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Xi Jinping urges China to greater self-reliance amid sanctions and trade tensions

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/06/xi-jinping-urges-china-to-greater-self-reliance-amid-sanctions-and-trade-tensions

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Indonesian palm oil billionaire gets 15 years for corruption

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/indonesian-palm-oil-billionaire-gets-15-years-for-corruption/

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Taxpayer-owned Perth Mint sells gold to a notorious former bikie without asking questions

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-06/perth-mint-sells-gold-former-hells-angels-bikie-without-checks/102048620

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Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib acquitted of tampering with 1MDB audit

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/3/3/malaysias-jailed-ex-pm-najib-acquitted-of-audit-tampering-charge

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Dark Web criminals plot ChatGPT takeover – with 625% rise in ‘bot hacking’ posts

Read here: https://ifamagazine.com/article/dark-web-criminals-plot-chatgpt-takeover-with-625-rise-in-bot-hacking-posts/

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Ecuador judge OKs bribery charges against ex-president over Chinese dam contract

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/ecuador-judge-oks-bribery-charges-034653810.html

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International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression made official at United for Justice Conference in Ukraine

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/international-centre-prosecution-crime-aggression-made-official-united-justice-conference

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Wildlife Protection Treaty Hits 50 Amid Challenges

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/wildlife-protection-treaty-hits-50-amid-challenges/

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Germany and Ukraine hit two high-value ransomware targets

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/germany-and-ukraine-hit-two-high-value-ransomware-targets

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U.S. Sanctions Financial Supporters of North Korea’s Regime

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17386-u-s-sanctions-financial-supporters-of-north-korea-s-regime

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National Authorities of the Ukraine joint investigation team sign Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Department of Justice

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/national-authorities-ukraine-joint-investigation-team-sign-memorandum-understanding-usa

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Part of Kinahan cartel’s €1 billion fortune ‘laundered through British and American film industries’

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/part-of-kinahan-cartels-1-billion-fortune-laundered-through-british-and-american-film-industries-jrnnmqs5x

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Austrian gamblers struggle to recoup money lost on ‘illegal’ betting sites

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/f74ad08f-46db-4ae5-aa33-e9c708e94057

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Oligarch’s lawyers say UK caused serious hardship by freezing assets

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/03/oligarchs-lawyers-uk-caused-serious-hardship-freezing-assets-eugene-shvidler

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Murdered Papua New Guinea Ports Official Benefitted From Suspect Offshore Payments

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/the-pandora-papers/murdered-papua-new-guinea-ports-official-benefitted-from-suspect-offshore-payments

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Ericsson to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $206m Following Breach of 2019 FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ericsson-plead-guilty-and-pay-over-206m-following-breach-2019-fcpa-deferred-prosecution

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‘Professional adverts’ for county lines ensnaring children on Instagram and Snapchat

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/feb/28/county-lines-grooming-looks-like-professional-job-ads-on-social-media

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Departments of Justice, Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Compliance Note on Russia-Related Sanctions Evasion and Export Controls

Read the press release here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/departments-justice-commerce-and-treasury-issue-joint-compliance-note-russia-related Read here: https://www.justice.gov/file/1571551/download

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Covert cameras and alleged hacking: How bust payments company Wirecard ‘hired spies and lawyers to silence critics’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/04/covert-cameras-alleged-hacking-how-bust-payments-company-wirecard-hired-spies-lawyers-silence-critics

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Treasury Sanctions CJNG-Run Timeshare Fraud Network

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1315

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Televisa Agrees to $95m Settlement in FIFA Bribery Case

Read here: https://frontofficesports.com/televisa-agrees-to-95m-settlement-in-fifa-bribery-case/

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Colombia prosecutors to investigate President Petro’s son

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/colombia-prosecutors-to-investigate-president-petro-s-son/48330890

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Massive, multi-year B.C. money laundering investigation ends without charges

Read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/9521200/bc-money-laundering-investigation-no-charges/

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Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces National Cybersecurity Strategy

Read the strategy here:https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/National-Cybersecurity-Strategy-2023.pdf Read press release here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/02/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-national-cybersecurity-strategy/

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Officers created ‘fake cocaine’ to fool cartel, stop billion dollar bounty from reaching Aussies shores

Read here: https://www.9news.com.au/national/record-cocaine-bust-perth-coke-arrest-drugs-western-australia-national-news/24fa26f2-4ab8-4040-8ebd-9b65b13d046b

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FCA publishes data on number of suspicious transaction and order reports (STORs) received in 2022

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/how-report-suspected-market-abuse-firm-or-trading-venue/number-stors-received-2022

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A single foreign worker blew the lid off a massive international trafficking ring north of Toronto, police say

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/migrant-workers-rescued-york-toronto-1.6767167

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Behind the Scenes, US Officials Wield Patriot Act Power Against Corrupt Overseas Banks

Read here: https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/behind-the-scenes-us-officials-wield-patriot-act-power-against-corrupt-overseas-banks/

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UK Government Counter Fraud Profession Strategy 2023–2025

Read here: Press release here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-counter-fraud-profession-strategy-2023-2025

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Star Entertainment Group Provides $101m for Fines and Penalties

Read here: https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/star-entertainment-group-provides-101m-for-fines-and-penalties/

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Fake Copyright Complaints Seek to Remove Reports on Minister and Lawyer

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17370-fake-copyright-complaints-seek-to-remove-reports-on-minister-and-lawyer

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Phone and online ‘copycat’ scams now make up a THIRD of money fraud

Read here: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-11802045/Phone-online-copycat-scams-make-money-fraud-Two-victims-speak-out.html

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Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy – And the Way to Renew Our Broken System

Read here: https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/invisible-trillions-financial-secrecy-imperiling-capitalism-democracy-way-renew-broken-system-bookbite/40322/

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Gautam Adani: India Supreme Court sets up panel to probe Adani fraud allegations

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64820716

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Former Bank Employee Charged With Million-Dollar Fraud And Embezzlement Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/former-bank-employee-charged-million-dollar-fraud-and-embezzlement-scheme

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Fugitive who masterminded £46.6m wine fraud will return to London for confiscation hearing

Read here: https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/fugitive-who-masterminded-46-6m-wine-fraud-will-return-to-london-for-confiscation-hearing-498385/

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Russian oligarchs hide money in U.S. Only reliable data can stop them

Read here: https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/russian-oligarchs-hide-money-in-u-s-only-reliable-data-can-stop-them

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Peace Leaders in Putumayo, Colombia Bet Their Lives on Coca Crop Substitution

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/peace-leaders-putumayo-colombia-coca-crop-substitution/

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