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‘Justice was not served’: Human trafficker identified in ICIJ’s Trafficking Inc. sentenced in Nigeria

Read here: https://www.icij.org/news/2025/07/justice-was-not-served-human-trafficker-identified-in-icijs-trafficking-inc-sentenced-in-nigeria/

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Solicitor who handled £8.8m in unverified funds struck off

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/solicitor-who-handled-88m-in-unverified-funds-struck-off/5124158.article

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After more than three years, Russia claims it is ‘immune’ to sanctions

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-08/are-western-sanctions-on-russia-over-ukraine-war-working/105609904

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New operation against criminal network smuggling Syrian migrants to Germany: five arrests

Read here: https://www.eurojust.europa.eu/news/new-operation-against-criminal-network-smuggling-syrian-migrants-germany-five-arrests

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WhatsApp rolling out tools to help people spot scams and takes down over 6.8 million accounts linked to criminal scam centers

Read here: https://about.fb.com/news/2025/08/new-whatsapp-tools-tips-beat-messaging-scams/

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How Meta’s social networks became a platform for investment scams

Read here: https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/scam-with-deepfakes-in-instagram-facebook-whatsapp/54025/

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£2.5 million lost to football ticket scams as fans urged to show caution ahead of the new season

Read here: https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2025/lloyds-bank-2025/football-ticket-scams.html

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Nigeria seizes 1,600 birds in ‘largest’ wildlife-trafficking bust

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgp7jn5lllo

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Lithuania: EU funds for rural car services allegedly diverted to motor racing

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/lithuania-eu-funds-rural-car-services-allegedly-diverted-to-motor-racing

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Former Jumbo CEO jailed for for money laundering

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/08/former-jumbo-ceo-jailed-for-for-money-laundering/

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FCA secures convictions against individual for £1.3m Ponzi scheme

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-secures-convictions-individual-ponzi-scheme

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What I saw on the trafficking route that ships ‘slaves’ to the UK

Read here: https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/human-trafficking-route-uk-qr3rh256f

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Is ‘Extreme Due Diligence’ (EXDD) the Next Sanctions Defense?

Read here: https://www.corporatecomplianceinsights.com/is-extreme-due-diligence-next-sanctions-defense/

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The secret system Hamas uses to pay government salaries

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kz42j92jmo

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Do Crypto Gambling Websites Facilitate Money Laundering in the UK? How Does the UKGC Regulate Them

Read here: https://betconix.com/blog/crypto-gambling-ukgc-anti-laundering-regulation/

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Caro Quintero Breaks Silence: Mexican Drug Lord Behind Kiki Camarena’s Murder Speaks Out from U.S. Prison

Read here: https://www.latintimes.com/caro-quintero-breaks-silence-mexican-drug-lord-behind-kiki-camarenas-murder-speaks-out-us-588190

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DNA research changes the fate of the most trafficked parrots in Colombia

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/dna-research-changes-the-fate-of-the-most-trafficked-parrots-in-colombia/

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Danger ahead? Scenarios for the future of organized crime in the Western Balkans

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/scenarios-future-organized-crime-western-balkans/

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Lebanese Army Kills Top Drug Traffickers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/lebanese-army-kills-top-drug-traffickers

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How to launder trees, under the EU’s deforestation directive

Read here: https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/arcb33839c

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Cocaine-in-cheese smuggler jailed

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/cocaine-in-cheese-smuggler-jailed

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HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats’ social media

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjyedz202ko

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Forced Fraud: The Financial Exploitation of Human Trafficking Victims

Read here: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14/7/398

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Fraud Taskforce Launched to Combat Cybercrime Surge

Read here: https://www.digit.fyi/fraud-taskforce-launched/

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In Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Old Criminal Groups Form New Criminal Guard

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/ciudad-juarez-mexico-old-criminal-groups-new-guard/

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Car finance: Bribery law expert’s study cited in judgement

Read here: https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Research-News/Car-finance-Bribery-law-experts-study-cited-in-judgment

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Corrupt Guatemalan Mayor Extradited to United States on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/corrupt-guatemalan-mayor-extradited-united-states-drug-trafficking-conspiracy-charge

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UK Labour group’s £9,500 ‘cash for access’ breakfasts

Read here: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-cash-access-breakfasts-lif-lobbying-bg22q6qnk

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‘Digital Child Trafficking’: Luhansk Officials Launch Child Adoption Database

Read here: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/08/digital-child-trafficking-luhansk-officials-launch-child-adoption-database-a90134

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U.S. doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to $50m

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trump-venezuela-maduro-arrest-bounty

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BBC defends investigation of Kenya child-sex trafficking after ‘hoax’ claims

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgnkdpl49ko

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Illegal pet trade in Nepal now shifting online, research suggests

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/illegal-pet-trade-in-nepal-now-shifting-online-research-suggests/

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OAS Report Flags Short-Term Strategies to Limit LatAm Arms Trafficking

https://insightcrime.org/news/oas-report-strategies-latam-arms-trafficking/

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Major UK law change to criminalise small boat smuggler ads

Read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-law-change-to-criminalise-small-boat-smuggler-ads

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Tequila, Drugs and Torture: The Spending Binge of Two Crypto Bros That Ended Behind Bars

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/crypto-duplessie-woeltz-kidnap-torture-aae24e88

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Lithuanian Prime Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal Involving EU Funds

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/news/lithuanian-prime-minister-resigns-amid-corruption-scandal-involving-eu-funds

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Investigation ‘Ambrosia’: EPPO carries out searches in Cabo Verde in probe into money laundering

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/investigation-ambrosia-eppo-carries-out-searches-cabo-verde-probe-money-laundering

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Britain’s art-loving elite fumes at money laundering crackdown

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/britains-art-loving-elite-fumes-at-money-laundering-crackdown/

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Spain: EPPO seizes bank accounts in Dominican Republic and Peru in investigation into €25 million VAT fraud with links to Latin America

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/media/news/spain-eppo-seizes-bank-accounts-dominican-republic-and-peru-investigation-eu25-million

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