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Russian spy network smuggles sensitive EU tech despite sanctions

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/bf892731-2f1c-4c52-b90b-b44ca1911263

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Cocaine Found Hidden in Chocolate Candies

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17574-cocaine-found-hidden-in-chocolate-candies

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The Renminbi’s New Role: Sanctions Busting

Read here: https://www.thewirechina.com/2023/04/30/renminbi-new-role-sanctions-busting/

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The real cost of wildlife crime

Read here: https://unitedforwildlife.org/news/cost-of-wildlife-crime/

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Ex-Colombian Intelligence Officer Sentenced to 12 Years for Drug Trafficking

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17575-ex-colombian-intelligence-officer-sentenced-to-12-years-for-drug-trafficking

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Colombia’s Coca Market Crash Unlikely to Impact Cocaine Trade

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/colombias-coca-market-crash-unlikely-to-impact-cocaine-trade/

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Russian charged with money laundering and illegally transmitting more than $150 million

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/russian-charged-money-laundering-and-illegally-transmitting-more-150-million

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FINMA’s Double Standard on Credit Suisse and BSI

Read here: https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/57089-credit-suisse-bsi-bank-license-withdrawal-archegos-greensill-evelin-banev-finma-double-standard

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‘Ghost Guns Nearly Impossible To Trace’: Canada & US Agree To Share More Cross-Border Intelligence

Read here: https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/ghost-guns-nearly-impossible-to-trace-canada-us-agree-to-share-more-cross-border-intelligence-1.19590012

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With little will to fight it, corruption is major risk for Indonesian palm oil

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/with-little-will-to-fight-it-corruption-is-major-risk-for-indonesian-palm-oil/

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Mattress fraud costing industry £100m a year, says National Bed Federation (NBF)

Read here: https://www.furniturenews.net/news/articles/2023/05/1315557673-mattress-fraud-costing-industry-100m-year-says-nbf

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Executive Order on Authority to Order the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty to Address International Drug Trafficking

Read here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/04/27/executive-order-on-authority-to-order-the-ready-reserve-of-the-armed-forces-to-active-duty-to-address-international-drug-trafficking/

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National Crime Agency urged to crush rogue US candy stores

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/national-crime-agency-urged-to-crush-rogue-candy-stores-kd06lvbcg

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UK government to water down fraud proposals for tech groups

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/6da65e87-e7ab-483c-ac10-5afe8b16340e

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King Charles urged to push for break up of UK’s ‘network of satellite tax havens’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/30/king-charles-urged-to-push-for-break-up-of-uks-network-of-satellite-tax-havens

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McClain: China Playing Major Role in Enriching Cartels, Funding Deadly Fentanyl Epidemic

Read here: https://oversight.house.gov/release/mcclain-china-playing-major-role-in-enriching-cartels-funding-deadly-fentanyl-epidemic/

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“I normally get arrested for drugs” – Pilot joked after arrest over botched people smuggling attempt

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/i-normally-get-arrested-for-drugs-pilot-joked-with-officers-after-arrest-over-botched-people-smuggling-attempt

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The Shadow Investor

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-shadow-investor/

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Cyprus Bracing for More Sanctions in Response to Enforcement Failures

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17565-cyprus-bracing-for-more-sanctions-in-response-to-enforcement-failures

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Vietnam arrests 65 for drug smuggling in toothpaste tubes

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65422591

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Swiss security firm Sicpa convicted of corruption

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/swiss-security-firm-sicpa-convicted-of-corruption/48468054

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Cocaine and Marijuana Fuel Ever-Higher Homicides in Costa Rica

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/cocaine-and-marijuana-fuel-ever-higher-homicides-in-costa-rica/

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Three Nigerian Nationals Extradited from the United Kingdom and Spain to Face Fraud Charges

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-nigerian-nationals-extradited-united-kingdom-and-spain-face-fraud-charges

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Sanctions-busting states could be next in Brussels’ crosshairs

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-sanctions-circumvention-eu-mulls-sanctioning-third-countries/

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Fraud and forgery in the world of fine art

Read here: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/04/28/fraud-and-forgery-in-the-world-of-fine-art

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First complaint filed under German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

Read here: https://www.cips.org/supply-management/news/2023/april/first-complaint-filed-under-german-supply-chain-due-diligence-act/

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OPBAS publishes report on legal and accountancy sector supervision

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/opbas-publishes-report-legal-and-accountancy-sector-supervision

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Risky business: Firm received record fine for anti-money laundering failings

Read here: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/regulation/risky-business-firm-received-record-fine-for-aml-failings

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EU Sanctions Companies Named in OCCRP Syrian Phosphate Investigation

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17566-eu-sanctions-companies-named-in-occrp-syrian-phosphate-investigation

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How trustworthy is the metaverse?

Read here: https://www.the-yuan.com/576/How-trustworthy-is-the-metaverse.html

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Hong Kong police arrest 14 over suspected laundering of HK$560 million in crackdown on criminal syndicate

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3218594/hong-kong-police-arrest-14-over-suspected-laundering-hk560-million-crackdown-criminal-syndicate

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How Facebook and Instagram became marketplaces for child sex trafficking

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/apr/27/how-facebook-and-instagram-became-marketplaces-for-child-sex-trafficking

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FinCEN Assesses $1.5 Million Civil Money Penalty against Kingdom Trust Company for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-assesses-15-million-civil-money-penalty-against-kingdom-trust-company Link to Consent Order: https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/FinCEN_KTC_Consent%20Order_FINAL_508_042523.pdf

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Ivory displayed at Prince William’s palace despite his criticism of the illegal wildlife trade

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/27/prince-william-ivory-on-display-kensington-palace

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Business Department does not expect to recoup billions of taxpayers’ money lost to fraud and mistakes in pandemic support

Read here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/127/public-accounts-committee/news/194926/business-department-does-not-expect-to-recoup-billions-of-taxpayers-money-lost-to-fraud-and-mistakes-in-pandemic-support/

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UK company set up in name of top Putin official in Ukraine

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/27/volodymyr-saldo-uk-company-set-up-in-name-of-top-putin-official-in-ukraine

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New European Sanctions Target Assad Regime Narco-Traffickers

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/04/26/new-european-sanctions-target-assad-regime-narco-traffickers/

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A Turkish bank defies US law and demands diplomatic immunity

Read here: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/halkbank-us-sanctions/

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