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Man Extradited from Peru on International Money Laundering Charges

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/man-extradited-peru-international-money-laundering-charges

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Experts warn UK businesses of imminent changes to anti-money laundering regulations

Read here: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/experts-warn-uk-businesses-of-imminent-changes-to-anti-money-laundering-regulations

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Tax agency stopped from operating by HMRC

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tax-agency-stopped-from-operating-by-hmrc

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After US Hearing on Fentanyl, Is It Time to Retire the Word ‘Cartel’?

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/after-us-hearing-fentanyl-time-retire-word-cartel/

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Proposed Rule Would Render Us Company Registry ‘Effectively Useless,’ Bankers Warn

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/fincen-files/proposed-rule-would-render-us-company-registry-effectively-useless-bankers-warn/

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NCA publishes latest guidance on submitting better quality Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs)

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/446-guidance-on-submitting-better-quality-sars-1/file

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FCA’s latest ‘Dear CEO’ letter to payments firms on Consumer Duty includes section on account freezing and fraud reports

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/correspondence/consumer-duty-portfolio-letter-payments-services-e-money.pdf

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García Luna Convicted, But Corruption Concerns Endure in US-Mexico Partnership

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/garcia-luna-convicted-corruption-concerns-endure-us-mexico-partnership/

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Belarus fertilisers sanction-busting schemes revealed

Read here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/belarus-fertilisers-sanction-busting-schemes-revealed/

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Brazil Takes Down Group Smuggling Gold to the US and Dubai

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17353-brazil-takes-down-group-smuggling-gold-to-the-us-and-dubai

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U.S. May Release $7 Billion in Frozen Funds to Iran

Read here: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/02/22/u-s-may-release-7-billion-in-frozen-funds-to-iran/

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20 suspected money launderers and drug traffickers arrested

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/20-suspected-money-launderers-and-drug-traffickers-arrested

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DOJ and Treasury Silent on Financial Surveillance Statistics Despite Congressional Mandate

Read here: https://www.cato.org/blog/doj-treasury-silent-financial-surveillance-statistics-despite-congressional-mandate

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Going the extra mile – How EIA’s long-term, systemic approach tackles ivory trafficking

Read here: https://eia-international.org/blog/going-the-extra-mile-how-eias-long-term-systemic-approach-tackles-ivory-trafficking/

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Sanctions against Russia are working, but they alone can’t end kleptocracy

Read here: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/russia-war-sanctions-work/

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Start of operations of Core International Crimes Evidence Database and new International Centre for Prosecution of the crime of Aggression to be based at Agency

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/start-operations-core-international-crimes-evidence-database-and-new-international-centre

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Google Under Fire for Considering Controversial MeitY Ban On 200 Betting And Loan Apps

Read here: https://www.inventiva.co.in/trends/google-under-fire-considering-meity-ban/

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UK: Tice threatens to sue Conservative Party over £400,000 MP bribery allegations

Read here: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1738079/richard-tice-sue-conservative-party-reform-uk-mp-bribe-update

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Russian warlord passed UK money laundering checks with mother’s utility bill

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/3e1b5bc5-090c-434d-84e4-ca2b120cf089

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Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Convicted of Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Taking Millions in Cash Bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ex-mexican-secretary-public-security-genaro-garcia-luna-convicted-engaging-continuing

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A Romanian Mafia Boss Allegedly Stole Millions From Cancun Tourists

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d3ngn/cancun-romanian-mafia-mihai-alexandru-preda-florian-tudor

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Thematic summary assessment of gaps in implementing key countering the financing of terrorism provisions of Security Council resolutions

Read here: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ctc/content/thematic-summary-assessment-gaps-implementing-key-countering-financing-terrorism-provisions Link to report: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ctc/sites/www.un.org.securitycouncil.ctc/files/cted_2022_cft_gaps_assessment_final.pdf

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“Intelligence was my Heroin”: Robert Mazur, Crime Waves Podcast

Listen here: https://www.crimewavespodcast.com/home/intelligence-was-my-heroin

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Armchair detective investors take inspiration from Sherlock Holmes to foil investment scams

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/armchair-detective-investors-take-inspiration-sherlock-holmes-foil-investment-scams

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UK Research Briefing: Sanctions against Russia

Read here: https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9481/CBP-9481.pdf

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Palm Beach Art Dealer Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money from Art Fraud Scheme

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/palm-beach-art-dealer-pleads-guilty-laundering-money-art-fraud-scheme

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EU imposes new sanctions on military-ruled Myanmar

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/21/eu-imposes-news-sanctions-on-military-ruled-myanmar

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City of London Police welcome fraud inclusion in Strategic Policing Requirement

Read here: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2023/february/city-of-london-police-welcome-fraud-inclusion-in-strategic-policing-requirement/

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Amended and approved: Guidance On Anti Money Laundering For UK Art Market Participants

Read here: https://tbamf.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/BAMF-AML-Guidelines-February-6th-2023.pdf

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Bolivia Passenger Buses Carry Contraband Rather Than People

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/bolivia-passenger-buses-carry-contraband-rather-than-people/

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Dutch prosecutors seek fines for individuals in World Bank bribery case

Read here: https://globalinvestigationsreview.com/article/dutch-prosecutors-seek-fines-individuals-in-world-bank-bribery-case

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Mauritian regulators examine bank in wake of Trafigura nickel fraud

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/9a3683a5-f4c8-4b54-937f-fb00ad194966

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Financial Domination Has a Scamming Problem

Read here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmwzz/financial-domination-has-a-scamming-problem

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Two arrested as global bank probe gathers pace

Read here: https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/hm-revenue-customs-hmrc/pressreleases/two-arrested-as-global-bank-probe-gathers-pace-3234475

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A typical trafficking route: Port Holes – Exploring the Maritime Balkan Routes

Read here: https://see.globalinitiative.net/hotspots/ports/trafficking-route

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AUSTRAC accepts enforceable undertaking from Cash Converters

Read here: https://www.austrac.gov.au/news-and-media/media-release/austrac-accepts-enforceable-undertaking-cash-converters

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Russia Sells Weapons At Abu Dhabi Arms Fair Despite Sanctions Over Ukraine War

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-arms-sale-abu-dhabi-sanctions/32279452.html

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London fund managers sentenced to 12 years for $8m fraud

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/city-fund-managers-sentenced-to-12-years-for-8m-fraud

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