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Former Head of Non-Governmental Organization Sentenced for Bribing Officials of Republic of Marshall Islands

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-head-non-governmental-organization-sentenced-bribing-officials-republic-marshall

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Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money Embezzled from Kuwaiti Embassy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-fugitive-pleads-guilty-laundering-money-embezzled-kuwaiti-embassy

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EPPO carries out 40 house searches in Romania and France in investigation into €30 million fraud

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/eppo-carries-out-40-house-searches-romania-and-france-investigation-eu30-million-fraud

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Fraudsters jailed for selling fake passports to fugitive criminals

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65560640

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Russian National Charged with Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-national-charged-ransomware-attacks-against-critical-infrastructure

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Justice Department Announces Five Cases as Part of Recently Launched Disruptive Technology Strike Force

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-five-cases-part-recently-launched-disruptive-technology-strike

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The UK’s Secretive Web Surveillance Program Is Ramping Up

Read here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/internet-connection-records-uk-surveillance

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UK Investigators: Tory [Political Party] Donor Received $230 Million In Suspicious Funds

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17629-uk-investigators-tory-donor-received-230-million-in-suspicious-funds

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South Africa to investigate gold mafia uncovered by Al Jazeera

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/14/south-africa-to-investigate-gold-mafia-uncovered-by-al-jazeera

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Australian banks announce new anti-fraud platform to help quickly freeze scam payments

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/16/australian-banks-announce-new-anti-fraud-platform-to-help-quickly-freeze-scam-payments

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Plans take shape for EU anti-money laundering hub

Read here: https://euobserver.com/rule-of-law/157039

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UK men offered £10K to pose as dads in visa scam, BBC investigation finds

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65556437

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South Korean football player detained in China, amid crackdown on corruption and match-fixing

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-65606636

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Russian sanctions prior to the invasion of Ukraine

Read here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9797/

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US Charges Ex-Army Employee at South Korean Facility with Bribery, Fraud

Read here: https://www.voanews.com/a/us-charges-ex-army-employee-at-south-korean-facility-with-bribery-fraud/7095043.html

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Chinese Company Fined $4M for Los Angeles Councilman Casino Chip Bribery

Read here: https://www.casino.org/news/chinese-company-fined-4m-for-la-councilman-casino-bribery/

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How Scrap Metal Became a Criminal Enterprise in Venezuela

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/how-scrap-metal-became-criminal-enterprise-venezuela/

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Ecuadorean authorities detain former energy minister in bribery probe

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/ecuadorean-authorities-detain-former-energy-185114806.html

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Fraud warning as insolvency surge sees more directors investigated for corporate misconduct

Read here: https://www.cityam.com/fraud-warning-as-insolvency-surge-sees-more-directors-investigated-for-corporate-misconduct/

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G7 leaders to target Russian energy, trade in new sanctions steps

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-g7-leaders-target-russian-220101396.html

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How US-led sanctions destroy economies, impoverish people and cause needless deaths

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3220530/how-us-led-sanctions-destroy-economies-impoverish-people-and-cause-needless-deaths

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How China came to dominate the black market for money laundering

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/05/14/china-black-market-money-laundering-drug-cartels/

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Countering the Financing of Terrorism: Good Practices to Enhance Effectiveness

Read here: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Books/Issues/2023/05/12/Countering-the-Financing-of-Terrorism-Good-Practices-to-Enhance-Effectiveness-515493 Link to book: https://www.elibrary.imf.org/downloadpdf/book/9798400204654/9798400204654.pdf

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Biggest-ever Colombian narco sub intercepted

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230512-biggest-ever-colombian-narco-sub-intercepted

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Silk Road Drug Vendor Who Claimed To Commit Murders-For-Hire For Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Charged With Narcotics And Money Laundering Conspiracies

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/silk-road-drug-vendor-who-claimed-commit-murders-hire-silk-road-founder-ross-ulbricht

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How El Chapo’s sons built a fentanyl empire poisoning America

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/mexico-drugs-chapitos/

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Advancing end-to-end traceability: Critical tracking events and key data elements along capture fisheries and aquaculture value chains

Read here: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc5484en Link to document: https://www.fao.org/3/cc5484en/cc5484en.pdf

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A History of the Caribbean’s Most Powerful Drug Kingpins

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/history-caribbean-most-powerful-drug-kingpins/

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Mexican Groups’ Recruitment Tactics Unveiled In New Study

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/mexican-groups-recruitment-tactics-unveiled-in-new-study/

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North Korea cracks down on bribery in prisons

Read here: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/prison-05122023093846.html

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Operation Caulis: How the Australian Federal Police (AFP) smashed a Family Daycare fraud syndicate

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/operation-caulis-how-afp-smashed-family-daycare-fraud-syndicate

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Fraud Risk Management: Key Areas for Federal Agency and Congressional Action

Read here: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-23-106567

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Investigatory Powers Tribunal finds NCA EncroChat hacking warrants were lawful

Read here: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/366537182/Investigatory-Powers-Tribunal-finds-NCA-EncroChat-hacking-warrants-were-lawful Link to judgement: https://investigatorypowerstribunal.org.uk/judgement/sf-and-ors-v-nca-ipt-21-05-ch/

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Disturbing virtual kidnapping crime hits Chinese international students in Australia

Read here: https://www.news.com.au/finance/virtual-kidnapping-scams-disturbing-aussie-crime-rocks-chinese-international-students/news-story/9f50ee4a2feb2d4095a3b22cd45e2e5c

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Concerns raised over TAB’s proposed outsourcing deal

Read here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/131979402/concerns-raised-over-tabs-proposed-outsourcing-deal

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Kinahan cartel: Hunt for gang now linked to Iran and Hezbollah

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/c6fb64b4-f17a-11ed-bfe6-8b73c2df50f9

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‘Disgraceful breach of trust’: How PwC, one of the world’s biggest accountancy firms, became mired in a tax scandal

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/12/disgraceful-breach-of-trust-how-pwc-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-accountancy-firms-became-mired-in-a-tax-scandal

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In response to scandals and stolen art seizures, the Met plans to scour its own collections for looted artifacts

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/hidden-treasures/in-response-to-scandals-and-stolen-art-seizures-the-met-plans-to-scour-its-own-collections-for-looted-artifacts/

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