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UK Government Reviews Whistleblowing Laws

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-reviews-whistleblowing-laws

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Myanmar’s military jet fuel supplies hit by latest US sanctions

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/25/myanmar-militarys-jet-fuel-supplies-hit-by-latest-us-sanctions

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Money Launderer Sentenced for $8 Million Romance Scam Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/money-launderer-sentenced-8-million-romance-scam-fraud-scheme

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Construction firms fined nearly £60 million for breaking competition law by bid rigging

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/construction-firms-fined-nearly-60-million-for-breaking-competition-law-by-bid-rigging

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Government of Canada tables new legislation to create a beneficial ownership registry

Read here: https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2023/03/government-of-canada-tables-new-legislation-to-create-a-beneficial-ownership-registry.html

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La Liga president warns Barcelona ‘should be worried’ about corruption charges

Read here: https://www.90min.com/posts/la-liga-president-warns-barcelona-worried-corruption-charges

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Colombia’s Peace Process Stumbles as Gaitanista Ceasefire Ends

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/end-ceasefire-gaitanistas-complexity-colombia-total-peace/

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Dominican Republic Corruption Investigation Inches Toward Ex-President

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/dominican-republic-sees-largest-ever-corruption-investigation/

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Anti-FinCrime Event: FFECON23 – The New Facets of FinCrime

Read here: https://fintrail.com/ffecon23

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The Limits of Economic Warfare: What Sanctions on Russia Can and Cannot Achieve

Read here: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/limits-economic-warfare

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Organised crime gangs making millions from drug trafficking

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/organised-crime-gangs-making-millions-from-drug-trafficking-mm223cptq

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Israeli Disinformation Expert Linked to Faked Bank Accounts in Serbian Smear Campaign

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/storykillers/israeli-disinformation-expert-linked-to-faked-bank-accounts-in-serbian-smear-campaign

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Gold Mafia: Investigators obtain the blueprints of billion-dollar money laundering operations

Read here: https://www.ajiunit.com/investigation/gold-mafia-smuggle-zimbabwe-rudland-macmillan-pattni/

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Art market expert, Rena Neville, on tackling fraud & what interior designers need to know about AML

Read here: https://primeresi.com/interview-art-market-expert-rena-neville-on-tackling-fraud-what-interior-designers-need-to-know-about-aml/

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Nigerian politician, wife, and a doctor guilty of organ trafficking to UK

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/mar/23/nigerian-politician-wife-doctor-guilty-organ-trafficking-uk-ike-ekweremadu

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Justice Department Announces Arrest of the Founder of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums and Disruption of Forum’s Operation

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-arrest-founder-one-world-s-largest-hacker-forums-and-disruption

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SARs Reporter Booklet: March 2023

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/642-sars-reporter-booklet-march-2023/file

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Research Reveals Extent of ‘Revolving Door’ Corruption Risk in Westminster

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/managing-revolving-door-corruption-risk-westminster    

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Authorities raid Beijing offices of company offering corporate due diligence services, US Mintz Group, detaining five Chinese staff

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/24/authorities-raid-beijing-offices-of-us-mintz-group-detaining-five-chinese-staff

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ECB pressures Austria’s Raiffeisen bank to quit Russia

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/ecb-pressures-austrias-raiffeisen-bank-to-quit-russia/

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FinCEN Issues Initial Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Guidance

Read here: https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-issues-initial-beneficial-ownership-information-reporting-guidance

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FCA appoints executive directors to co-lead Enforcement and Market Oversight

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-appoints-executive-directors-co-lead-enforcement-and-market-oversight

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EPPO to seize €149 million in investigation into VAT fraud on fuels

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-eppo-seize-eu149-million-investigation-vat-fraud-fuels

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NCA infiltrates cyber crime market with disguised DDoS sites

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-infiltrates-cyber-crime-market-with-disguised-ddos-sites

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UK Politicians For Sale: MPs ask for £10,000 a day to work for fake Korean company

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/25/top-tory-mps-ask-for-10000-a-day-to-work-for-fake-korean-company

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Five arrested over black flight loaded with meth

Read here:https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/five-arrested-over-black-flight-loaded-meth

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The Russo-Ukrainian war and the illegal arms trade

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/russia-ukraine-war-illegal-arms-trade/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mark-Galeotti-and-Anna-Arutunyan-Peace-and-proliferation-The-Russo-Ukrainian-war-and-the-illegal-arms-trade-GI-TOC-March-2023.pdf

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Woman To Be Charged For Knowingly Conspiring To Assist Scam Syndicates In Money Laundering Activities

Read here: https://www.police.gov.sg/Media-Room/News/20230323_woman_to_be_charged_for_knowingly_conspiring_to_assist_in_money_laundering_activities

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Illicit Financial Flows And Disinformation In Southeast Europe

Read here: https://csd.bg/publications/publication/illicit-financial-flows-and-disinformation-in-southeast-europe/

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Estonian finmin: Sanctions against aggressor must be enforced strictly

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

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Europe Narco-sub Heralds More to Come

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/second-ever-narco-sub-europe-herald-atlantic/

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Russian oil trade in Switzerland: A fake farewell?

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/topics/ukraine/commodity-trading-with-russia/russian-oil-trade-in-switzerland-a-fake-farewell

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Iraq Central Bank Sues Executives of Private Bank Investigated by OCCRP

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17443-iraq-central-bank-sues-executives-of-private-bank-investigated-by-occrp

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Justice Department Announces Charges and Sentence in Connection with Iranian Procurement Network’s Attempts to Acquire Sophisticated Military Technology

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-charges-and-sentence-connection-iranian-procurement-network-s

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Gambling Commission fines 32Red and Platinum Gaming £7.1m

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/news/article/gambling-commission-fines-32red-and-platinum-gaming-gbp7-1m

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Two Mercedes Employees In Hot Water Over Alleged Million-Dollar Bribery Scandal

Read here: https://www.carscoops.com/2023/03/two-mercedes-employees-in-germany-investigated-over-bribery-scandal-that-could-be-worth-millions/

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Shining Path on the Offensive in Peru, Again

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/shining-path-offensive-peru-again/

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French Journalist Released after 2 Years in Captivity of Armed Group Affiliated to Al Qaeda

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17446-french-journalist-released-after-2-years-in-jihadists-captivity

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Venezuela Oil Minister Resigns Amid Political Fight With Criminal Ramifications

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/venezuela-most-powerful-corrupt-politicians-about-to-fall/

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Thai police bust call scammers who swindled older Americans

Read here: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/thai-police-bust-call-scammers-swindled-older-americans-rcna76271

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