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‘Currency traders’ had ‘wined and dined’ man into money-laundering operation, court told

Read here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-41170906.html

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UK Government Accused of Avoiding Dirty Money Checks on Political Donations Despite Scandals

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/uk-government-accused-of-avoiding-dirty-money-checks-on-political-donations-despite-scandals/

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Corruption in the Global Arms Trade: An Overview

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/corruption-in-the-global-arms-trade-an-overview/

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Men who printed £12 million in fake banknotes told to pay back money from their crime

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-06-24/men-who-printed-12-million-fake-banknotes-told-to-pay-back-crime-money

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The finance curse and the ‘Panama’ Papers

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2023/06/26/the-finance-curse-and-the-panama-papers/

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Deutsche Bank tells investors some of their Russian shares are missing

Read here: https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/movies/exclusive-deutsche-bank-tells-investors-060947295.html

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Belgium and Netherlands sign up to joint investigation team targeting crimes against Yezidi victims in Syria and Iraq

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/belgium-and-netherlands-sign-joint-investigation-team-targeting-crimes-against-yezidi-victims

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Canada: Will new federal corporate registry ‘plug the hole’ of money laundering?

Read here: https://www.richmond-news.com/highlights/will-new-federal-corporate-registry-plug-the-hole-of-money-laundering-7189914

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Justice Department Announces Charges Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests of Executives in Fentanyl Manufacturing

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/video/justice-department-announces-charges-against-china-based-chemical-manufacturing-companies

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The unravelling of a $100m scam

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-26/plutus-payroll-tax-scam-police-phone-taps-four-corners/102497494

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Theft and Corruption Hinder Venezuela’s Oil Industry

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/theft-and-corruption-hinder-venezuelas-oil-industry/

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10.8 million cigarettes seized at Belfast port

Read here: https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/10-dot-8-million-cigarettes-seized-at-belfast-port-3261684

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Money laundering in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects

Read here: https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2023/06/25/money-laundering-in-energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-projects.html

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Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks on Charges Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests of Executives in Fentanyl Manufacturing

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-o-monaco-delivers-remarks-charges-against-china-based

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How Albanian gangsters turned ‘safe’ Ecuador into a killing zone

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-albanian-gangsters-turned-safe-ecuador-into-a-killing-zone-hf9rc2p2n

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Mystery Mayfair property deals show gaps in UK transparency drive

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/00595527-08c9-4ba8-a989-5608f503e9ea

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£5m Surrey mansion at centre of row over Russian bank sanctions loophole

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/25/5m-surrey-mansion-at-centre-of-row-over-russian-bank-sanctions-loophole

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UNODC World Drug Report 2023 warns of converging crises as illicit drug markets continue to expand

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2023/June/unodc-world-drug-report-2023-warns-of-converging-crises-as-illicit-drug-markets-continue-to-expand.html

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Gold fraud: The Goldenberg scam that cost Kenya billions of dollars in the 1990s – and no one was jailed

Read here: https://theconversation.com/gold-fraud-the-goldenberg-scam-that-cost-kenya-billions-of-dollars-in-the-1990s-and-no-one-was-jailed-206136

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Sanctioned Swiss Financier Adds to Scrutiny on Payment Firms

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bloomberg/sanctioned-swiss-financier-adds-to-scrutiny-on-payment-firms/48619192

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Organized corruption: Political financing in the Western Balkans

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/organized-corruption-political-financing-western-balkans/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Ugi-Zvekic-et-al-Organized-corruption-Political-financing-in-the-WB-GI-TOC-June-2023.pdf

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Treasury Sanctions Burma’s Ministry of Defense and Regime-Controlled Financial Institutions

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1555

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Eurojust organises first expert meeting on Money Laundering and Asset Recovery

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojust-organises-first-expert-meeting-money-laundering-and-asset-recovery

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Citizen of Croatia and Serbia Charged with Running Monopoly Drug Market on the Darknet

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/citizen-croatia-and-serbia-charged-running-monopoly-drug-market-darknet

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Central Bank of Nigeria goes after politically exposed bank customers

Read here: https://businessday.ng/news/article/cbn-goes-after-politically-exposed-bank-customers/

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Treasury Sanctions Illicit Gold Companies Funding Wagner Forces and Wagner Group Facilitator

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1581

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FATF-FSRB Annual High-Level Meeting

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Fatfgeneral/FATF-FSRB-Annual-High-Level-Meeting-June-2023.html

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Deposed Papua governor Lukas Enembe indicted on $3m bribery charges

Read here: https://asiapacificreport.nz/2023/06/24/deposed-papua-governor-lukas-enembe-indicted-on-3m-bribery-charges/

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Man Convicted for Illegally Importing Ancient Mosaic

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-convicted-illegally-importing-ancient-mosaic

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MAS Penalises 3 Banks and an Insurer for Breaches of Anti-Money Laundering Requirements

Read here: https://www.mas.gov.sg/regulation/enforcement/enforcement-actions/2023/mas-penalises-3-banks-and-an-insurer-for-breaches-of-anti-money-laundering-requirements

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Is Jeff Bezos’ $500 million yacht made with ‘blood timber’ from Myanmar?

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/is-jeff-bezoss-500-million-yacht-made-with-blood-timber-from-myanmar-commentary/

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UK MP Hid His Role at Company Run by Controversial Azeri Businessman

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17779-uk-mp-hid-his-role-at-company-run-by-controversial-azeri-businessman

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Family of accused antiquities trafficker agrees to pay $12 million in record settlement

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/hidden-treasures/family-of-accused-antiquities-trafficker-agrees-to-pay-12-million-in-record-settlement/

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Heists worth billions: Sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone

Read here: https://theconversation.com/us/investigations/mailbox-robberies-drop-accounts-checkwashing-fraud-gangs-of-fullz

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Switzerland’s secrecy blind spot hinders sanctions enforcement

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-s-secrecy-blind-spot-hinders-sanctions-enforcement/48594038

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Brazil seizes world’s biggest illegal shark fin consignment

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/brazil-seizes-worlds-biggest-illegal-211825622.html

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Hunter Biden tied to foreign bank shut down for alleged money laundering raises eyebrows

Read here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-tied-foreign-bank-shut-down-alleged-money-laundering-raises-eyebrows

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Why is it so rare to hear about Western cyber-attacks?

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65977742

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Justice Department Announces Charges Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests of Executives in Fentanyl Manufacturing

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-charges-against-china-based-chemical-manufacturing-companies

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Testimony of IRS Employees Reveals Biden IRS, DOJ Interfered in Tax Investigation of Hunter Biden, Revealing Preferential Treatment for Wealthy and Politically Connected

Read here: https://waysandmeans.house.gov/smith-testimony-of-irs-employees-reveals-biden-irs-doj-interfered-in-tax-investigation-of-hunter-biden-revealing-preferential-treatment-for-wealthy-and-politically-connected/

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