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UK Consultation: Reforming anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing supervision

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-anti-money-laundering-and-counter-terrorism-financing-supervision

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Law enforcement casts net over 256 eel smugglers

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/law-enforcement-casts-net-over-256-eel-smugglers

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Jump in complex scam cases seen by Financial Ombudsman Service

Read here: https://uk.style.yahoo.com/jump-complex-scam-cases-seen-230100895.html

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Hunter probe prosecutor may have been ‘briefed’ on Biden bribery allegation file

Read here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/28/hunter-probe-prosecutor-may-have-been-briefed-on-biden-bribery-doc-graham/

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Action against the ‘Ndrangheta criminal organisation: 34 arrests

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/action-against-ndrangheta-criminal-organisation-34-arrests

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Ex-DOE exec convicted of taking bribes, turning blind eye to tainted chicken tenders served to NYC public school kids

Read here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/28/ex-doe-exec-convicted-in-schools-food-bribery-scheme/

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What is EuReCA? The European Banking Authority’s AML/CFT Database

Read here: https://www.eba.europa.eu/sites/default/documents/files/document_library/Publications/Other%20publications/2023/1056253/EuReCA%20Factsheet%20%2031%2005%202023.pdf

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Slovakian anti-corruption official arrested in corruption inquiry

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/29/slovakian-anti-corruption-official-arrested-in-corruption-inquiry

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New law imposes fresh sanctions on Russia accessing UK legal expertise

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-law-imposes-fresh-sanctions-on-russia-accessing-uk-legal-expertise

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Online Casino Operator Fined €236k for Not Scrutinizing Big Spenders

Read here: https://www.vegasslotsonline.com/news/2023/06/28/online-casino-operator-fined-e236k-for-not-scrutinizing-big-spenders/

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Corrupt lawyer in Plutus tax fraud ‘abused trust’

Read here: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/corrupt-lawyer-in-plutus-tax-fraud-abused-trust-20230629-p5dkfw

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The loan sharks profiting from the pain of soaring prices

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65799842

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Two foreign nationals jailed for importing cocaine hidden in Xbox

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/two-foreign-nationals-jailed-importing-cocaine-hidden-xbox

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28 arrests as France and Spain hit chief ‘Thief in Law’

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/28-arrests-france-and-spain-hit-chief-‘thief-in-law’

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How US Immigration Policy Foments Organized Crime on the US-Mexico Border

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/unintended-consequences-us-immigration-policy-foments-organized-crime-us-mexico-border/

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How Russia’s timber trade is sidestepping the EU’s Ukraine war sanctions

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/how-russias-timber-trade-is-sidestepping-the-eus-ukraine-war-sanctions/

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Humanitarian Assistance and Food Security Fact Sheet: Understanding UK and U.S. Sanctions and their Interconnection with Russia

Read here: https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20230628 Link to fact sheet: https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/931946/download?inline

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No Jail Time for Slovenian Arms Dealer Involved in Austrian Terror Attack

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17796-no-jail-time-for-slovenian-arms-dealer-involved-in-austrian-terror-attack

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Hungary opposes EU plan to grant more money to Ukraine

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/reuters/hungary-opposes-eu-plan-to-grant-more-money-to-ukraine–pm-orban/48630880

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South Korea unveils sanctions on Russian national over North’s weapons programmes

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/south-korea-unveils-sanctions-russian-024821033.html

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Historic Guatemala Elections Poised to Rattle Corrupt Establishment

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/historic-guatemala-elections-poised-to-rattle-corrupt-establishment/

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Latin American Synthetic Drug Consumption Remains Modest: UNODC

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/latin-american-synthetic-drug-consumption-remains-modest-unodc/

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Webinar on money laundering and terrorist financing in the art and antiquities market

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/en/topics/methods-and-trends/Webinar-ml-tf-art-antiquities.html

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Tiger Brokers fined $900k over breaches of money-laundering, terrorism financing laws

Read here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/492856/tiger-brokers-fined-900k-over-breaches-of-money-laundering-terrorism-financing-laws

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JPMorgan Chase $290 million settlement with Epstein accusers wins preliminary approval

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/jpmorgan-chase–290-million-settlement-with-epstein-accusers-wins-preliminary-approval/48621444

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Romanian Whistleblower Demoted After Exposing Government Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17791-romanian-whistleblower-demoted-after-exposing-government-fraud-scheme

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Swiss court jails Nigerian woman for sex trafficking using voodoo threats

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-court-jails-nigerian-woman-for-sex-trafficking-using-voodoo-threats/48620320

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UK SFO delays decision on whether to charge Glencore staff until year-end

Read here: https://ca.style.yahoo.com/uk-sfo-delays-decision-whether-111432972.html

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A ‘Drug War’: Syria’s Neighbors Fight a Flood of Captagon Across Their Borders

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/a-drug-war-syrias-neighbors-fight-a-flood-of-captagon-across-their-borders

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Dismantling encrypted criminal EncroChat communications leads to over 6,500 arrests and close to €900 million seized

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/dismantling-encrypted-criminal-encrochat-communications-leads-to-over-6-500-arrests-and-close-to-eur-900-million-seized

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Another Startup With Massive Fake Accounts Bites The Dust

Read here: https://frankonfraud.com/fraud-trends/one-more-startup-with-massive-fake-accounts-bites-the-dust/

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Philippine lenders and labor agents fleece workers seeking overseas jobs, interviews and confidential documents show

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/trafficking-inc/philippine-lenders-and-labor-agents-fleece-workers-seeking-overseas-jobs-interviews-and-confidential-documents-show/

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43 members of Italian organised crime arrested

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/43-members-of-italian-organised-crime-arrested

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Central Valley Man Sentenced to over 6 Years in Prison for $9 Million Cow Manure Ponzi Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/central-valley-man-sentenced-over-6-years-prison-9-million-cow-manure-ponzi-scheme

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Council leader charged with fraud by false representation, money laundering and tax evasion

Read here: https://www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk/governance/396-governance-news/54253-council-leader-charged-with-fraud-by-false-representation-money-laundering-and-tax-evasion

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Electrogas investor’s income raises tax evasion red flags

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/electrogas-investor-income-raises-tax-evasion-red-flags.1040256

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Organ harvesting: Trafficked for his kidney and now forced into hiding

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/65960515

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