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Jersey Probes Roman Abramovich Over Suspected Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/jersey-probes-roman-abramovich-over-suspected-money-laundering

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UK Lawmakers Warn of ‘Alarming’ Surge in Smuggled Meat and Dairy

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/uk-lawmakers-warn-of-alarming-surge-in-smuggled-meat-and-dairy

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Jailed solicitor Alistair Blackwood who amassed £1m crime fortune to repay just £1

Read here: https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/jailed-solicitor-alistair-blackwood-who-amassed-ps1m-crime-fortune-repays-just-ps1

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Proposed contactless changes could increase convenience for consumers in the UK – Considerations on fraud?

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/proposed-contactless-changes-could-increase-convenience-consumers

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Vans, North Face, Timberland: Are US brands skirting forced labour law to source from China?

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-09-08/vans-north-face-timberland-are-major-us-brands-skirting-forced-labour-law-to-source-from-china

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Transparency International UK publishes blueprint for ending financial secrecy in British offshore centres

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/news/transparency-international-uk-publishes-blueprint-ending-financial-secrecy-british-offshore Text of report here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/publications/unlocking-ownership-data PDF of report here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/sites/default/files/2025-09/Unlocking%20Ownership%20Data.pdf

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ABA Foundation and FBI Release New Infographic to Help Americans Spot and Avoid Deepfake Scams

Read here: https://www.aba.com/about-us/press-room/press-releases/ABA-Foundation-and-FBI-Joint-Infographic-on-Deepfake-Scams

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FATF, Egmont Group, INTERPOL and UNODC call for stronger co-operation between countries as they launch handbook to fight money laundering

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/publications/Methodsandtrends/international-cooperation-against-money-laundering.html Link to handbook: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/reports/International-Cooperation-ML-Detection-Investigation-Prosecution.pdf

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Azerbaijan Jails Ex-Oil Executive for $32M Embezzlement

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/azerbaijan-jails-ex-oil-executive-for-32m-embezzlement

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Three arrested for raising money for fake charitys; Hundreds of thousands stolen

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2025/09/05/three-arrested-raising-money-fake-charitys-hundreds-thousands-stolen

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Dozens of sex trafficking victims in Austria – Five arrests in Colombia

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/dozens-of-sex-trafficking-victims-in-austria-%E2%80%93-five-arrests-in-colombia

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From Exchange to Messenger: How the Distributed Network of Garantex Successors is Organised

Read here: https://ti-russia.org/en/2025/09/10/from-exchange-to-messenger-how-the-distributed-network-of-garantex-successors-is-organised-a-transparency-investigation/ Link to report: https://cryptolaundromat.ti-russia.org

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The Grand Illusion of the International Anti-Corruption Fight

Read here: https://www.promarket.org/2025/09/10/la-grande-illusione-of-the-international-anti-corruption-fight/

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Chelsea faces 74 charges for breaching FA agent rules

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-09-11/chelsea-fc-faces-74-charges-for-breaching-fa-agent-regulations

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Scamland Myanmar: How conflict and crime syndicates built a global fraud industry

Read here: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/scamland-myanmar-how-conflict-and-crime-syndicates-built-a-global-fraud-industry/

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AUSTRAC intelligence helps crack gold laundering case linked to gambling

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/austrac-intelligence-helps-crack-gold-laundering-case-linked-gambling

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UAE and UK conclude bilateral visit to strengthen partnership against illicit finance

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uae-and-uk-conclude-bilateral-visit-to-strengthen-partnership-against-illicit-finance

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SEC closes investigation of Swedbank

Read here: https://www.swedbank.com/newsroom/press-releases.details.sec-closes-investigation-of-swedbank.2A5F11ECBA23C89B.html

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In a war in Mexico between cartel factions, influencers become targets

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/03/mexico-influencers-drug-cartel-war

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When Virtual Currency Becomes Leverage Against Children: Child exploitation and human trafficking risks

Read here: https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/human-trafficking/perspective-when-virtual-currency-becomes-leverage-against-children/

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Made In Italy: The Story Behind the Label. Luxury goods and labour exploitation

Read here: https://stopthetraffik.org/made-in-italy/

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Sex creation in the digital era: Beneath the growing profession of online sex creation is a world of criminal exploitation

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/sex-creation-in-the-digital-era/

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Europol supports operation leading to 12 arrests in Ecuador

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/europol-supports-operation-leading-to-12-arrests-in-ecuador

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FinCEN Issues Guidance to Financial Institutions on Cross-Border Information Sharing

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/system/files/2025-09/Crossborderguidance-508C.pdf

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AUSTRAC on the ground in illicit tobacco raids

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/austrac-ground-illicit-tobacco-raids

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Jewellery boss in £170m scam told shop staff to pretend to be customers

Read here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp37k8ev9glo

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Pixelated Profits: Terrorist Financing Through In-Game Economies in Indonesia

Read here: https://gnet-research.org/2025/08/29/pixelated-profits-terrorist-financing-through-in-game-economies-in-indonesia/

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Major NBA brands linked to forced labour in China

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025-08-30/major-nba-brands-linked-to-forced-labour-in-china

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Inside the Hunt for the Prakhon Chai Hoard

Read here: https://theantiquitiescoalition.org/inside-the-hunt-for-the-prakhon-chai-hoard-ac-interviews-dr-angela-chiu/

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8 arrested in a crackdown on human trafficking network active across continents

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/8-arrested-in-crackdown-human-trafficking-network-active-across-continents

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Ukraine’s Ex-Cyber Security Head Accused of Hiding Wealth

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/ukraines-ex-cyber-security-head-accused-of-hiding-wealth

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8 arrested in a crackdown on human trafficking network active across continents

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/three-men-detained-after-vanuatus-largest-cocaine-haul-since-2013

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Three Men Detained After Vanuatu’s Largest Cocaine Haul Since 2013

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/three-men-detained-after-vanuatus-largest-cocaine-haul-since-2013

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Settlement Agreement between OFAC and Fracht FWO Inc.

Read here: https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20250903_33

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Congo’s Ex-Justice Minister Convicted of Diverting War Victim Funds

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/congos-ex-justice-minister-convicted-of-diverting-war-victim-funds

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Investigation Ghost Credits: EPPO seizes assets in probe into €40 million VAT carousel fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-ghost-credits-eppo-seizes-assets-probe-eu40-million-vat-carousel-fraud

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Jumbo suspends ex-CEO Frits van Eerd’s voting rights after money laundering conviction

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2025/09/02/jumbo-suspends-ex-ceo-frits-van-eerds-voting-rights-money-laundering-conviction

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Who Owns South Africa: The System – Money, Power and Politics

Read here: https://www.opensecrets.org.za/wosa_system/

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A murder and a shooting: What do two recent incidents reveal about Guinea-Bissau’s cocaine politics?

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/recent-incidents-guinea-bissau-cocaine-politics/

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‘Prodigious’ Egyptian antiquities smuggler linked to British Museum jailed

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/08/27/jail-looms-for-prodigious-egyptian-antiquities-smuggler-linked-to-british-museum/

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