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JP Morgan execs reportedly maintained contact with Epstein after dropping him as client

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/22/jp-morgan-jeffrey-epstein-contact-deeper-ties

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EU slaps sanctions on relatives of Syria’s al-Assad over drugs

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/25/eu-slaps-sanctions-on-relatives-of-syrias-al-assad-over-drugs

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Empty forests: How politics, economics and corruption fuel live great ape trafficking

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/great-ape-trafficking/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Daniel-Styles-Empty-Forests-live-great-ape-trafficking.April2023.pdf

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Ex-WWE Wrestler Allegedly Stole Millions From Needy Families and Bought a Boat

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjv8yd/ted-dibiase-jr-fraud-corruption

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Secret recordings, million-dollar rewards and family betrayal: How the US went after El Chapo’s sons

Read here: https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-04-24/secret-recordings-million-dollar-rewards-and-family-betrayal-how-the-us-hunted-down-el-chapos-sons.html

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Verdict of French court on fine on Rietumu Banka for money laundering takes force

Read here: https://www.baltictimes.com/verdict_of_french_court_on_fine_on_rietumu_banka_for_money_laundering_takes_force/

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Former footballer and two men jailed for money laundering

Read here: https://www.rte.ie/news/courts/2023/0424/1378862-court-fitzpatrick-barton-oneill/

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UK and international partners announce new sanctions on Iranian regime

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-international-partners-announce-new-sanctions-on-iranian-regime

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IRB Brasil Agrees to Pay Shareholders $5M in Connection with Securities Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/irb-brasil-agrees-pay-shareholders-5m-connection-securities-fraud-scheme

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How to detect synthetic identity fraud before it becomes a problem

Read here: https://legal.thomsonreuters.com/blog/how-to-detect-synthetic-identity-fraud-before-it-becomes-a-problem/

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Across the Americas, Governments Aim to Rein in Flow of Guns

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/across-the-americas-governments-aim-to-rein-in-flow-of-guns/

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Illicit economies and the UN Security Council

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/illicit-economies-unsc/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Summer-Walker-UNSC-Illicit-Economies-April.pdf

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EU, US Regulators Take Long Look at ‘Banking-as-a-Service’ Platforms

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/eu-us-regulators-take-long-look-at-banking-as-a-service-platforms/

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UK financial watchdog puts banks on alert in fight against money laundering via the Post Office

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/financial-watchdog-puts-banks-alert-fight-against-money-laundering-post-office

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FCA outlines it’s work reducing cash-based money laundering and current expectations of firms’ controls

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/financial-crime/cash-based-money-laundering

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‘Our credibility must be safeguarded’: Cyprus in turmoil after Russia sanctions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/22/cyprus-russia-sanctions-us-uk

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U.S. shares with European banks ways Russia is evading sanctions

Read here: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/u-shares-european-banks-ways-195219390.html

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Measuring organized crime: The Beginnings of the Global Organized Crime Index

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/measuring-organized-crime-ocindex/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Nina-Kaysser-Measuring-organized-crime-The-beginnings-of-the-Organized-Crime-Index-April-23-web.pdf Link to seizure data: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Fiona-M-Underwood-Using-seizure-data-to-measure-the-scope-and-scale-of-organized-crime-April-23-web.pdf

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Leveraging Anti-money Laundering Measures to Improve Tax Compliance and Help Mobilize Domestic Revenues

Read here: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2023/04/21/Leveraging-Anti-money-Laundering-Measures-to-Improve-Tax-Compliance-and-Help-Mobilize-532652

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The Fraudsters: Venezuela’s Organized Crime Vultures

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/the-extortion-scammers-venezuelas-organized-crime-vultures/

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Peru: Former president Alejandro Toledo arrives to face corruption charges

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/23/peru-former-president-alejandro-toledo-arrives-to-face-corruption-charges

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Australia: Updated guidance on conducting employee due diligence and AML/CTF training

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/updated-guidance-conducting-employee-due-diligence-and-amlctf-training

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Canada’s Anti-Money Laundering Strategy and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime Strategy 2023-2026

Read here: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/fin/programs-programmes/fsp-psf/rs-sr/Regime%20Strategy-final-eng.pdf

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Armed conflict and Organized Crime: The case of Afghanistan

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/armed-conflict-organized-crime-afghanistan/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Armed-conflict-and-Organized-Crime-The-case-of-Afghanistan-GI-TOC-April-2023.pdf

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Man pleads guilty to running multimillion-pound criminal website [iSpoof] in Met Police’s largest ever fraud investigation

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/man-pleads-guilty-to-running-multimillion-pound-criminal-website-in-met-polices-largest-ever-fraud-investigation-12862341

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The Launderer? On the trail of the Italian mafia’s dirty money

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JfkufVaDjo

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SARs IN ACTION: April 2023

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/647-sars-in-action-issue-19-april-2023/file

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Cocaine-smuggling submarine reveals Europe’s drug crisis

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65337215

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UN-Sanctioned Cargo Ship Detained In Indonesia

Read here: https://c4ads.org/news/petrel-8-detained-in-indonesia/

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Jho Low’s Arrest is in Play

Read here: https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/jho-low-arrest-in-play/

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$20m worth of gold and other ‘high value’ items stolen from Pearson airport, police say

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/gold-heist-pearson-airport-toronto-1.6817345

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UK: New data reveals record amounts of cocaine and ketamine seized

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-data-reveals-record-amounts-of-cocaine-and-ketamine-seized

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‘Clan Farruku’ Arrests Highlight Albanians’ Latin America Cocaine Connections

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/albania-clan-farruku-cocaine-pipeline-ecuador-to-europe/

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U.S. Readies New Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Forces

Read here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/19/sudan-sanctions-violence-khartoum-burhan-hemeti-conflict/

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Cayman Islands: Maples wins legal battle over CIMA’s AML rules

Read here: https://caymannewsservice.com/2023/04/maples-wins-legal-battle-over-cimas-aml-rules/

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Wildlife Crime Scene Guide for First Responders

Read here: https://www.unodc.org/documents/Wildlife/Wildlife_Crime_Scene_Guide_restricted.pdf

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Action against criminal network dealing with human trafficking, pimping and money laundering

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/action-against-criminal-network-human-trafficking-pimping-money-laundering

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Malta: Investment firm fined for failing to carry out checks on 6,000 clients

Read here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/investment-firm-fined-failing-carry-checks-6000-clients.1025741

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