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Tarnished hope: Crime and corruption in South Sudan’s gold sector

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/south-sudan-gold-sector-crime-corruption/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Marcena-Hunter-and-Ken-Opala-Tarnished-hope-Crime-and-corruption-in-S-Sudans-gold-sector-GI-TOC-May-2023-.pdf

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Treasury’s sanctions police ‘reviewing’ finances of Everton FC owner, Guardian understands

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/31/treasurys-sanctions-police-reviewing-finances-of-everton-fc-owner-guardian-understands

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Ladbrokes owner Entain may face ‘substantial’ penalty in bribery probe

Read here: https://www.irvinetimes.com/news/trendingacrossscotland/23557442.ladbrokes-owner-entain-may-face-substantial-penalty-bribery-probe/

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US sanctions Chinese and Mexican firms over fentanyl making equipment

Read here: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/31/economy/us-sanctions-china-fentanyl-intl-hnk/index.html

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HMRC issues scam warning to tax credits customers

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hmrc-issues-scam-warning-to-tax-credits-customers

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Dechert lawyers win sanctions appeal in 3M earplug case

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/dechert-lawyers-win-sanctions-appeal-3m-earplug-case-2023-05-31/

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33 arrested as global money laundering service is shut down

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/33-arrested-global-money-laundering-service-shut-down

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AUSTRAC accepts Enforceable Undertaking from Bank of Queensland

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-accepts-enforceable-undertaking-bank-queensland

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Serious Fraud Office responds to Spotlight on Corruption’s Unaoil enquiry

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/serious-fraud-office-responds-to-spotlights-unaoil-enquiry/

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India files graft case against BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/5/29/india-files-graft-case-against-bae-systems-rolls-royce

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Peru Seizes Cocaine in Packages with Hitler’s Name and Nazi Flag on Them

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17695-peru-seizes-cocaine-in-packages-with-hitler-s-name-and-nazi-flag-on-them

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Trust Services UK Sanctions – 5 months on

Read here: https://ofsi.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/30/trust-services-sanctions-5-months-on/

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France Indicts First FIFA Official for Corruption in Qatar World Cup Bid

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17696-france-indicts-first-fifa-official-for-corruption-in-qatar-world-cup-bid

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Love, Lies, and Money: Czech Authorities Unmask Online Fraud Group

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17694-love-lies-and-money-czech-authorities-unmask-online-fraud-group

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Indian regulators step up scrutiny ahead of review by global money laundering watchdog

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/indian-regulators-step-scrutiny-ahead-102904460.html

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Connected TV (CTV) Ad Fraud Surges with a 69% Increase in Bot Fraud in 2022 and Significant Growth in CTV Fraud Schemes

Read here: https://doubleverify.com/newsroom/ctv-ad-fraud-surges-with-a-69-increase-in-bot-fraud-in-2022-and-significant-growth-in-ctv-fraud-schemes/

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Paraguayan Prosecutors Indict Senator Linked to Transatlantic Cocaine Trade

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/impeached-paraguayan-senator-trans-atlantic-cocaine-trade/

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Met Police officer ‘took Metallica tickets for his mother-in-law’s 60th birthday as bribe’

Read here: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/frank-partridge-met-police-bribery-b2348319.html

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AUSTRAC and Crown casino agree to proposed $450 million penalty

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-and-crown-agree-proposed-450-million-penalty

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Seven years after the Panama Papers, the country sees a dramatic decrease in corporate registrations

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/seven-years-after-the-panama-papers-the-country-sees-a-dramatic-decrease-in-corporate-registrations/

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Lithuanian Prosecutors to Probe 9 Companies for Violating EU Sanctions

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17688-lithuanian-prosecutors-to-probe-9-companies-for-violating-eu-sanctions

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Businessman Charged with Conspiring to Own Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/businessman-charged-conspiring-own-unlicensed-money-transmitting-business

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UK hospital theatre manager jailed for 11 years over £600,000 NHS fraud

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-05-29/nhs-manager-jailed-for-600k-fraud-and-bribery-scam

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OPEC Says Will Welcome Iran’s Return To Oil Market When Sanctions Lifted

Read here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202305304523

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Three arrested over £640k stolen cars probe

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-65732911

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Maduro and Lula hit out at US sanctions on Venezuela

Read here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/venezuelas-maduro-meets-lula-first-155138840.html

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Mexico’s president says he would support peace agreement with cartels

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/31/mexico-president-peace-agreement-cartels

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Former Novartis executives cleared of bribery; 15 doctors charged

Read here: https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1212139/former-novartis-executives-cleared-of-bribery-15-doctors-charged/amp/

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Alpha-PVP, a highly addictive synthetic drug, is experiencing growing demand in Ukraine

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/alfa-pvp-drug-trafficking-ukraine-russia-conflict/

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Surinamese money exchange office in the Netherlands targeted by bomb attacks

Read here: https://caribbean.loopnews.com/content/surinamese-exchange-office-netherlands-targeted-bomb-attacks

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Angola: Unitel targets Isabel dos Santos in London court

Read here: https://www.theafricareport.com/310746/angola-unitel-targets-isabel-dos-santos-in-london-court/

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Fear of financing terrorism spurred US to join forces with Ireland’s Gardaí

Read here: https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/war-on-the-kinahan-cartel-fear-of-financing-terrorism-spurred-us-to-join-forces-with-gardai/a729130821.html

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Now the UK is finally tackling ‘Londongrad’, it’s time the US upped its game

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/859ba0ba-12d4-4364-abfc-b865a2a5de9a

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How Venezuelan Gold is Trafficked Through Brazil’s Borderlands to the US

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/blog/17676-how-venezuelan-gold-is-trafficked-through-brazils-borderlands-to-the-us

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APPG on Anti-Corruption & Responsible Tax and Fair Business Banking’s ‘Economic Crime Manifesto’ – One Year On

  Every year, economic crime costs the UK economy at least £300 billion – that’s equivalent to around 15% of our national income. And twice our annual health budget. Britain […]

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Bribery claims against former managers of £21m Cayman fund upheld

Read here: https://international-adviser.com/bribery-claims-against-former-managers-of-21m-cayman-fund-upheld/

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From Russia with gold: UAE cashes in as sanctions bite

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-russia-gold-uae-cashes-050318335.html

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Humanitarian Carve Outs for UN Sanctions Regimes: The Impact and Implementation of Resolution 2664 (2022)

Read here: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/ms-joyce-msuya-assistant-secretary-general-humanitarian-affairs-and-deputy-emergency-relief-coordinator-remarks-humanitarian-carve-outs-un-sanctions-regimes-impact-and-implementation-resolution-2664-2022

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28 arrested for smuggling migrants via Bulgaria and Romania

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/28-arrested-for-smuggling-migrants-bulgaria-and-romania

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Illegal Agents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Government Charged for PRC-Directed Bribery Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/illegal-agents-prc-government-charged-prc-directed-bribery-scheme

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