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Spanish Police Rescue 13 Women From Sexual Enslavement

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17415-spanish-police-rescue-13-women-from-sexual-enslavement

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Fight for Kazakhstan’s Looted Billions Lands in New York Courts

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/fight-for-kazakhstans-looted-billions-lands-in-new-york-courts-1

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Woman denies money laundering $2.3m for hackers

Read here: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8119754/woman-denies-money-laundering-23m-for-hackers/

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Who Enabled the Uzbek Princess? What does Uzbekistan’s “klepto-baby” teaches us about enablers

Read here: https://freedomeurasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Who-Enabled-the-Uzbek-Princess-web-2.pdf Press release here: https://freedomeurasia.org/who-enabled-the-uzbek-princess/

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FATF releases Countering Ransomware Financing report

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Methodsandtrends/countering-ransomware-financing.html Link to report: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/reports/Countering-Ransomware-Financing.pdf.

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From Russia With Crypto: Moscow-Based Exchanges Offering To Anonymously Convert Stablecoins For Cash In The UK

Read here: https://www.transparency.org.uk/Russia-cryptocurrency-exchange-UK-money-laundering-investigation-USDT Link to report: https://transparency.org.ru/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/fmcwc.pdf

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Signature Bank faced criminal probe ahead of its collapse

Read here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/signature-bank-faced-criminal-probe-010830568.html

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SEC and Justice Department are investigating SVB’s collapse, including insider stock sales

Read here: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/14/sec-and-justice-department-silicon-valley-bank-investigation.html

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Swedbank makes provision for potential agreement with OFAC

Read here: https://www.swedbank.com/newsroom/press-releases.details.9B0524118B489B65.html

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Crackdown on criminal network that produced and distributed methamphetamine in Europe

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/crackdown-criminal-network-produced-and-distributed-methamphetamine-europe

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Biden Proposes Almost $500 Million to Combat Financial Crime in U.S.

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17414-biden-proposes-almost-500-bn-to-combat-financial-crime-in-u-s

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Federal investigators examined Trump Media for possible money laundering, sources say

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/15/trump-media-investigated-possible-money-laundering

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Credit Suisse warns of ‘material weaknesses’ in financial reporting

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/14/credit-suisse-financial-reporting-swiss-bank-shares-bonds

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100 cases identified for potential violations of sanctions

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ukraine-war–some-100-cases-identified-for-potential-violations-of-sanctions/48359866

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Investigation leads to 3 guilty pleas for money laundering, massage parlor prostitution

Read here: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-norfolk-investigation-leads-3-guilty-pleas-money-laundering-massage-parlor

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Swiss banks say rich Chinese clients worried about sanction prospects

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-banks-say-rich-chinese-clients-worried-about-sanction-prospects/48358148

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Child sex offender Rhys Firth caught after bank alerts authorities to ‘questionable online purchases’

Read here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/child-sex-offender-rhys-firth-caught-after-bank-alerts-authorities-to-questionable-online-purchases/RFK5NLEW6JFV7IC6NG2SN6EMQU/

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Dealers Say They’re Struggling to Sell Looted Artefacts From Africa These Days

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7ze5n/looted-artefacts-benin-bronzes

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The Spies Stalking British Justice

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-03-11/the-spies-stalking-british-justice

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Head of global trade union body sacked after donation investigation

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/12/luca-visentini-ituc-trade-union-body-sacked-investigation

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Season 2 of ‘The Lazarus Heist’ podcast coming soon: Trailer now available

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f82fmk

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Beneficial ownership transparency in Africa and Latin America: Advances, but more to be done

Read here: https://taxjustice.net/2023/03/13/beneficial-ownership-transparency-in-africa-and-latin-america-advances-but-more-to-be-done/

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Latin America Between War And Peace

Read here: https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/monitor29/

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Nigeria’s $11bn Trial Ends in London with Accusations of Massive Bribes

Read here: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2023/03/14/nigerias-11bn-trial-ends-in-london-with-accusations-of-massive-bribes/

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Layered money laundering scheme attracts widespread intrigue

Read here: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202303/13/WS640f0cdaa31057c47ebb4338.html

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Rishi Sunak doesn’t rule out sanctions against China if Beijing supplies weapons to Russia

Read here: https://news.sky.com/video/ukraine-war-rishi-sunak-doesnt-rule-out-sanctions-against-china-if-beijing-supplies-weapons-to-russia-12832939

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Book thief who stole more than 1,000 manuscripts ‘wanted to cherish them before anyone else’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/mar/13/book-manuscripts-thief-margaret-atwood-sally-rooney-ian-mcewan

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Lawyer jailed for money laundering ‘plans to appeal’

Read here: https://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/23382324.david-lyons-lawyer-jailed-money-laundering-plans-appeal/

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Monaco’s money laundering probe of Najib Mikati goes on after Lebanon drops own case

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/2023/03/14/monaco-says-investigation-of-najib-mikati-will-continue-despite-lebanon-closing-case/

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Seven Charged in Sophisticated Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Scheme that Sought Over $100 Million from the IRS

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/seven-charged-sophisticated-stolen-identity-tax-refund-fraud-scheme-sought-over-100-million

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A US military insurgency against the Mexican drug cartels would be bloody and difficult

Read here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/a-us-military-insurgency-against-the-mexican-drug-cartels-would-be-bloody-and-difficult

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How one year of Russian sanctions have shaped the art market

Read here: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/03/13/how-one-year-of-russian-sanctions-have-shaped-the-art-market

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Small UK companies set to be excluded from anti-fraud legislation

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/ddbbe258-e0d2-40ad-bfd5-23b9b91cf51d

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How Uzbek president’s daughter built a £200m property empire

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64915348

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FATF Releases Guidance on Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons

Read here: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/fatf-gafi/en/publications/Fatfrecommendations/Guidance-Beneficial-Ownership-Legal-Persons.html Link to Guidance: https://www.fatf-gafi.org/content/dam/fatf-gafi/guidance/Guidance-Beneficial-Ownership-Legal-Persons.pdf.coredownload.pdf

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Mexico’s Gulf Cartel Doing Damage Control After Kidnapping, Murdering US Citizens

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/gulf-cartel-damage-control-kidnapping-murdering-us-citizens/

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Outgoing president of Micronesia accuses China of bribery, threats and interference

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/10/outgoing-president-of-micronesia-accuses-china-of-bribery-threats-and-interference

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US Court Sends Riviera Maya Gang Member and Wife Behind Bars

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17404-us-court-sends-riviera-maya-gang-member-and-wife-behind-bars

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Leader of Illegal Copyright Infringement Scheme Sentenced to 5 ½ Years’ Imprisonment

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/leader-illegal-copyright-infringement-scheme-sentenced-5-12-years-imprisonment

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Internet Crime Report 2022

Read here: https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2022_IC3Report.pdf

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