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EU takes aim at Chinese firms in proposed new Russia sanctions

Read here: https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/eu-takes-aim-chinese-firms-111424736.html

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At Least 20 Properties in the UK Linked to Nigeria’s President-elect and His Associates

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17597-at-least-20-properties-in-the-uk-linked-to-nigeria-s-president-elect-and-his-associates

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Netherlands: Bribing officials has become a business model in criminal world, authorities warn

Read here: https://nltimes.nl/2023/05/09/bribing-officials-become-business-model-criminal-world-authorities-warn

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New Study Claims that Climate Change is a Major Contributor to Maritime Piracy

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17608-news-study-claims-that-climate-change-is-a-major-contributor-to-maritime-piracy

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EU’s support for Ukraine: Press statement by President von der Leyen with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/STATEMENT_23_2661

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Qatargate comeback? Kaili & Co. want to resume work in European Parliament

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/eva-kaili-qatargate-want-resume-work-european-parliament-marc-tarabella-andrea-cozzolino/

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The unknown Indian company shipping millions of barrels of Russian oil

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/6f81585c-321a-41fb-bcdb-579e93381671

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How Precursor Chemicals Sustain Mexico’s Synthetic Drug Trade

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/chemical-precursors-mexico-synthetic-drug-meth-fentanyl/ Link to report: https://insightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/The-Flow-of-Precursor-Chemicals-for-Synthetic-Drug-Production-in-Mexico-InSight-Crime-March-2023-3.pdf  

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US$142.8 million potentially lost each year to illicit fishing in the South West Indian Ocean

Read here: https://www.wwf.eu/?10270441/US1428-million-potentially-lost-each-year-to-illicit-fishing-in-the-South-West-Indian-Ocean  

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The Mexican Cartels: America’s Greatest Terrorist Threat

Read here: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/05/the_mexican_cartels_americas_greatest_terrorist_threat.html

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European AML Enforcement Plateaued Last Year

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/european-aml-enforcement-plateaued-last-year/?type=free

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FCA publishes Decision Notices for Banque Havilland SA and three of its former employees

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-publishes-decision-notices-banque-havilland-sa-and-three-former-employees

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Regulators’ concern over TD anti-money-laundering practices helped scuttle First Horizon deal

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-regulators-concern-over-td-182209286.html

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A fund-amental improvement: IMF engagement on its anti-money laundering strategy

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2023/05/08/a-fund-amental-improvement-imf-engagement-on-its-anti-money-laundering-strategy/

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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

Read here: https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2023/05/05/dea-operation-last-mile-tracks-down-sinaloa-and-jalisco-cartel-associates

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Paraguay Election Dims Chances of Corruption Crackdown

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/election-new-president-suggests-same-old-corruption-paraguay/

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Founder and Former CEO of Sustainable Fuel Company Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/founder-and-former-ceo-sustainable-fuel-company-charged-multimillion-dollar-embezzlement

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FCA sets out steps to improve whistleblower confidence

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-sets-out-steps-improve-whistleblower-confidence

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Officer at Singapore’s Changi Airport jailed for taking bribes

Read here: https://thefederal.com/international/indian-origin-officer-at-singapores-changi-airport-jailed-for-taking-bribes/

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French Defence Firm Thales Faces Bribery Probe Over 2011 Mirage Fighter Jet Deal

Read here: https://news.abplive.com/business/french-defence-firm-thales-faces-bribery-probe-over-2011-mirage-deal-on-sanjay-bhandari-allegations-1600229

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Poland to call for sanctions on Russian farm products

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-sanctions-russia-farm-products-war-ukraine/

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Singapore: Introduction of the Online Criminal Harms Bill

Read here: https://www.mha.gov.sg/mediaroom/press-releases/introduction-of-the-online-criminal-harms-bill

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Police Investigating after Attempted Grandparent Scam Thwarted by Bank Employees at Scotiabank

Read here: https://www.wrps.on.ca/en/news/Police_Investigating_after_Attempted_Grandparent_Scam_Thwarted_by_Bank_Employees_in_Kitchener.aspx

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Iraqis Fly to Nearby Countries to Get Dollars as U.S. Cracks Down on Money Laundering

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/iraqis-fly-to-nearby-countries-to-get-dollars-as-u-s-cracks-down-on-money-laundering-ec366494?autoplay=false

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Corruption scandal: Police investigate ‘tangled web’ of alleged international money laundering after $18m sent from Bahamas to New Zealand

Read here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/corruption-scandal-police-investigate-tangled-web-of-alleged-international-money-laundering-after-18m-sent-from-bahamas-to-new-zealand/JCA5QIBOSNHOJMILIIDJAM76EI/

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Belgium defends handling of ‘Qatargate’ corruption probe

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/8e1f663a-dab9-420a-abc2-04c71a637750

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P&ID Scandal: Insiders from Shell Company Embroiled in $11-Billion Corruption Case Admit Misconduct

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/blog/17598-p-id-scandal-insiders-from-shell-company-embroiled-in-11-billion-corruption-case-admit-misconduct

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Student linked to Serious Organised Crime jailed for money laundering

Read here: https://www.copfs.gov.uk/about-copfs/news/23-05-student-jailed-for-money-laundering/

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China in Our Backyard: How Chinese Money Laundering Organizations Enrich the Cartels

Read here: https://gfintegrity.org/report/china-in-our-backyard-how-chinese-money-laundering-organizations-enrich-the-cartels/ Link to report here: https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Hearing-on-Chinese-Money-Laundering-Mavrellis-Written-Testimony-4.26.2023-FINAL.pdf Link to US Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services hearing: https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/china-in-our-backyard-how-chinese-money-laundering-organizations-enrich-the-cartels/

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International art trafficking sting leads to 60 arrests and over 11,000 objects recovered

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/international-art-trafficking-sting-leads-to-60-arrests-and-over-11-000-objects-recovered

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UK banks warn of big increase in online scams

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65486219

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Resistance to sanctions: Three components

Read here: https://www.workers.org/2023/05/70704/

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UK’s Economic Crime Survey

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-survey-2020/economic-crime-survey-2020

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4 Takeaways From CARICOM Firearms Report

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/4-takeaways-from-caricom-firearms-report/

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Gold, arms and mercenaries: On UAE’s shadowy networks in Sudan

Read here: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uae-sudan-shadowy-networks-cold-arms-mercenaries

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CBI searches seven premises of Jet Airways, its founder Naresh Goyal, wife & others in Mumbai

Read here: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bank-fraud-case-cbi-searches-offices-of-jet-airways-its-founder-naresh-goyal-8593668/

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South Africa Allowed Russian Plane Under U.S. Sanctions to Land at Base

Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/africa/south-africa-russia-plane-sanctions.html

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Man Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Federal Prison in Relation to a Counterfeit Card Encoding Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-man-sentenced-almost-five-years-federal-prison-relation-counterfeit-card

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