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SARs IN ACTION: May 2023

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/649-sars-in-action-issue-20/file

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The lawyer whose sex trafficking case against Instagram could spell trouble for big tech

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/10/lawyer-sex-trafficking-case-against-instagram-could-spell-trouble-for-big-tech

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Balkans’ biggest drug lords arrested after investigation into encrypted phones

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/balkans-biggest-drug-lords-arrested-after-investigation-encrypted-phones

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SEC Charges HSBC and Scotia Capital with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-91

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English High Court rejects defence of reasonable belief that Russia sanctions applied

Read here: https://www.europeansanctions.com/2023/05/english-high-court-rejects-defence-of-reasonable-belief-that-russia-sanctions-applied/

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Brazilian to Serve 70 Years for Extortion; Could get 30 More for Deforestation

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17617-brazilian-to-serve-70-years-for-extortion-could-get-30-more-for-deforestation

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Senior Nigerian politician jailed over illegal UK organ-harvesting plot

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/updated-sentence-senior-nigerian-politician-jailed-over-illegal-uk-organ-harvesting-plot

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Entrepreneurial newcomers: Russian-speaking migrant smugglers on the US southern border

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/russian-migrant-smugglers-us-southern-border/

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Underworld ‘co-working’ space shut down in Antwerp

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/underworld-co-working-space-shut-down-in-antwerp

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Corruption threatens timber traceability in Nkok, Gabon

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/corruption-threatens-timber-traceability-in-nkok-gabon/

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Minerals Are Still Financing Conflict

Read here: https://thesentry.org/2023/05/11/7687/minerals-financing-conflict/

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Dutch Medical Supplier Philips to Pay More Than $62 Million to Settle FCPA Charges

Read here: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2023-92

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Four Custom House Capital executives jailed for roles in defrauding investors

Read here: https://www.breakingnews.ie/amp/ireland/custom-house-capital-executives-sentenced-for-sophisticated-operation-to-defraud-investors-1474827.html

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White paper on establishing a Canadian Financial Crime Agency

Read here: https://transparencycanada.ca/news/white-paper-on-establishing-a-canadian-financial-crime-agency

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UK Fintech Borrowed from Firm Backed by Tycoon With ‘Concerning Ties’ to Russia

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-11/uk-fintech-borrowed-from-firm-backed-by-tycoon-with-concerning-ties-to-russia

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EU goods worth at least $1bn vanish in Russia ‘ghost trade

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/76fc91b2-3494-4022-83d0-9d6647b38e3d

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Congressman, George Santos, pleads not guilty to fraud charges

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65548728

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Oilfield firm SLB retrenches as Russia sanctions squeeze

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-oilfield-firm-slb-retrenches-041554052.html

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Belgian MEP implicated in EU Parliament corruption scandal breaks silence following release

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/05/10/belgian-mep-implicated-in-eu-parliament-corruption-scandal-breaks-silence-following-releas

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Switzerland holds CHF7.4 billion of Russian central bank assets

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-holds-chf7.4-billion-of-russian-central-bank-assets/48501380

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Over £1.2 Billion Stolen Through Fraud In 2022, With Nearly 80 Per Cent Of APP Fraud Cases Starting Online

Read here: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/news-and-insight/press-release/over-ps12-billion-stolen-through-fraud-in-2022-nearly-80-cent-app Link to annual fraud report: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/system/files/2023-05/Annual%20Fraud%20Report%202023_0.pdf

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Nasdaq delists Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd, links to IUU (Illegal, unreported, and unregulated) fishing

Read here: https://c4ads.org/news/nadsdaq-delists-pingtan-marine-enterprise-ltd/

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Gupta Brothers Confirmed to Hold Vanuatu Citizenship

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17615-gupta-brothers-confirmed-to-hold-vanuatu-citizenship

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Man jailed for 22 years after meth found in raw cow hides from Mexico

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/man-jailed-22-years-after-meth-found-raw-cow-hides-mexico

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Time for a ‘Know Your Donor’ policy

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/time-for-a-know-your-donor-policy/

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Iran hangs ‘sultan of cocaine’ as UN warns of rising executions

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/10/iran-hangs-sultan-of-cocaine-as-un-warns-of-rising-executions

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U.K. Citizen Extradited and Pleads Guilty to Cyber Crime Offenses

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/uk-citizen-extradited-and-pleads-guilty-cyber-crime-offenses

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New body will help the UK combat national security threats

Read here: https://www.mi5.gov.uk/news/new-body-will-help-the-uk-combat-national-security-threats

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Prison for ringleader of gang which ran £10 million a month UK drugs lab

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-prison-for-ringleader-of-gang-which-ran-10-million-a-month-drugs-lab

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New York’s Proposed Guidance on Assessment of the Character and Fitness of Directors, Senior Officers, and Managers

Read here: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/industry_guidance/industry_letters/il20230509_guidance_assessment_fitness

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S$2.3m China bribery case: Ex-Seagate director and sister get longer jail terms after appeals

Read here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/seagate-director-henry-teo-judy-teo-jail-terms-increased-appeal-china-bribery-3475206

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How national security secrets keep ending up on video game forums

watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NElDs8_Pc9k

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Unlicensed ‘bank’ CEO’s UK Parliament invite stokes access concerns

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/may/09/unlicensed-bank-ceo-mohammed-imran-qureshi-commons-invite-stokes-lobbying-access-concern-bandenia-challenger-bank

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Criminal Gangs are Logging the World’s Last Brazilwood Trees to Make Violin Bows

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/37-ccblog/ccblog/17611-criminal-gangs-are-logging-the-worlds-last-brazilwood-trees-to-make-violin-bows

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China’s war chest: How Beijing is using its currency to insulate against future sanctions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/08/chinas-war-chest-how-beijing-is-using-its-currency-to-insulate-against-future-sanctions

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US Sanctions El Chapo’s Son; DEA Nabs over 3,300 Suspected Cartel Members

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17612-us-sanctions-el-chapo-s-son-dea-nabs-over-3-300-suspected-cartel-members

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Cyprus handed 800-page US dossier on Russia sanctions breaches

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/09/cyprus-handed-800-page-us-dossier-on-russia-sanctions-breaches

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Spanish Police Seizes 1.5 Tonnes of Cocaine Over Busy Weekend

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17610-spanish-police-seizes-1-5-tonnes-of-cocaine-over-busy-weekend

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Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Disruption of Snake Malware Network Controlled by Russia’s Federal Security Service

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-court-authorized-disruption-snake-malware-network-controlled

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Money laundering and people smuggling network dismantled by the NCA

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/money-laundering-and-people-smuggling-network-dismantled-by-the-nca

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