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Verdict for Italy’s Berlusconi in starlet bribery trial

Read here: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230215-verdict-for-italy-s-berlusconi-in-starlet-bribery-trial

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Brazil Case Illustrates Struggle With Corrupt Police

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/brazil-ceara-large-scale-criminal-networks-police/

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UK Gambling White Paper – An In-Depth Look at Its Impact on the Industry

Read here: https://www.varsity.co.uk/sponsored/uk-gambling-white-paper-an-in-depth-look-at-its-impact-on-the-industry

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Brazil central bank backs electronic receipts to crack down on illegal gold

Read here: https://www.reuters.com/article/brazil-gold-idUSKBN2UN1P5

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Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/seized-weapons-bound-for-yemen-may-go-to-ukraine-2516b45d

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Banks With Russia Ties Targeted by US Treasury Whistleblowers

Read here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/banks-with-russia-ties-targeted-by-us-treasury-whistleblowers

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Missing millions: Deloitte partner allegedly duped colleagues out of $60m

Read here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/missing-millions-deloitte-partner-allegedly-duped-colleagues-out-of-60m-20230213-p5ck0y.html

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Mortgage fraudster fights to keep refund from Sloane Square school

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/fraudulent-property-tycoon-battles-to-keep-donation-refunded-by-daughter-s-school-zn8ft8w3f

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No questions asked: Money laundering thrives in Australia because of professionals willing to facilitate it

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/13/no-questions-asked-money-laundering-thrives-in-australia-because-of-professionals-willing-to-facilitate-it

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Equatorial Guinea vice-president’s superyacht and homes seized in South Africa

Read here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-64627695

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Iran smuggled drones into Russia using boats and state airline

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/12/iran-uses-boats-state-airline-smuggle-drones-into-russia

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All of Colombia’s Marijuana is ‘Creepy,’ Until It Isn’t

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/all-of-colombias-marijuana-is-creepy-until-it-isnt/

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Smuggling, subsidies and shortages: Iraq’s latest oil troubles

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/iraq-oil-smuggling/

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Interceptions Stop Counterfeit Merchandise & Cash

Read here: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/2-chicago-cbp-interceptions-stop-counterfeit-merchandise-cash

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Using ETFs to conceal insider trading

Read here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4343579

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UK watchdog and police raid crypto ATM operators in UK first

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/14/fca-and-west-yorkshire-police-raid-crypto-operators-in-uk-first

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International investigation underway after about 365kg cocaine seized in Western Australia

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/international-investigation-underway-after-about-365kg-cocaine-seized-wa

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The FBI’s Most Controversial Surveillance Tool Is Under Threat

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-section-702/

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Pig Butchering Scams Are Evolving Fast

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/pig-butchering-scams-evolving/

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British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Marshall Islands and Russia added to EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes

Read here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/02/14/taxation-british-virgin-islands-costa-rica-marshall-islands-and-russia-added-to-eu-list-of-non-cooperative-jurisdictions-for-tax-purposes/

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Flutterwave Recovers Its Reputation as Anti-Money Laundering Accusations Lose Steam

Read here: https://thefintechtimes.com/flutterwave-recovers-its-reputation-as-anti-money-laundering-accusations-lose-steam/

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Enablers of cocaine trafficking: Evidence of state-crime links from contemporary Honduras

Read here: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2023/02/13/cocaine-trafficking-evidence-honduras/

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Falklands and Gibraltar in Spanish List of tax havens and alleged money laundering

Read here: https://en.mercopress.com/2023/02/13/falklands-and-gibraltar-in-spanish-list-of-tax-havens-and-alleged-money-laundering

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Criminals having ‘no issue with cost of living’

Read here: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/drug-cartels-spending-huge-amounts-on-property-luxury-goods-afp-20230213-p5ck7n

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The GPC Files

Read here: https://www.thegpcfiles.com/ Link to report: https://www.thegpcfiles.com/The-GPC-Files-Vol1.pdf

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Mexican ex-security chief on trial: Multimillion bribe claims and a cat named cocaine

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/12/prosecution-drawing-to-close-in-us-trial-against-mexican-ex-security-chief

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Payments were ‘exceptional’ but not bribes, says employee in $11bn Nigeria oil case

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/payments-were-exceptional-but-not-bribes-says-employee-in-11bn-nigeria-oil-case/5115094.article

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Hong Kong anti-graft police hunt Tesco toy supplier and buyers accused of decade-long $900k bribery scheme

Read here: https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/11/hong-kong-anti-graft-police-hunt-tesco-toy-supplier-and-buyers-accused-of-decade-long-us900k-bribery-scheme/

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US, Iraq Coordinate Moves Against Money Laundering Benefiting Iran

Read here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202302119156

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B.C. lawyer accused of laundering $23.5m

Read here: https://infotel.ca/newsitem/bc-lawyer-accused-of-laundering-235m/it96778

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Legal cannabis industry launches major class-action lawsuit against big Canadian banks

Read here: https://dailyhive.com/canada/legal-cannabis-industry-class-action-lawsuit-banks-canada?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

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UK: Tory ministers accused of five-star lifestyle and using public money ‘like a cash machine’

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/12/tory-ministers-accused-of-five-star-lifestyle-and-using-public-money-like-a-cash-machine

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UK Party Chairman referred close political contact, who had no experience in providing protective equipment, for £25m VIP contract

Read here: https://goodlawproject.org/revealed-greg-hands-referred-close-political-contact-for-25m-vip-contract/

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How Russia And Political Insiders Cash In On Uzbekistan’s Lucrative Gas Sector

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-investigation-insiders-energy-projects/32262127.html

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Ongoing detention of accused former US marine an ‘affront to Australia’s rule of law’, wife says

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/13/ongoing-detention-of-accused-former-us-marine-an-affront-to-australias-rule-of-law-wife-says

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Macau prosecutors aim to increase Alvin Chau’s prison sentence for money laundering

Read here: https://agbrief.com/news/macau/12/02/2023/macau-prosecutors-aim-to-increase-alvin-chaus-prison-sentence-for-money-laundering/

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Drugs, violence and organized crime in Belgium

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/belgium-antwerp-drugs-violence-organized-crime/

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‘Uzbek Princess’ Jail Term For $1.5 Billion In Financial Crimes Still Awaits Swiss, U.S. Agreement

Read here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2023/02/12/uzbek-princess-jail-term-for-15-billion-in-financial-crimes-still-awaits-swiss-us-agreement/

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‘I find it astounding’: judge slams AUSTRAC on Crown

Read here: https://www.afr.com/companies/games-and-wagering/are-you-serious-or-not-judge-slams-regulator-on-crown-prosecution-20230213-p5ck6w

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