors as graft claims swirl

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/french-billionaire-drahi-face-investors-033442955.html

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‘Rough Diamonds’ TV show: Is that really how money laundering works?

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/24700/rough-diamonds-is-that-really-how-money-laundering-works

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Colombian president’s son ‘won’t last’ in jail, defence lawyer warns

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/4/colombian-presidents-son-wont-last-in-jail-defence-lawyer-warns

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Ex-Everton and Sheffield United man charged over suspected bribery

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/ex-everton-sheffield-united-man-111400318.html

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Former NBA Player Terrence Williams Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Defrauding The NBA Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan

Red here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-nba-player-terrence-williams-sentenced-10-years-prison-defrauding-nba-players

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Cocaine Britain – and a battle of wits between police and traffickers

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/4779ca80-33a8-11ee-bd0d-b217d7a83feb

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Albemarle to Pay $218.5 Million to Settle Foreign Bribery Probe

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/albemarle-to-pay-218-5-million-to-settle-foreign-bribery-probe-60936337

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FBI identified and located 200 sex trafficking victims, 59 missing children in two-week sweep

Read here: https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/operation-cross-country-2023

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Bribes For Bias: Can AI Be Corrupted? Potential abuse of Artificial Intelligence for private gain

Read here: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/bribes-for-bias-can-ai-be-corrupted

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Sex-trafficking survivors are increasingly suing to hold hotel chains liable for abuse on their properties, new investigation finds

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/trafficking-inc/sex-trafficking-survivors-are-increasingly-suing-to-hold-hotel-chains-liable-for-abuse-on-their-properties-new-investigation-finds/

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UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, requests inquiry into ‘debanking’ of politicians

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/aug/03/jeremy-hunt-requests-fca-inquiry-into-debanking-of-politicians

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UK consultation to ban scam calls launched

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/consultation-to-ban-scam-calls-launched

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The Shattered Mafia Behind Criminal Chaos in Zulia, Venezuela

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/shattered-mob-clan-criminal-chaos-zulia-venezuela/

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Spanish Police Arrest 23 in Crackdown on Modern Slavery

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17893-spanish-police-arrest-23-in-crackdown-on-modern-slavery

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