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UK: The Missing Million-Pound Donor Lords

Read here: https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/03/the-missing-million-pound-conservative-donor-lords/

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Switzerland has to ‘go above and beyond’ to implement sanctions

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-has-to–go-above-and-beyond–to-implement-sanctions/48589210

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21 arrested for labour exploitation and 261 victims identified

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/21-arrested-for-labour-exploitation-and-261-victims-identified

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Syrian gang leader arrested with 14 other suspects in Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/syrian-gang-leader-arrested-14-other-suspects-in-spain

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Wife, Lawyer Of Imprisoned Former Kazakh Minister Suspected Of Attempted Bribery

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/wife-lawyer-former-kazakh-minister-attempted-bribery/32487228.html

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Shell still trading Russian gas despite pledge to stop

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66021325

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Switzerland questions oil trader over sidestep of Russian sanctions

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/ddbd705a-3744-45ef-a154-27d7f7be7e7f

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How Biofuels Scams Have Undermined A Flagship EU Climate Policy

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/how-biofuels-scams-have-undermined-a-flagship-eu-climate-policy

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Inside the supercar ‘chop shop’: Watch as cops seize £1 million of stolen cars – Including Ferraris to Bentleys

Read here: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-12241909/Inside-supercar-chop-shop-Watch-cops-discover-1M-stolen-motors-gangs-secert-garage.html

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AFP seizes drugs concealed in new cars shipped to Australia

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/afp-seizes-drugs-concealed-new-cars-shipped-australia

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UK: Suella Braverman U-turns on new rules targeting trafficking victims

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/02/suella-braverman-u-turns-new-rules-targeting-trafficking-victims

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Kroll’s 2023 Fraud and Financial Crime Report

Read here: https://www.kroll.com/en/insights/publications/fraud-and-financial-crime-report

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£2million of money-laundering assets seized in Gibraltar

Read here: https://www.surinenglish.com/gibraltar/2million-moneylaundering-assets-seized-gibraltar-20230703131427-nt.html

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Banks warned against closing accounts over politics

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66090522

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Official found guilty, avoids jail in Olympics bribery case

Read here: https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/37957658/official-found-guilty-avoids-jail-olympics-bribery-case

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ATG wins Swedish court case over AML ruling

Read here: https://igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/legal/atg-wins-swedish-court-case-over-aml-ruling/

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After Migrant Tragedy in the Mediterranean, Pakistan Goes after Human Traffickers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17808-after-migrant-tragedy-in-the-mediterranean-pakistan-goes-after-human-traffickers

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France charges Lebanon bank chief’s ex-assistant in graft probe

Read here: https://www.newagebd.net/article/205589/france-charges-lebanon-bank-chiefs-ex-assistant-in-graft-probe

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Despite criticism, the Swiss say they’re model enforcers of Russia sanctions

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/despite-criticism–the-swiss-say-they-re-model-enforcers-of-russia-sanctions/48631342

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Central Asia’s Organized Crime Battle: Insights, Challenges, and Strategies for Transformation

Read here: https://cabar.asia/en/organized-crime-in-central-asia

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Slovakia central bank chief says he won’t step down despite bribery charges against him

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/slovakia-central-bank-chief-step-despite-bribery-charges-100611726

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Narcs and spies: The drug war’s murky origins in Southeast Asia

Read here: https://theworld.org/stories/2023-06-29/narcs-and-spies-drug-war-s-murky-origins-southeast-asia

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6.5 tonnes of cocaine found hidden between bananas in Colombia and Spain

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/65-tonnes-of-cocaine-found-hidden-between-bananas-in-colombia-and-spain

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The Russian oil laundromat fueling America’s driving season

Read here: https://www.globalwitness.org/en/blog/the-russian-oil-laundromat-fueling-americas-driving-season/

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Police unplug international phone scam network

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/police-unplug-international-phone-scam-network

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Including Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessments

Read here: http://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:9145/mltf_risk_assessment_guide.pdf

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UK political donor accused of using bullying legal threats to suppress a report, ‘silenced’ chair of parliamentary anti-corruption group

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jul/03/tory-donor-accused-of-using-bullying-legal-threats-to-suppress-a-report

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UK to breach Iran nuclear deal with refusal to lift sanctions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/02/uk-to-breach-iran-nuclear-deal-with-refusal-to-lift-sanctions

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From Smuggling to Trafficking: One Migrant’s Nightmare on the Guatemala-Mexico Border

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/smuggling-trafficking-migrant-nightmare-guatemala-mexico-border/

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Anti-mafia cops tell Italian MPs of Malta base for fugitives

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/123730/antimafia_cops_tell_italian_mps_of_malta_base_for_fugitives_

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Loophole Caucasus: Failed EU Sanctions

Read here: https://www.dw.com/en/loophole-caucasus-failed-eu-sanctions/video-66089431

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Australia: Former deputy mayor Salim Mehajer found guilty of fraud offences after forging signatures

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/03/salim-mehajer-found-guilty-fraud-offences-former-deputy-mayor-auburn-council-sydney

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Clearstream suspends processing of new Russian share conversions after EU sanctions

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/clearstream-suspends-processing-russian-share-132201203.html

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Wall Street Regulators’ New Target: Emojis

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/emojis-wall-street-regulators-finance-finra-5bbf5688

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‘Saddam Hussein’s Picasso’: Drug kingpin wanted to launder money but instead got a fake

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/national/saddam-hussein-s-picasso-drug-kingpin-wanted-to-launder-money-but-instead-got-a-missing-fake-20230626-p5djdt.html

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German State Buys Pandora Papers Data, Invites Authorities To Investigate

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/german-state-buys-pandora-papers-data-invites-authorities-to-investigate/

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Oligarch hit by Ukrainian sanctions has UK residency and was given ‘golden visa’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/30/oligarch-hit-ukraine-sanctions-uk-residency-golden-visa-pavel-fuks

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Joonko inflated numbers with fictional customers

Read here: https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-joonko-inflated-numbers-with-fictional-customers-1001450499

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The rise and fall of the Conti ransomware group

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/conti-ransomware-group-cybercrime/

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