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Authorities take action against cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato and it’s owner

Read here: https://ciphercrime.com/round-up-authorities-take-action-against-bitzlato-and-its-owner/

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Jordan, Latvia And Israel Shake Up Diplomatic Corps After Shadow Diplomats Investigation

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/shadow-diplomats/jordan-latvia-and-israel-shake-up-diplomatic-corps-after-shadow-diplomats-investigation/

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Trial of Mexico’s Former Top Cop May Shine Light on Weaknesses of US Drug War

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/us-mexico-drug-war-trial-top-cop/

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The Montreal Mafia Murders: Blood, Gore, Cannolis, and Hockey Bags

Read here: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/01/the-montreal-mafia-murders

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Jamaica launches fraud probe after Bolt reports millions missing

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/14/jamaica-probes-fraud-as-usain-bolts-millions-feared-missing

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European Parliament Votes To Expand Proposed Rules Targeting Shell Companies After Pandora Papers Highlighted Their Role In Tax Evasion

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/european-parliament-votes-to-expand-proposed-rules-targeting-shell-companies-after-pandora-papers-highlighted-their-role-in-tax-evasion/

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RCBC plans to appeal New York court’s decision to hear $81m laundering case

Read here: https://manilastandard.net/business/banking-report/314296770/rcbc-plans-to-appeal-new-york-courts-decision-to-hear-81-m-laundering-case.html

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Scientific Fraud Is Slippery to Catch – But Easier to Combat

Read here: https://www.wired.com/story/scientific-fraud-is-slippery-to-catch-but-easier-to-combat/

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How the World’s Most Infamous Jewel Thief Turned to Murder

Read here: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/murf-the-surf-docuseries-jack-murphy

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Australian Coal: Mining companies in Switzerland boost profits while Aborigines pay the price

Read here: https://www.publiceye.ch/en/media-corner/press-releases/detail/australian-coal-mining-companies-in-switzerland-boost-profits-while-aborigines-pay-the-price

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92 charged in bust targeting migrant smugglers in Bulgaria

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/92-charged-in-bust-targeting-migrant-smugglers-in-bulgaria

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Nadhim Zahawi – The whole story

Read here: https://www.taxpolicy.org.uk/2023/01/19/zahawi_story/

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Antigua: Commissioner of police rejects allegations of bribery in the Mehul Choksi investigations

Read here: https://antiguaobserver.com/commissioner-of-police-rejects-allegations-of-bribery-in-the-mehul-choksi-investigations/

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Vivaro Limited (trading as vbet) fined for compliance failings including AML requirements

Read here: https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/public-statement/detail/vivaro-limited-public-statement

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Estate agency Anti-Money Laundering fines start to rise in UK

Read here: https://thenegotiator.co.uk/watch-out-hmrcs-about-as-estate-agency-aml-fines-start-to-rise/

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European Parliament president promises new transparency policies following bribery scandal

Read here: https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/01/european-parliament-president-promises-new-transparency-policies-following-bribery-scandal/

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Time to put Antwerp’s Russian diamonds on EU sanctions list?

Read here: https://euobserver.com/opinion/156606

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Little-Known Surveillance Program Captures Money Transfers Between U.S. and More Than 20 Countries

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-known-surveillance-program-captures-money-transfers-between-u-s-and-more-than-20-countries-11674019904

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Money laundering as a service: Investigating business-like behavior in money laundering networks in the Netherlands

Read here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12117-022-09475-w Link to PDF of report: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12117-022-09475-w.pdf

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Hong Kong housewife allegedly ran HK$6 billion money-laundering syndicate, arrested with 8 others in record customs bust

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3207159/hong-kong-housewife-allegedly-ran-hk6-billion-money-laundering-syndicate-arrested-8-others-record

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British, UAE intel firms help Iraq money-laundering fight with German funding

Read here: https://www.intelligenceonline.com/corporate-intelligence/2023/01/17/british-uae-intel-firms-help-iraq-money-laundering-fight-with-german-funding,109881296-art

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Taskforce set up to chase £4.5bn Covid fraud not worth the money, says HMRC

Read here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/covid-fraud-fighting-team-not-worth-money-says-hmrc/

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Path to solving crime paved in gold: Surprising role of gold in identifying and tracking down criminals

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/path-solving-crime-paved-gold

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Watchdog investigates charity set up by UK billionaire over £16m ski clubhouse

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jan/16/watchdog-investigates-charity-set-up-by-uk-billionaire-jim-ratcliffe-over-16m-ski-clubhouse

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€10 million frozen in investigation into ‘Dutch sandwich’ tax evasion scheme

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/italy-eu10-million-frozen-investigation-dutch-sandwich-tax-evasion-scheme

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A Look at eSIMs and Number Hijacking

Read here: https://intel471.com/blog/a-look-at-esims-and-number-hijacking

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Is this the Year Jho is Arrested?

Read here: https://whalehunting.projectbrazen.com/is-his-the-year-jho-is-arrested/

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NCA investigates after series of smuggling attempts from Los Angeles

Read here: https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-investigates-after-series-of-smuggling-attempts-from-los-angeles

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Reports of Brazil’s PCC Taking Over Portugal Cocaine Trade Remain Unfounded

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/reports-brazil-pcc-taking-over-portugal-cocaine-trade/

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Dutch authorities arrest alleged Syrian ISIS security chief

Read here: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/dutch-authorities-arrest-alleged-syrian-isis-security-chief/48209966

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Counterfeit tobacco products worth EUR 17 million seized in France

Read here: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/counterfeit-tobacco-products-worth-eur-17-million-seized-in-france

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Cyprus: Searching for the money of Russian oligarchs

Read here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyprus-russia-money-60-minutes-2023-01-15/

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Did FOX pay bribes to win World Cup rights? US court to decide

Read here: https://worldsoccertalk.com/tv/did-fox-pay-bribes-to-win-world-cup-rights-us-court-to-decide-20230116-WST-415734.html

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Qatargate: Pier Antonio Panzeri admits guilt, strikes plea deal

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/pier-antonio-panzeri-cooperate-prosecutor-qatargate-inquiry/

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Free flights, a secret deal and a corruption storm: Inside the EU’s ‘Qatargate’ committee

Read here: https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-corruption-scandal-maria-arena-figa-talamanca-pier-panzeri-eva-kaili-francesco-giorgi-free-flights-secret-deal-secretary-inside-eu-committee-qatargate-storm-cash/

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Patchy progress towards effective AML supervision highlights the urgency of reform

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/patchy-progress-aml-supervision/

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New Year’s resolutions for the UNODC

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/unodc-2022-criminal-justice-governance/

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Tencent fired more than 100 people and blacklisted 23 firms last year in fighting bribery and embezzlement

Read here: https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3206944/tencent-fired-more-100-people-and-blacklisted-23-firms-last-year-fighting-bribery-and-embezzlement

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