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Cocaine Seizures Spike in Sweden as Traffickers Seek Secondary Routes

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/cocaine-seizures-spike-sweden-traffickers-seek-secondary-routes/

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United States Issues Advisory to Industry on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Activity Connected to Iran

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-issues-advisory-industry-unmanned-aerial-vehicle-activity-connected-iran

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Fourteen stolen cultural artefacts return to Italy with Eurojust support

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/fourteen-stolen-cultural-artefacts-return-italy-eurojust-support

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Dynamite Doug podcast is a pioneer in ‘looted heritage’ genre – but not its peak

Read here: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/06/09/dynamite-doug-podcast-is-a-pioneer-in-looted-heritage-genrebut-not-its-peak

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Markus Braun told Wirecard’s top lawyer that compliance was ‘crap’, court hears

Read here:https://www.ft.com/content/ab127025-1eb2-49bb-9437-4af86c943103

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Police use of PayPal records under fire after raid on ‘Cop City’ protest fund trio

Read here: https://www.theregister.com/2023/06/06/cop_city_paypal/

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Mexico, U.S. officials confirm 8 young workers at drug cartel call center killed, bodies placed in bags

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/8-young-workers-drug-cartel-operated-call-center-killed-mexico-rcna88119

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INTERPOL issues global warning on human trafficking-fueled fraud

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/INTERPOL-issues-global-warning-on-human-trafficking-fueled-fraud

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Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) confirms new requirements for APP fraud reimbursement

Read here: https://www.psr.org.uk/news-and-updates/latest-news/news/psr-confirms-new-requirements-for-app-fraud-reimbursement/ Link to announcement of document: https://www.psr.org.uk/publications/policy-statements/ps23-3-fighting-authorised-push-payment-fraud-a-new-reimbursement-requirement/ Link to document: https://www.psr.org.uk/media/rxtlt2k4/ps23-3-app-fraud-reimbursement-policy-statement-june-2023.pdf

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Developing Bad Habits: What Russia Might Learn from Iran’s Sanctions Evasion

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/occasional-papers/developing-bad-habits-what-russia-might-learn-irans-sanctions-evasion

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Qatargate: New searches conducted in European Parliament

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/qatargate-new-searches-conducted-in-european-parliament/

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AUSTRAC publishes guidance on financial services for customers that financial institutions assess to be higher risk

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/business/how-comply-and-report-guidance-and-resources/financial-services-customers-financial-institutions-assess-be-higher-risk

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Italy: EPPO arrests suspected ringleader of €28 million VAT fraud scheme

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-eppo-arrests-suspected-ringleader-eu28-million-vat-fraud-scheme

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Joint raids on the Balkan route see migrant smugglers halted

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/joint-raids-balkan-route-see-migrant-smugglers-halted

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INTERPOL conference: “Heightened urgency” as police leaders discuss global crime threats

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/INTERPOL-conference-Heightened-urgency-as-police-leaders-discuss-global-crime-threats

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State must get its ‘act in order’ in Fishrot extradition case

Read here: https://www.namibian.com.na/state-must-get-its-act-in-order-in-fishrot-extradition-case-2/

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Vanuatu pushes citizenship-by-investment as costs of living rise

Read here: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/vanuatu-citizenship-by-investment/

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Court finds ex-toy maker executives guilty of Tokyo Games bribery

Read here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230606_25/

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UK banks fined $222 million in the last 12 months

Read here: https://finbold.com/uk-banks-fined-222-million-in-the-last-12-months/

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One of Europe’s Biggest Underground Bankers Arrested in Greece

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/one-of-europe’s-biggest-underground-bankers-arrested-in-greece

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Inside the Taliban’s war on drugs – Opium poppy crops slashed

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65787391

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About €87m worth of fake clothes, shoes and accessories seized

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/about-eur-87-million-worth-of-fake-clothes-shoes-and-accessories-seized

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New Australia, EU rules set to force companies to publish global tax data

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/new-australia-eu-rules-set-to-force-companies-to-publish-global-tax-data/

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Eurojust coordinates actions in Netherlands and Finland against dividend fraud and tax evasion

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/eurojust-coordinates-actions-netherlands-and-finland-against-dividend-fraud-and-tax-evasion

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Criminal money: Council and European Parliament reach deal on access to financial information

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/06/06/criminal-money-council-and-european-parliament-reach-deal-on-access-to-financial-information/

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says FBI ‘afraid’ informant in Joe Biden bribery allegation ‘will be killed if unmasked’

Read here: https://nypost.com/2023/06/06/rep-anna-paulina-luna-says-fbi-afraid-biden-informant-will-be-killed-if-unmasked/

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CEO of Dozens of Companies Pleads Guilty to Massive Scheme to Traffic in Fraudulent and Counterfeit Cisco Networking Equipment

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ceo-dozens-companies-pleads-guilty-massive-scheme-traffic-fraudulent-and-counterfeit-cisco

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U.S. Sanctions Kremlin-Linked Operatives Targeting Moldova

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17723-u-s-sanctions-kremlin-linked-operatives-targeting-moldova

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Three Takeaways From UNICEF Report on Child Recruitment in Colombia

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/3-takeaways-from-unicef-report-on-forced-recruitment-of-minors-in-colombia/

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How Finance Uncovered helped to reveal the biggest shareholder in major Myanmar gas field

Read here: https://www.financeuncovered.org/stories/revealed-the-biggest-shareholder-in-myanmars-most-profitable-offshore-gas-field

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Austrian businessman charged with money laundering in Eurofighter jet case

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/austrian-businessman-wolf-charged-eurofighter-150852722.html

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Forklift driver who used 3D printer to make assault rifles jailed for five years

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/forklift-driver-who-used-3d-printer-to-make-assault-rifles-jailed-for-five-years-12896889

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New action against ‘Ndrangheta in Italy, Belgium and Germany

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/new-action-against-ndrangheta-in-italy-belgium-and-germany

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Court finds Malta FIAU fines unconstitutional for the third time in a row

Read here: https://theshiftnews.com/2023/06/05/court-finds-fiau-fines-unconstitutional-for-the-third-time-in-a-row/

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DEA: Chinese organized crime laundering money for Mexican drug cartels

Watch here: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/dea-chinese-organized-crime-laundering-money-for-mexican-drug-cartels-180354629573

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Sanctions on Russia may not be working, we now know why

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/6/5/sanctions-on-russia-may-not-be-working-we-now-know-why

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South Korea Sanctions North Korean-Sponsored Cybercrime Group “Kimsuky”

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17721-south-korea-sanctions-north-korean-sponsored-cybercrime-group-kimsuky

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Brazilian Banks Will Not Finance Meat Producers Linked to Deforestation

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17720-brazilian-banks-will-not-finance-meat-producers-linked-to-deforestation

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Brazilian Former President Collor Sentenced for Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17716-brazilian-former-president-collor-sentenced-for-corruption

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