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Civil Forfeiture Complaint Filed Against World War I-Era Documents Stolen From An American University

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/civil-forfeiture-complaint-filed-against-world-war-i-era-documents-stolen-american

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Chelsea post £121.3m loss, blame sanctions on ex-owner Roman Abramovich

Read here: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/chelsea-engchelsea/story/4910513/chelsea-post-1213m-lossblame-sanctions-on-ex-owner-roman-abramovich

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Peru prosecutors probe president over alleged money laundering

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230329-peru-prosecutors-probe-president-over-alleged-money-laundering

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Indonesia: Money Laundering Tricks Include Gold Bar Imports and Forex Purchase

Read here: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/money-laundering-tricks-include-gold-bar-imports-and-forex-purchase-mahfud

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UK: Crooks using Snapchat and Instagram to turn West Midlands teens into ‘money mules’

Read here: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/crooks-using-snapchat-instagram-turn-26589154

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£21bn of public money lost in fraud since COVID pandemic began and most will never be recovered

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/21bn-of-taxpayer-money-lost-in-fraud-by-government-since-pandemic-began-says-spending-watchdog-12845271

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Myanmar Armed Forces Day: UK announces fresh sanctions on aviation fuel and military equipment suppliers

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/myanmar-armed-forces-day-uk-announces-fresh-sanctions-on-aviation-fuel-and-military-equipment-suppliers

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Pay.UK and UK Finance publish first iteration of technical collateral for Enhanced Fraud Data Standard

Read here: https://newseventsinsights.wearepay.uk/media-centre/press-releases/payuk-and-uk-finance-publish-first-iteration-of-technical-collateral-for-enhanced-fraud-data-standard/

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New U.S. Sanctions Target Individuals, Entities, Assets In Belarus, Including Lukashenka’s Jet

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/belarus-united-states-new-sanctions-jet-individuals-entities/32333141.html

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Roman Abramovich secretly funded takeover of major Dutch football club and then bankrolled it for years while owner of Chelsea

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-03-29/roman-abramovich-bankrolled-major-dutch-club-while-chelsea-owner    

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Paris banks raided in €100 billion tax fraud probe

Read here: https://www.dw.com/en/paris-banks-raided-in-100-billion-tax-fraud-probe/a-65151312

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SWIFT: The next frontier in countering dirty money

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2023/03/28/swift-the-next-frontier-in-countering-dirty-money/

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New EU measures against money laundering and terrorist financing

Read here: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20230327IPR78511/new-eu-measures-against-money-laundering-and-terrorist-financing

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EPPO dismantles customs fraud ring operating at Liège Airport – €310 million in estimated damages

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/belgium-eppo-dismantles-customs-fraud-ring-operating-liege-airport-eu310-million-estimated

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UK opens consultation on amendments to codes of practice issued under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) and Terrorism Act 2000

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-codes-of-practice-issued-under-poca-2002-and-the-terrorism-act-2000

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Germany Reportedly Forming New Anti-Money Laundering Agency

Read here: https://www.pymnts.com/aml/2023/germany-reportedly-forming-new-anti-money-laundering-agency/

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How to buy a superyacht on the cheap

Read here: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/russian-yachts-sanctions/

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Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/matriarch-sentenced-role-violent-multimillion-dollar-honduran-cocaine-trafficking

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Caborca Cartel Resists Chapitos in Battle for Sonora, Mexico

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/caborca-cartel-resists-chapitos-in-battle-for-sonora-mexico/

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Full Steam Ahead: Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/03/28/full-steam-ahead-enhancing-maritime-cybersecurity/

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William Hill Group businesses to pay record £19.2m for failures

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/william-hill-group-businesses-to-pay-record-gbp19-2m-for-failures

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Art repatriation: Fighting traffickers in an illicit global trade

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/art-repatriation-fighting-traffickers-in-an-illicit-global-trade/

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Justice Department Recovers Over $53M in Profits Obtained from Corruption in the Nigerian Oil Industry

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-recovers-over-53m-profits-obtained-corruption-nigerian-oil-industry

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U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Vulnerabilities Counter its Efforts to Aid Ukraine, Experts Say

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17460-u-s-anti-money-laundering-vulnerabilities-counter-its-efforts-to-aid-ukraine-experts-say

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CITES gets tough with Mexico to compel it to protect critically endangered vaquita porpoises

Read here: https://eia-international.org/news/cites-gets-tough-with-mexico-to-compel-it-to-protect-critically-endangered-vaquita-porpoises/

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Season Two of ‘The Lazarus Heist’ Launched

Listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xtvg9/episodes/player

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Foreign National Sentenced for Victimizing U.S. Persons Through Cyber-Enabled Fraud Schemes

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/foreign-national-sentenced-victimizing-us-persons-through-cyber-enabled-fraud-schemes

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Treasury to Host Event on Countering Corruption and Illicit Finance as Part of Summit for Democracy

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/treasury-to-host-event-on-countering-corruption-and-illicit-finance-as-part-of-summit-for-democracy

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Amazon seller consultant admits to bribing employees to help clients; will plead guilty

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/27/amazon-seller-consultant-admits-to-bribing-employees-to-help-clients.html

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Jailed Greek MEP Kaili Fights Lifting of Immunity in Bribery Case

Read here: https://www.thenationalherald.com/jailed-greek-mep-kaili-fights-lifting-of-immunity-in-bribery-case/

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EBRD and ACAMS step up anti-financial crime training in North Africa and Middle East

Read here: https://www.ebrd.com/news/2023/ebrd-and-acams-step-up-antifinancial-crime-training-in-north-africa-and-middle-east.html

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Venezuela Kills Gang Leader Whose Political Connections Were ‘Open Secret’

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-kills-gang-leader-whose-political-connections-were-open-secret/

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ChatGPT: The impact of Large Language Models on Law Enforcement

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/publications/chatgpt-impact-of-large-language-models-law-enforcement Link to full report: https://www.europol.europa.eu/publications-events/publications/chatgpt-impact-of-large-language-models-law-enforcement

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(No) sugar for my honey: OLAF investigates honey fraud

Read here: https://anti-fraud.ec.europa.eu/media-corner/news/no-sugar-my-honey-olaf-investigates-honey-fraud-2023-03-23_en

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China’s rich flee crackdowns for ‘Asia’s Switzerland’ Singapore

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/27/chinas-rich-flee-crackdowns-for-asias-switzerland-singapore

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Joint HM Treasury and FCA statement on the Criminal Market Abuse Regime

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-hm-treasury-and-fca-statement-on-the-criminal-market-abuse-regime/joint-hm-treasury-and-fca-statement-on-the-criminal-market-abuse-regime

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