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Why is O2 still chasing fraud victims for iPhones they didn’t buy? Loophole allows scammers to take out contracts in victims names

Read here: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-11620157/Why-O2-chasing-fraud-victims-iPhones-didnt-buy.html

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It’s happened again. Second Toronto home listed for sale without homeowner’s knowledge

Read here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fraudulent-home-sale-1.6710868

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Tax collectors lack ambition, say MPs, as £42bn remains unpaid

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/11/tax-collectors-lack-ambition-say-mps-as-42bn-remains-unpaid

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Meridian Women Indicted for Embezzling More Than $1.7 Million From Black Canyon Irrigation District

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-id/pr/meridian-women-indicted-embezzling-more-17-million-black-canyon-irrigation-district

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US Courts Sentence 69 Prison Gang Members to 418 Years for Drug Trafficking

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17229-us-courts-sentence-69-prison-gang-members-to-418-years-for-drug-trafficking

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UAE Central Bank issues new guidelines to combat money laundering

Read here: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/banking/2023/01/11/uae-central-bank-issues-new-guidelines-to-combat-money-laundering/

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Lawyers Expect More Anti-Money-Laundering Whistleblowers Thanks to Legislation

Read here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawyers-expect-more-anti-money-laundering-whistleblowers-thanks-to-legislation-11673469757

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HMRC heightens focus on professional enablers of tax fraud, says top official

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/2f89d48e-872c-46e0-96ba-4bb7c6bd8cc1

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Pigeon wearing backpack of crystal meth detained by Canadian prison

Read here: https://nypost.com/2023/01/11/pigeon-caught-smuggling-backpack-of-meth-detained-at-prison/

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Romanian Prosecutors Probe China Tobacco for Millions of ‘Disappeared’ Cigarettes

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/loosetobacco/china-tobacco-goes-global/romanian-prosecutors-probe-china-tobacco-for-millions-of-disappeared-cigarettes

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From court records to military archives, document dive revealed the world’s shadow diplomats

Read here: https://www.icij.org/investigations/shadow-diplomats/from-court-records-to-military-archives-document-dive-revealed-the-worlds-shadow-diplomats/

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Hong Kong Traffickers Receive Cocaine From Across Latin America

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/hong-kong-traffickers-receive-cocaine-from-across-latin-america/

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Cypriot Writer Claims Police is Trying to Ban his Book about Corruption

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17230-cypriot-writer-claims-police-is-trying-to-ban-his-book-about-corruption

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Russia is losing €160 million per day due to Western sanctions on oil, new report says

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/01/11/russia-is-losing-160-million-per-day-due-to-western-sanctions-on-oil-new-report-says

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Scandal-hit EU assembly set to move on anti-corruption plan

Read here: https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/scandal-hit-eu-assembly-set-move-anti-corruption-96363671

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‘Face-stealing’ man among trio arrested in HK$1.8m loan fraud

Read here: https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/4/199137/%27Face-stealing%27-man-among-trio-arrested-in-HK$1.8m-loan-fraud

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Unfolding Match Fixing Investigations From Portugal Football, Nepal Cricket To Chinese Snooker

Read here: https://boxscorenews.com/interpol-unfolding-match-fixing-investigations-from-portugal-football-ne-p167636-199.htm

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Federal government won’t stop buying food from meatpacker tied to bribery case

Read here: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/10/usda-meatpacker-bribery-case-00077093

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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced for International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/leader-drug-trafficking-organization-sentenced-international-drug-trafficking-conspiracy

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Myanmar junta chief family assets found in Thai drug raid

Read here: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14812539

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HSBC’s Secretive Loan To A Coal Company Bulldozing A Village

Read here: https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-01-11/hsbcs-loan-to-a-german-dirty-coal-giant

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Former Dutch justice minister targeted by organised crime

Read here: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2023/01/former-dutch-justice-minister-targeted-by-organised-crime/

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Russian oligarchs are more connected to the Kremlin than previously thought

Read here: https://www.codastory.com/newsletters/russian-oligarchs-ukraine-war/

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Head of Vietnam’s vehicle registration agency arrested on bribery charges

Read here: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/motbribery-01112023191843.html

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Thailand: Banks prepare new Central Fraud Registry

Read here: https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2480672/banks-prepare-new-central-fraud-registry

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Spies, cash and luxury hotels: EU corruption probe explores Morocco links

Read here: https://www.ft.com/content/203bbd3e-174a-456e-a187-8b4746010129

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FCA penalises Al Rayan Bank PLC for anti-money laundering failures

Read here: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/press-releases/fca-penalises-al-rayan-bank-plc-anti-money-laundering-failures Link to Final Notice: https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/final-notices/al-rayan-bank-plc-2023.pdf

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Outrage over girl’s ‘drug war’ death as Belgium’s cocaine haul breaks records

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/outrage-over-girls-drug-war-death-as-belgium-cocaine-haul-breaks-records

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Dark Web Markets Compete For The Drug Trafficking And Illegal Pharmacy Monopoly

Read here: https://resecurity.com/blog/article/dark-web-markets-compete-drug-trafficking-illegal-pharmacy-monopoly

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Uranium detected in package at Heathrow Airport – Counter-terror police investigate

Read here: https://news.sky.com/story/uranium-detected-in-package-at-heathrow-airport-as-counter-terror-police-launch-investigation-12784017

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EPPO in Hamburg discovers case of professional smuggling of luxury cars – €3.5 million lost in import duties

Read here: https://www.eppo.europa.eu/en/news/eppo-hamburg-discovers-case-professional-smuggling-luxury-cars-eu35-million-lost-import-duties

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A Survey of the 2023 Terrorism Threat Landscape

Read here: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/survey-2023-terrorism-threat-landscape

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Get ready for more drugs, human trafficking, bribery, and money laundering

Read here: https://insights.i3strategies.us/get-ready-for/

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Tips on shady finances ‘may not get investigated’ amid police constraints, RCMP note says

Read here: https://beta.ctvnews.ca/national/canada/2023/1/10/1_6224248.html

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From Serious Farce to Serious Force – 4 priorities for beefing up the Serious Fraud Office in 2023

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/serious-fraud-office-sfo-4-priorities/

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Implementing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: A Challenge Worth the Effort

Read here: https://www.cbp.gov/frontline/implementing-uyghur-forced-labor-prevention-act

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Canada sanctions ex-Sri Lanka presidents Mahinda, Gotabaya

Read here: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/10/canada-imposes-sanctions-on-sri-lankan-ex-presidents-mahinda-gotabaya

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Driving destruction: Cattle rustling and instability in Nigeria

Read here: https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/cattle-rustling-instability-nigeria/ Link to report: https://globalinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Kingsley-L-Madueke-Driving-destruction-Cattle-rustling-and-instability-in-Nigeria-GI-TOC-January-2022.pdf

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Tribunal’s Covid loan scheme ruling should not let the government off the hook

Read here: https://www.spotlightcorruption.org/tribunals-covid-loan-ruling-should-not/

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Death, Taxes, and Extortion: Why Latin American Companies Keep Paying Up

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/taxes-death-extortion-latin-america-pay-up/

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