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Banks ‘may be wrongly closing accounts or silently marking them for fraud’, consumer group warns

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/banks-may-be-wrongly-closing-accounts-or-silently-marking-them-for-fraud-consumer-group-warns-12921295

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Credit Suisse inquiry will keep files secret for 50 years

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/credit-suisse-inquiry-keep-files-082712959.html

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Luanda Leaks whistleblower Rui Pinto faces fresh charges but may benefit from amnesty reforms timed to coincide with papal visit

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luanda-leaks/luanda-leaks-whistleblower-rui-pinto-faces-fresh-charges-but-may-benefit-from-amnesty-reforms-timed-to-coincide-with-papal-visit/

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Trafficked children face asylum ‘system trauma’, says University of Stirling research

Read here: https://www.stir.ac.uk/news/2023/july-2023-news/trafficked-children-face-asylum-system-trauma-with-experts-cautioning-illegal-migration-bill-set-to-make-worse/

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Plaintiff seeks to anonymously sue Germany for alleged breach of contract to share revenue raised due to Panama Papers’ tax fraud investigations

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/plaintiff-seeks-to-anonymously-sue-germany-for-alleged-breach-of-contract-to-share-revenue-raised-due-to-panama-papers-tax-fraud-investigations/

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Dubai mule films herself collating cash in money-laundering scheme

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-66192112

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Rise of the Criminal Hybrid State in Venezuela

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/rise-criminal-hybrid-state-venezuela/ Link to report: https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Rise-of-the-Criminal-Hybrid-State-in-Venezuela-InSight-Crime-1.pdf

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Two brothers sentenced to a combined 8 years for fleecing consumers through Collateral P2P platform

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/andrew-and-peter-currie-sentenced-combined-8-years-fleecing-consumers-through-collateral-p2p

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Treasury Sanctions Illicit Fentanyl Network Run by Key Sinaloa Cartel Family Members

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1607

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Money laundering cash couriers smuggled millions in suitcases out of the UK to the UAE

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/money-laundering-cash-couriers-smuggled-millions-in-suitcases

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Guatemala’s Elections in Disarray As Corrupt Elites Cling to Power

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/guatemala-elections-disarray-corrupt-elites-try-cling-power/

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Coca price crash contributing to Colombia food insecurity, says UN

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/coca-price-crash-contributing-colombia-204319451.html

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African online platforms must take urgent action to address illegal wildlife trade say experts

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/announcements/african-online-platforms-illegal-wildlife-trade/

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27 food fraudsters arrested in Lithuania and Italy

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/27-food-fraudsters-arrested-in-lithuania-and-italy

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Russian billionaire Abramovich challenges EU sanctions against him

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-billionaire-abramovich-challenges-eu-073634392.html

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UAE Suspends Gold Refiner on Owners’ Alleged Laundering Link

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-14/uae-suspends-gold-refinery-over-owners-alleged-laundering-links

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Chairman of Bangladesh’s Securities Regulator Got Payments From Bank Accounts Used for Alleged $13-Million Fraud

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/chairman-of-bangladeshs-securities-regulator-got-payments-from-bank-accounts-used-for-alleged-13-million-fraud

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Spotlight report: Migrant smuggling networks and their methods

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/spotlight-report-migrant-smuggling-networks-and-their-methods Link to report: https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites/default/files/documents/Europol%20Spotlight%20Report%20-%20Criminal%20networks%20in%20migrant%20smuggling.pdf

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UK Finance and Cifas launch lessons to prevent young adults from becoming money mules

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insight/press-release/uk-finance-and-cifas-launch-lessons

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Supreme Court rules in favour of Barclays in push payment fraud reimbursement claim

Read here: https://www.supremecourt.uk/press-summary/uksc-2022-0075.html Court ruling: https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2022-0075-judgment.pdf

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New report sheds light on the key role of corruption in enabling wildlife crime

Read here: https://wildlifejustice.org/new-report-sheds-light-on-the-key-role-of-corruption-in-enabling-wildlife-crime/ Link to report: https://wildlifejustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/corruption-report-2023-SPREADS-V12.pdf

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Uniting the response? Challenges in international law enforcement cooperation in wildlife crime in Asia and Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/international-law-enforcement-cooperation-wildlife-crime-asia-africa/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Alastair-MacBeath-and-Julia-Stanyard-Uniting-the-response-GI-TOC-July-2023.pdf

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Mexico: IEDs kill four police officers and two civilians in ‘brutal’ cartel ambush

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/12/mexico-bombs-kill-police-agents-cartel-jalisco

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AI use widened in UK to assess universal credit applications and tackle fraud

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/11/use-of-artificial-intelligence-widened-to-assess-universal-credit-applications-and-tackle

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FCA fines Bastion Capital London Limited £2.5m for serious financial crime control failings

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-fines-bastion-capital-london-limited-25m-serious-financial-control-failings

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Gambling business Star Racing Limited fined £594k for AML failings

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/gambling-business-star-racing-limited-fined-gbp594-00

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US tech giants restructured to sidestep Australian tax law, following PwC advice

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luxembourg-leaks/us-tech-giants-restructured-to-sidestep-australian-tax-law-following-pwc-advice/

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BNP Paribas Fortis receives €15 million fine for breaching anti-money laundering policies

Read here: https://www.brusselstimes.com/595836/bnp-paribas-fortis-receives-e15-million-fine-due-to-anti-money-laundering-policies

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One in 12 Britons victims of rise in AI scams

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/one-in-12-britons-victims-rise-ai-scams-clone-voice-money/

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Under-21s targeted by money launderers, warns UK fraud agency

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/a49c366c-3bc5-4bbf-a22c-ac41e6e0c423

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Solicitor struck off for hiding friendship with convicted money lender

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/solicitor-struck-off-for-hiding-friendship-with-convicted-money-lender/5116601.article

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Kratom (an opioid-like plant) Company and Owner Plead Guilty to Illegal Importation and Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/kratom-company-and-owner-plead-guilty-illegal-importation-and-money-laundering

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Betfair Faces Enforcement Action for AML Violations in Denmark

Read here: https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/betfair-faces-enforcement-action-for-aml-violations-in-denmark/

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Kansas City Chiefs ‘Superfan’ Charged with Bank Theft

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/kc-chiefs-superfan-charged-bank-theft

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Supervisors of banks are making progress in the fight against financial crime, the European Banking Authority (EBA) finds

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/supervisors-banks-are-making-progress-fight-against-financial-crime-eba-finds

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Illegal wildlife trafficking thrives in Facebook groups for “animal lovers”

Read here: https://restofworld.org/2023/illegal-wildlife-trafficking-facebook/

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Federal Court makes ruling in Crown matter: $450 million penalty for AML/CFT failings

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/federal-court-makes-ruling-crown-matter

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Romania: Company specialised in painting icons probed over fraud allegations

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/romania-company-specialised-painting-icons-probed-over-fraud-allegations

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