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Handbook of good practices in the fight against corruption

Read here: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/df1a5278-ac18-11ed-b508-01aa75ed71a1

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Crackdown on a criminal network dealing with waste trafficking and money laundering

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/crackdown-criminal-network-dealing-waste-trafficking-and-money-laundering

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Prescription Pills Laced with Meth, Fentanyl Sold in Northern Mexico Pharmacies

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/fentanyl-meth-prescription-pills-mexico-pharmacies/

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Africa welcomes western aid. But donors must ask where the money is going

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/feb/16/africa-western-aid-accountability-transparency

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Bounce Back Loan fraudster jailed for 12 months

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bounce-back-loan-fraudster-jailed-for-12-months

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ClubsNSW drops contempt charges against ‘Friendlyjordies’ over pokies whistleblower

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/16/clubsnsw-drops-contempt-charges-against-friendlyjordies-over-pokies-whistleblower

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FCA cracks down on ‘directors for hire’

Read here: https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/fca-cracks-down-on-directors-for-hire-20230216

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FACT Coalition Urges Treasury Department To Make Critical Improvements to Draft Regulation to Implement Landmark Corporate Transparency Act

Read here: https://thefactcoalition.org/fact-coalition-urges-treasury-department-to-make-critical-improvements-to-draft-regulation-to-implement-landmark-corporate-transparency-act/

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UK solicitors warned not to act as ‘hired guns’ to silence critics of super-rich

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/feb/16/uk-solicitors-warned-not-to-act-as-hired-guns-to-silence-critics-of-super-rich

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13 criminals arrested for smuggling at least 212 people

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/13-criminals-arrested-for-smuggling-least-212-people

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Thai poaching kingpin is on the run after prison sentence

Read here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/manhunt-thai-poaching-kingpin-southeast-asia-traffickingivory

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U.S. Judge Clears Way For Seizure Of $5.4 Million In Assets Belonging To Russian Oligarch

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-us-seizure-malofeyev/32253668.html

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EU keeps ‘joke’ tax havens list for the super-rich and profitable, say Oxfam

Read here: https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/eu-keeps-joke-tax-havens-list-super-rich-and-profitable

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The UK’s NCA May Investigate Cotton Imports Linked To Modern Slavery

Read here: https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2023/02/the-uks-nca-may-investigate-cotton-imports-linked-to-modern-slavery

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Explosive details of Jeffrey Epstein-related lawsuit against JPMorgan unsealed, revealing ‘Snow White’ messages with former top exec

Read here: https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/jeffrey-epstein/explosive-details-of-jeffrey-epstein-related-lawsuit-against-jpmorgan-unsealed-revealing-snow-white-messages-with-former-top-exec/

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Do banks really know their customers anymore?

Read here: https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/23730/do-banks-really-know-their-customers-anymore

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European court reverses course to rule in favor of LuxLeaks whistleblower

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/luxembourg-leaks/european-court-reverses-course-to-rule-in-favor-of-luxleaks-whistleblower/

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Iran Printing Money Backed By Frozen Funds Abroad

Read here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202302151448

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‘All we have had is losses’: Royal Mail dismisses ‘absurd’ $80m ransomware demand

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/15/under-no-circumstances-will-we-pay-that-absurd-amount-royal-mail-tells-hackers

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The grey zone: Russia’s military, mercenary and criminal engagement in Africa

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/russia-in-africa/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/J-Stanyard-T-Vircoulon-J-Rademeyer-The-Grey-Zone-Russias-military-mercenary-and-criminal-engagement-in-Africa-GITOC-February-2023-.pdf

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Fraud targeted thousands across UK and abroad

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/fraud-targeted-thousands-across-uk-and-abroad

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SARs Reporter Booklet: February 2023

Read here: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/640-sars-reporter-booklet-february-2023/file

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Nail bars and car washes in UK fined £110k after modern slavery raids

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-12-14/nail-bars-and-car-washes-fined-110k-after-modern-slavery-raids

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Statement by President von der Leyen on the 10th package of sanctions against Russia

Read here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_23_907

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Former Kyrgyz President Charged with Corruption Released from Prison

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17331-former-kyrgyz-president-charged-with-corruption-released-from-prison

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Italy’s Berlusconi acquitted in Bunga Bunga bribery trial

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/15/italys-berlusconi-acquitted-in-bunga-bunga-bribery-trial

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EU to mull sanctions on Dubai shipper suspected of running Russian tanker fleet

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-sanction-dubai-russia-tanker-fleet-oil-export/

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Australia: The plan to unmask the owners of 3m companies and trusts

Read here: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/the-plan-to-unmask-the-owners-of-3-million-companies-and-trusts-20230202-p5chb9

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Billionaire Deripaska Challenges Scope of Russia Sanctions

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-14/billionaire-deripaska-challenges-scope-of-eu-sanctions-on-russia

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Hacks, Bots and Blackmail: How Secret Cyber Mercenaries Disrupt Elections

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/storykillers/hacks-bots-and-blackmail-how-secret-cyber-mercenaries-disrupt-elections

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American Bankers Association (ABA), state groups urge FinCEN to withdraw registry access proposal

Read here: https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2023/02/aba-state-groups-urge-fincen-to-withdraw-registry-access-proposal/

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New FTC Data Reveals Top Lies Told by Romance Scammers: Data spotlight also shows large increase in ‘sextortion’ as tool for scammers

Read here: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/02/new-ftc-data-reveals-top-lies-told-romance-scammers Link to report: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/romance-spotlight-2023.pdf

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The Canadian businessmen accused of helping Iran’s regime

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/iran-sanctions-canada-businessmen

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Military dealer who ships vehicles to Ukraine war effort fearing ‘ruin’ over run-in with bank

Read here: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-02-14/military-dealer-supplying-ukraine-fears-ruin-over-run-in-with-bank

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France probes Thales subsidiary over past ID deals in Africa

Read here: https://www.biometricupdate.com/202302/france-probes-thales-subsidiary-over-past-id-deals-in-africa

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Iraqis Refuse To Sell USD To Travelers Due To US Sanctions

Read here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202302146232

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Australian Judge Reprimands AUSTRAC for Delays in Crown Case

Read here: https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/australian-judge-reprimands-austrac-for-delays-in-crown-case/

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EPPO cracks down on criminal group suspected of €1.6 million fraud involving employment funds

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/eppo-cracks-down-criminal-group-suspected-eu16-million-fraud-involving-employment-funds

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Hong Kong Customs detects large-scale illicit cigarette smuggling case with seizures worth about $120 million

Read here: https://www.customs.gov.hk/en/customs-announcement/press-release/index_id_3650.html

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