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UAE action leads to arrest of people smuggling kingpin in Sudan

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2023/UAE-action-leads-to-arrest-of-people-smuggling-kingpin-in-Sudan

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Road haulage operators jailed for involvement in an over £30m money laundering scam

Read here: https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/updated-sentence-road-haulage-operators-jailed-involvement-over-ps30m-money-laundering

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Concrete Cocaine: Ecuador’s Pioneering Drug Destruction Method

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/concrete-cocaine-ecuador-pioneering-drug-destruction-method/

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Danish police arrest dozens in large money laundering case

Read here: https://www.euronews.com/2023/01/06/denmark-crime-moneylaundering

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Overcoming Barriers To Preventing The Human Trafficking Of Refugees And Asylum Seekers In Greece

Read here: https://www.stopthetraffik.org/overcoming-barriers-to-preventing-the-human-trafficking-of-refugees-and-asylum-seekers-in-greece/

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Spain Nabs Europe-Africa Electronic Waste Smugglers

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17220-spain-nabs-europe-africa-electronic-waste-smugglers

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EU Blacklists Cameroon Over Illegal Fishing

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17221-eu-blacklists-cameroon-over-illegal-fishing

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Firms fined following Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) anti-money laundering clampdown

Read here: https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/firms-fined-following-sra-anti-money-laundering-clampdown/5114718.article

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Malta: FIAU slaps €226,000 fine on forex trader

Read here: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/120521/fiau_slaps_226000_fine_on_forex_trader

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Mexican Police Kills Crime Boss after Mass Prison Break

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17219-mexican-police-kills-crime-boss-after-mass-prison-break

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Will 2023 be the End of International Sanctions?

Read here: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/will-2023-be-end-international-sanctions

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3 Takeaways From the Return of the Familia Michoacana

Read here: https://insightcrime.org/news/takeaways-return-familia-michoacana/

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Treasury Officials Warn Banks Over Sanctions Compliance Overkill

Read here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-06/treasury-officials-warn-banks-against-sanctions-overcompliance

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Toronto scammers successfully sold a house while its owners were out of town

Read here: https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2023/01/toronto-scammers-sold-house-owners-out-of-town/

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Sharks received landmark protection to combat fin trade, but the culling must stop

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/sharks-received-landmark-protection-to-combat-fin-trade-but-the-culling-must-stop-commentary/

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Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street review – Grubby and jaw-dropping from start to finish

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/04/madoff-the-monster-of-wall-street-netflix-review-grubby-and-jaw-dropping-from-start-to-finish

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Vietnam removes two deputy PMs amid anti-corruption drive

Read here: https://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-removes-two-deputy-pms-091337302.html

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The United States and Türkiye Take Joint Action to Disrupt ISIS Financing

Read here: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1181

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Multi-agency investigation leads to charges against 13 alleged members of a Tucson-area drug trafficking organization

Read here: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/hsi-douglas-multi-agency-investigation-leads-charges-against-13-alleged-members

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Mexico dismantles illegal fishing cartels killing off rare vaquita porpoise

Read here: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/mexico-dismantles-illegal-fishing-cartel-killing-off-rare-vaquita-porpoise/

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Venezuela opposition appoints three exiled lawmakers to leadership

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/venezuela-opposition-appoints-three-exiled-lawmakers-to-leadership/ar-AA161bjf

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Sinaloa cartel launches violent response as Mexico recaptures El Chapo’s son

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/05/mexican-authorities-recapture-drug-lord-el-chapo-son

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The EU Ruling on Ownership Transparency and What It Means for Journalists

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/beneficial-ownership-data-is-critical-in-the-fight-against-corruption/faq-the-eu-ruling-on-ownership-transparency-and-what-it-means-for-journalists

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Former Bolivian Minister of Government Sentenced for Bribery Conspiracy

Read here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-bolivian-minister-government-sentenced-bribery-conspiracy

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Barber shop owner jailed for using Covid grants to fund terrorists

Read here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-64177264

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UK police have lost ‘interest in prosecuting fraud’, deputy High Court judge says

Read here: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/police-lost-interest-prosecuting-fraud-053650636.html

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Colorado Funeral-Home Owners Sentenced for Selling Corpses

Read here: https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/17216-colorado-funeral-home-owners-sentenced-for-selling-corpses

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Names of UK Covid business loan borrowers to stay secret, tribunal rules

Read here: https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/names-of-uk-covid-business-loan-borrowers-to-stay-secret-tribunal-rules/

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DVLA issues urgent V5C warning to UK motorists which could cost them thousand

Read here: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/dvla-issues-urgent-v5c-warning-to-uk-motorists-which-could-cost-them-thousands/ar-AA160bfk

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Former Uzbek Prosecutor-General Jailed For Corruption Released On Parole

Read here: https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-prosecutor-corruption-parole/32210706.html

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INTERPOL: 2022, the year in review

Read here: https://www.interpol.int/News-and-Events/News/2022/2022-the-year-in-review

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Government energy adviser quits BP after ‘conflict of interest’ fears revealed

Read here: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/peter-mather-bp-europe-beis-board-member/

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Curaçao working on “new schedule” for gambling overhaul

Read here: https://igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/legal/curacao-working-on-new-schedule-for-gambling-overhaul/

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A quick scan of your dating profile could provide a scammer with exactly what they want. Here’s how to keep your personal details safe

Read here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-05/online-dating-scam-cyber-safety-tips-tinder-hinge-bumble/101677338

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Transparency does not stop crime

Read here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/transparency-does-not-stop-crime-pqmdbcsx0

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Danish bank workers celebrate first full year without robberies

Read here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/03/danish-bank-workers-celebrate-full-year-without-robberies

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UK: Tackling fraud and corruption against government

Read here: https://www.nao.org.uk/work-in-progress/tackling-fraud-and-corruption-against-government/

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Four Disappeared Airbus A340s – End Up In Iran

Read here: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202212297629

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RedZei Chinese Scammers Targeting Chinese Students in the U.K.

Read here: https://thehackernews.com/2023/01/redzei-chinese-scammers-targeting.html

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Sydney man jailed for 13 years over import of 550kg of cocaine from Brazil

Read here: https://www.afp.gov.au/news-media/media-releases/sydney-man-jailed-13-years-over-import-550kg-cocaine-brazil

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